Limb in spanish
pronunciation: miembɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
limb = miembro del cuerpo, extremidad, órgano del cuerpo. [La "b" no se pronuncia. Pincha en para ver otras palabras en donde la "b" tampoco se pronuncia]
Example: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.more:
» be left out on a limb = quedarse en la estacada, dejar en la estacada, dejar en la cuneta, dejar en bragas.
Example: But Mao was left out on a limb and 'deeply frustrated' when, despite his urging to fight on, Pakistan suddenly accepted a ceasefire before the expiry of China's deadline.» be out on a limb = estar solo ante el peligro, estar en la estacada.
Example: I might just totally be out on a limb here, but is it just me or is the foot one of the most underrated parts of the human body in terms of beauty?.» forelimb = miembro delantero, pata delantera, extremidad anterior.
Example: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.» go out on + a limb = aventurarse, atreverse, arriesgarse.
Example: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration.» go out on + a limb and/to say = atreverse a decir, arriesgarse a decir.
Example: So, as much as I liked this book, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that I liked the movie better.» hindlimb = extremidad posterior.
Example: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.» life and limb = vida, integridad física.
Example: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.» lower limbs = extremidades inferiores, miembros inferiores. [Generalmente usado en plural]
Example: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.» risk + life and limb = jugarse el todo por el todo, arriesgar la vida, jugarse la vida, poner en peligro la vida, jugarse la piel, jugarse el pellejo.
Example: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.» upper limbs = extremidades superiores, miembros superiores. [Generalmente usado en plural]
Example: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.