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limb¹ [lɪm] N

1. limb ANAT:

limb: Glied nt <-(e)s, -er>

limbs: Gliedmaßen pl

limbs: Extremitäten pl

the lower limbs: die unteren Extremitäten [o. Gliedmaßen]

to rest one's tired limbs: seine müden Glieder [o. inf Knochen] ausruhen

2. limb BOT:

limb: Ast m <-(e)s, Äs·te>

3. limb GEOG:

limb: Ausläufer m <-s, ->

4. limb of a cross:

limb: Balken m <-s, ->

5. limb (in archery):

limb: Balken m <-s, ->

6. limb LING:

limb: Satzglied nt

Phrases:

to go out on a limb to do sth: sich acc in eine prekäre Lage bringen, um etw zu tun

with life and limb: mit heiler Haut

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 risk life and limb [to do sth]: Kopf und Kragen riskieren [um etw zu tun] inf

to tear sb limb from limb: jdm sämtliche Glieder einzeln ausreißen

limb² [lɪm] N

1. limb ASTRON (edge):

limb: Rand m <-es, Ränder>

2. limb BOT (blade):

limb: Spreite f

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

artificial limb: Prothese f <-, -n>

to tear sb limb from limb: jdm sämtliche Glieder einzeln ausreißen

with life and limb: mit heiler Haut

phantom limb pains: Phantomschmerzen pl

to risk life and limb: Leib und Leben riskieren

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