limp

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(limp)

Inflections of 'limp' (adj):
limper
adj comparative
limpest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
limp vi (walking)cojear vi
  (AmL)renguear vi
  renquear vi
 Karen limped to her car after rolling her ankle while walking down the stairs.
 Karen cojeó hasta su coche después de torcerse el tobillo mientras bajaba las escaleras.
limp n (walking)cojera nf
  renguera nf
 Since Tom came back from the war he has walked with a limp.
 Desde que Tom volvió de la guerra ha caminado con una cojera.
limp adj (not rigid)flojo/a adj
  blando/a adj
 Your handshake is too limp; a firm handshake is better for a job interview.
 Tu apretón de manos es muy flojo, un apretón de manos firme es mejor para una entrevista de trabajo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
limp adj (arm or leg)flácido adj
  débil adj
 Paul gave up and let his arms go limp.
 Paul se rindió y dejó caer flácidos los brazos.
limp adj (weak, spiritless)pusilánime adj
  sin fuerzas loc adj
 The manager thought all the people who applied for the job were boring, limp whiners.
 El jefe pensaba que todos los que solicitaban el trabajo eran aburridos, pusilánimes.
limp vi figurative ([sth]: move as if injured)renquear vi
  (AmL)renguear vi
  cojear vtr
  caminar con dificultad loc verb
 One of the engines broke down on the airplane and we had to limp to the nearest city for an emergency landing.
 Uno de los motores se rompió en el avión y tuvimos que renquear a la ciudad más cercana para un aterrizaje de emergencia
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
limp along vi phrasal (walk with a hobble)renquear, renguear vi
 The poor disabled soldier limped along the sidewalk because of his war injury.
 El pobre soldado renquea por la calle debido a una herida de guerra.
limp along vi phrasal figurative (proceed slowly and unevenly)avanzar con dificultad loc verb
 The project has hit unexpected difficulties and is just limping along at the moment.
 El proyecto se ha topado con imprevistos y ahora avanza con dificultad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
limp slightly vi (walk with a hobble)cojear ligeramente vi + adv
 Despite years of physiotherapy John still limps slightly.
 A pesar de años de fisioterapia, Juan cojea ligeramente.
limp wrist n pejorative, offensive!!, informal (gay person) (ofensivo, vulgar)maricón, marica nm
limp-wristed adj pejorative, offensive! (effeminate)afeminado/a adj
slight limp n (hobble)leve cojera nf
 His broken ankle is cured, but he still walks with a slight limp.
 El tobillo está casi curado pero todavía camina con una leve cojera.
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Collocations: walks with a limp, has a limp when he walks, developed a limp [when, from], more...

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