limb

arto

Braccio, gamba, ala o parte simile del corpo che aiuta una persona o un animale a muoversi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: appendage

Espressioni comuni: broken limb, artificial limb, upper limb

lembo

Il contorno esterno visibile del Sole, della Luna o di un altro corpo celeste.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: edge, rim

Espressioni comuni: solar limb, lunar limb, limb of something

sramare, smembrare

Tagliare via i rami di un albero o gli arti di un animale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: delimb

Espressioni comuni: limb a tree, limb felled trees, limb an animal

pestare, picchiare

Picchiare violentemente qualcuno a pugni durante una rissa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: beat up, thrash

Espressioni comuni: limb an opponent, limb someone badly