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\limbs Gliedmaßen pl, Extremitäten pl;the lower \limbs die unteren Extremitäten [o Gliedmaßen];PHRASES:with life and \limb mit heiler Haut;to risk life and \limb [to do sth] Kopf und Kragen riskieren [um etw zu tun] ( fam)to be out on a \limb [ganz] allein dastehen;with those ideas he is quite out on a \limb mit diesen Ideen steht er so ziemlich allein auf weiter Flur;to go out on a \limb to do sth sich akk in eine prekäre Lage bringen, um etw zu tun;to tear sb \limb from \limb jdm sämtliche Glieder einzeln ausreißen -
2 limb
noun1) (Anat.) Glied, daslimbs — Glieder; Gliedmaßen
a danger to life and limb — eine Gefahr für Leib und Leben
2)be out on a limb — (fig.) exponiert sein
* * *[lim]1) (an arm or leg.) das Körperglied2) (a branch.) der Ast•- academic.ru/117774/out_on_a_limb">out on a limb* * *limb1[lɪm]n▪ \limbs Gliedmaßen pl, Extremitäten plthe lower \limbs die unteren Extremitäten [o Gliedmaßen]to rest one's tired \limbs seine müden Glieder [o fam Knochen] ausruhen7.▶ with life and \limb mit heiler Haut▶ to be out on a \limb [ganz] allein dastehenwith those ideas he is quite out on a \limb mit diesen Ideen steht er so ziemlich allein auf weiter Flur▶ to tear sb \limb from \limb jdm sämtliche Glieder einzeln ausreißenlimb2[lɪm]n* * *[lɪm]nto rest one's tired limbs — seine müden Glieder or Knochen (inf) ausruhen
to tear sb limb from limb — jdn in Stücke reißen
to risk life and limb — Leib und Leben riskieren or aufs Spiel setzen
2) (of tree) Ast mJohn's ideas put him out on a limb — John steht mit seinen Ideen allein auf weiter Flur
he had left himself out on a limb — er hatte sich in eine prekäre Lage gebracht
* * *limb1 [lım] stear sb limb from limb jemanden in Stücke reißen2. Hauptast m (eines Baumes):be out on a limb umga) in einer gefährlichen Lage sein,3. figa) Glied n, Teil m (eines Ganzen)b) Arm m (eines Kreuzes etc):limb of the sea Meeresarmc) Ausläufer m (eines Gebirges)e) JUR Absatz mf) Arm m, Werkzeug n:limb of the law Arm des Gesetzes (Jurist, Polizist etc)limb2 [lım] s1. BOTa) Limbus m, (Kelch)Saum m (einer Blumenkrone)b) Blattrand m (bei Moosen)2. ASTRON Rand m (eines Himmelskörpers)* * *noun1) (Anat.) Glied, daslimbs — Glieder; Gliedmaßen
2)be out on a limb — (fig.) exponiert sein
* * *(anatomy) n.Glied -er n.
См. также в других словарях:
tear someone limb from limb — tear/rip/someone limb from limb phrase to violently attack or kill someone Thesaurus: to attack a person or objectsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: limb * * * violently dism … Useful english dictionary
tear someone limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb to attack someone violently. I m sure if she got hold of the guy she d tear him limb from limb … New idioms dictionary
tear somebody limb from limb — tear/rip sb ˌlimb from ˈlimb idiom (often humorous) to attack sb very violently Main entry: ↑limbidiom … Useful english dictionary
tear someone limb from limb — violently dismember someone. → limb … English new terms dictionary
tear limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb : to attack or kill (someone) in a very violent way The angry mob would have torn him limb from limb if the police hadn t protected him. • • • Main Entry: ↑limb tear (someone) limb from limb see ↑limb • • • … Useful english dictionary
tear limb from limb — tear (someone) limb from limb to attack someone violently. I m sure if she got hold of the guy she d tear him limb from limb … New idioms dictionary
limb — [lım] n [: Old English; Origin: lim] 1.) out on a limb alone and without help or support ▪ All the other countries signed the agreement, leaving Britain out on a limb. ▪ He d gone out on a limb (=taken a risk) to help us. 2.) an arm or leg 3.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tear — tear1 [ ter ] (past tense tore [ tɔr ] ; past participle torn [ tɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull something so that it separates into pieces or gets a hole in it, or to become damaged in this way: RIP: It s made of very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f … Collocations dictionary
