limp

limp
limp
I adjective
(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) flojo, fláccido, mustio, débil

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.) cojear

2. noun
(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) cojera
limp1 adj flácido / mustio
a limp lettuce una lechuga mustia
limp2 n cojera
she walks with a limp cojea
limp3 vb cojear
since his accident, he limps desde el accidente, cojea
limp
tr[lɪmp]
adjective
1 (floppy) flojo,-a, fláccido,-a; (lettuce) mustio,-a
2 (weak) débil
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limp
tr[lɪmp]
intransitive verb
1 cojear
noun
1 cojera
limp ['lɪmp] vi
: cojear
limp adj
1) flaccid: fláccido
2) lank: lacio (dícese del pelo)
3) weak: débil
to feel limp: sentirse desfallecer, sentirse sin fuerzas
limp n
: cojera f
limp
adj.
• cojera adj.
• flexible adj.
• flojo, -a adj.
• lacio, -a adj.
• laso, -a adj.
n.
• cojera s.f.
v.
• claudicar v.
• cojear v.
• renguear v.
• renquear v.

I lɪmp
intransitive verb cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)

II
noun cojera f, renquera f, renguera f (AmL)

she walks with a limp — cojea or renquea or (AmL tb) renguea


III
adjective <handshake> flojo; <lettuce> mustio; <hair> lacio y sin vida

let yourself go limp — relaja los músculos


I [lɪmp]
1.
N cojera f

to walk with a limp — cojear

2.
VI cojear, renguear (LAm)

he limped to the door — fue cojeando a la puerta

the ship managed to limp to port — el buque llegó con dificultad al puerto


II
[lɪmp]
ADJ (compar limper) (superl limpest)
1) [person, body] sin fuerzas; [penis] flácido; [hair] lacio; [handshake] flojo

a piece of limp lettuce — un trozo de lechuga mustia

she fell limp at their feet — cayó sin fuerzas a sus pies

his arms hung limp — los brazos le colgaban muertos or como si fueran de trapo

his body went limp — se le fueron las fuerzas del cuerpo

she went limp in his arms — se dejó caer en sus brazos

2) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente
3) (=soft) [book binding] blando, flexible
* * *

I [lɪmp]
intransitive verb cojear, renquear, renguear (AmL)

II
noun cojera f, renquera f, renguera f (AmL)

she walks with a limp — cojea or renquea or (AmL tb) renguea


III
adjective <handshake> flojo; <lettuce> mustio; <hair> lacio y sin vida

let yourself go limp — relaja los músculos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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