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limp

/lɪmp/

limp along

limp around

limp in

limp off

Translations

limpnoun

limps

/lɪmp/

boitementTerme courant pour une marche irrégulière ou instable.

After spraining his ankle, he walked with a noticeable limp.

Après s’être foulé la cheville, il marchait avec un boitement visible.

Additional translations

claudicationTerme médical ou soutenu.

Synonyms

limpverb

limped

Past Simple

limped

Past Participle

limping

Gerund

/lɪmp/

boiterVerbe courant pour avancer en boitant ou avec difficulté.

After twisting his ankle, he had to limp back home.

Après s’être tordu la cheville, il a dû boiter jusqu’à la maison.

Additional translations

traînerEmployé au figuré pour une progression lente, laborieuse ou sans élan.

clopinerPlus familier ; peut aussi s’employer au figuré.

Synonyms

limpadjective

limper

Comp.

limpest

Super.

/lɪmp/

mouSe dit d’un objet, d’une matière ou d’une personne sans fermeté, sans vigueur.

The plant's leaves were limp from lack of water.

Les feuilles de la plante étaient molles par manque d’eau.

Additional translations

flasquePlus fréquent pour quelque chose de relâché, sans tenue, surtout pour la texture ou l’aspect.

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Definitions

limpnoun

A way of walking that is uneven or unsteady, often due to injury or weakness.

After spraining his ankle, he walked with a noticeable limp.

limpverb

To walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.

After twisting his ankle, he had to limp back home.

To progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed in a halting or labored manner.

The project limped along despite the funding cuts.

limpadjective

Lacking stiffness or firmness; not rigid or strong.

The plant's leaves were limp from lack of water.

Lacking energy or vitality; weak or exhausted.

After the long hike, he felt limp and needed to rest.

Lacking force or effectiveness; weak or ineffectual.

Critics panned the film for its limp storyline.