limp

limp
I 1. intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.) hinken

the ship managed to limp into port — das Schiff schaffte es mit Müh und Not in den Hafen

2. noun
Hinken, das

walk with a limp — hinken

II adjective
(not stiff, lit. or fig.) schlaff; welk [Blumen]
* * *
[limp] I adjective
(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) schlaff
II 1. verb
(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) hinken
2. noun
(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) das Hinken
* * *
limp1
[lɪmp]
I. vi hinken, humpeln; (fig) mit Müh und Not [o nur schleppend] vorankommen
the damaged yacht \limped back to the port die beschädigte Yacht schleppte sich in den Hafen zurück
his speech just \limped along seine Rede schleppte sich so dahin
II. n no pl Hinken nt, Humpeln nt
to walk with a \limp hinken
limp2
[lɪmp]
adj
1. (not stiff) schlaff; cloth, material weich; leaves, flowers welk; voice matt, müde
2. LIT
a \limp book ein Taschenbuch
3. (weak) schlapp, kraftlos
this effort left him \limp nach dieser Anstrengung war er völlig erledigt fam
he let his body go \limp er entspannte alle Muskeln
\limp efforts halbherzige Bemühungen
to have a \limp handshake einen laschen Händedruck haben
a \limp response eine schwache Reaktion
to hang \limp schlaff herunterhängen
* * *
I [lɪmp]
1. n
Hinken nt, Humpeln nt

to walk with a limp — hinken, humpeln

the accident left him with a limp — seit dem Unfall hinkt er

he has a bad limp — er hinkt or humpelt sehr stark

2. vi
hinken, humpeln

the ship managed to limp into port — das Schiff kam gerade noch or mit Müh und Not in den Hafen

II
adj (+er)
schlapp, schlaff; handshake schlaff; flowers welk; material, cloth weich; voice matt, müde; (= effeminate) süßlich

to hang limp (arms, flag) — schlaff herunterhängen

he's a limp sort of character — er hat einen schwachen Charakter

let your body go limp — alle Muskeln entspannen, alles locker lassen

* * *
limp1 [lımp]
A v/i
1. hinken (auch fig Vers etc), humpeln
2. sich (dahin)schleppen (auch fig)
B s Hinken n:
walk with a limp hinken, humpeln
limp2 [lımp] adj
1. schlaff, schlapp:
go limp erschlaffen;
a limp gesture eine müde Handbewegung;
a limp joke ein müder Witz
2. biegsam, weich (Einband etc)
* * *
I 1. intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.) hinken

the ship managed to limp into port — das Schiff schaffte es mit Müh und Not in den Hafen

2. noun
Hinken, das

walk with a limp — hinken

II adjective
(not stiff, lit. or fig.) schlaff; welk [Blumen]
* * *
v.
hinken v.
humpeln v.
lahmen v.

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