limp

limp
I [lɪmp]
nome

to walk with o have a limp — zoppicare

II [lɪmp]
verbo intransitivo

to limp along — zoppicare, camminare zoppicando

to limp in, away — entrare, allontanarsi zoppicando

III [lɪmp]
aggettivo [material] flaccido, molle; [gesture] debole, privo di energia; [style] privo di vigore, di energia

to let oneself go limp — rilassare i muscoli

* * *
[limp] I adjective
(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.)
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.)
2. noun
(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.)
* * *
I [lɪmp]
1. vi
zoppicare

to limp in/out — entrare/uscire zoppicando

the ship limped home — la nave è tornata faticosamente in porto

2. n

to walk with or have a limp — zoppicare

II [lɪmp] adj
(gen) molle, (dress) floscio (-a), (person) fiacco (-a)

she went limp — si afflosciò

let your arm go limp — rilassa completamente il braccio

limp cover(s) — (on book) rilegatura in brossura

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limp (1) /lɪmp/
n.
zoppicamento; andatura zoppicante
to have a bad limp, zoppicare molto □ to walk with a limp, andare zoppo.
limp (2) /lɪmp/
a.
1 floscio; flaccido; molle; moscio: a limp hat, un cappello floscio
2 (fig.) fiacco; cascante; debole; senza energia
3 (slang USA) sbronzo
4 (di rilegatura) flessibile (non cartonata)
● (slang USA) limp dick, pene moscio (volg.); (fig.) mollaccione, tipo senza spina dorsale; (anche) impotente □ (slang USA) limp dishrag, mollaccione □ (slang USA) limp wristed, effeminato.
(to) limp /lɪmp/
v. i.
1 zoppicare; claudicare; andare zoppo
2 (d'aereo, nave, ecc.) procedere con difficoltà
3 (fig.: di un ragionamento, ecc.) zoppicare
to limp off, allontanarsi zoppicando.
* * *
I [lɪmp]
nome

to walk with o have a limp — zoppicare

II [lɪmp]
verbo intransitivo

to limp along — zoppicare, camminare zoppicando

to limp in, away — entrare, allontanarsi zoppicando

III [lɪmp]
aggettivo [material] flaccido, molle; [gesture] debole, privo di energia; [style] privo di vigore, di energia

to let oneself go limp — rilassare i muscoli


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