limb

membre

Bras, jambe, aile ou partie semblable du corps permettant à une personne ou un animal de se déplacer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : appendage

Expressions courantes : broken limb, artificial limb, upper limb

limbe

Contour extérieur visible du Soleil, de la Lune ou d’un autre astre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : edge, rim

Expressions courantes : solar limb, lunar limb, limb of something

ébrancher, démembrer

Couper les branches d’un arbre ou les membres d’un animal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : delimb

Expressions courantes : limb a tree, limb felled trees, limb an animal

tabasser, rosser

Frapper violemment quelqu’un à coups de poing lors d’une bagarre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : beat up, thrash

Expressions courantes : limb an opponent, limb someone badly