limb

extremidad, miembro

Brazo, pierna, ala u otra parte similar del cuerpo que ayuda a una persona o animal a moverse.

En inglés sencillo: An arm, leg, wing, or similar body part that helps a person or animal move.

• He injured a limb in the fall.
• The animal stretched its long limbs.
• She learned to walk with an artificial limb.

Sinónimos: appendage

Expresiones frecuentes: broken limb, artificial limb, upper limb

limbo

Contorno exterior que se ve del Sol, la Luna u otro cuerpo celeste.

En inglés sencillo: The visible outer edge of the sun, moon, or another object in space.

• The telescope showed the lunar limb.
• A bright flash appeared near the sun’s limb.
• Clouds hid the lower limb of the moon.

Sinónimos: edge, rim

Expresiones frecuentes: solar limb, lunar limb, limb of something

desramar, desmembrar

Quitar cortando las ramas de un árbol o las extremidades de un animal.

En inglés sencillo: To cut the branches off a tree or the arms and legs off an animal.

• They limbed the fallen tree.
• Use a sharp saw to limb the trunk safely.
• The workers limbed the trees before loading the logs.

Sinónimos: delimb

Expresiones frecuentes: limb a tree, limb felled trees, limb an animal

apalear, dar una paliza

Golpear muy fuerte a alguien con los puños durante una pelea.

En inglés sencillo: To beat someone badly in a fight using your fists.

• He limbed his opponent in the fight.
• The bigger man limbed him outside the pub.
• She said her brother had limbed the attacker.

Sinónimos: beat up, thrash

Expresiones frecuentes: limb an opponent, limb someone badly