limb in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for limb in the English»Spanish Dictionary

limb [Am lɪm, Brit lɪm] N

1. limb ANAT:

limb

miembro m

limb

extremidad f

many passengers broke limbs in the crash

muchos pasajeros se fracturaron un brazo o una pierna en el accidente

he lost a limb in the war

perdió un brazo/una pierna en la guerra

to tear sb limb from limb

despedazar a alguien

2. limb (of tree):

limb

rama f (principal)

limb

brazo m

to be (left) out on a limb

quedarse en la estacada

to go out on a limb

aventurarse

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gouty limb/joint

afectado de gota

deformed person/limb

deforme

dislocate joint/limb

dislocarse

wither limb

atrofiar

wither limb

debilitar

withered limb

atrofiado

diseased organ/limb/tissue

afectado

phantom (limb) pain MED

dolor m fantasma

Translations for limb in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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muñón (de un miembro atrofiado)

atrophied limb

limbo

limb

limbo

limb

limb in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for limb in the English»Spanish Dictionary

limb [lɪm] N

1. limb BOT:

limb

rama f

2. limb ANAT:

limb

miembro m

Phrases:

to be/go out on a limb (to do sth)

estar/ponerse en una situación arriesgada (para hacer algo)

to tear sb limb from limb

despedazar a alguien

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sever limb, branch

cortar

fleshy person, limb

rechoncho, -a

lop off limb

amputar

to risk life and limb (to do sth)

jugarse la vida (para hacer una cosa)

Translations for limb in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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extremidad

limb

brazo

limb

limb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be/go out on a limb (to do sth)

estar/ponerse en una situación arriesgada (para hacer algo)

to tear sb limb from limb

despedazar a alguien

to risk life and limb (to do sth)

jugarse la vida (para hacer una cosa)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their horses were quievering in their every limb, ready to crush the foreign countries under their feet...

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Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both.

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When the animal needs to stop, steer, or manoeuvre in a different direction, the limbs are splayed out.

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The last set of limbs is well-muscled, and is used in jumping.

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The limbs are then swept back and forth, creating a trough through the snow.

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Limbs, in contrast, are useful for climbing, and equipped to deal with uneven terrain.

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They have a stocky, robust body shape with short limbs and ears.

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The ten limbs are divided into 8 short arms and 2 long tentacles.

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The recovered skeleton comprises almost the entire skull and torso and many parts of the limbs.

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Their limbs are also longer, and their ears larger.

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