Англо-русский словарь - limbo
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limbo
noun; pl. -os
1) rel. лимб, преддверие ада
2) заточение, тюрьма
3) склад ненужных вещей
4) пребывание в забвении
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1. рел. (также L.) чистилище, место между раем и адом limbo of children —- чистилище младенцев (умерших до крещения) limbo of the fathers (of the patriarchs) —- чистилище (праведных) отцов (живших до Христа) 2. заточение, заключение 3. заброшенность; отсутствие внимания proposals kept in limbo —- предложения, положенные под сукно 4. неопределенность 5. неопределенность; переходное состояние I am in a limbo waiting for something to happen —- я нахожусь в самом неопределенном положении (в полной неизвестности) и жду, что случится the idea of forming a trade union is in limbo —- мысль о создании профсоюза повисла в воздухе 6. место для ненужных вещей; забытое, заброшенное место 7. сл. ломбард; контора ростовщика 8. лимбо, вест-индский танец с элементами акробатики ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
1. n. (pl. -os) 1 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2 an intermediate state or condition of awaiting a decision etc. 3 prison, confinement. 4 a state of neglect or oblivion. Etymology: ME f. med.L phr. in limbo, f. limbus: see LIMB(2) 2. n. (pl. -os) a W. Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground. Etymology: a W. Indian word, perh. = LIMBER(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus ~, from Latin, border Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism 2. a. a place or state of restraint or confinement b. a place or state of neglect or oblivion proposals kept in ~ c. an intermediate or transitional place or state d. a state of uncertainty II. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English 3limber Date: circa 1950 a dance or contest that involves bending over backwards and passing under a horizontal pole lowered slightly for each successive pass ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
If you say that someone or something is in limbo, you mean that they are in a situation where they seem to be caught between two stages and it is unclear what will happen next. The negotiations have been in limbo since mid-December. N-UNCOUNT: usu in/into N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is difficult to know what to do (I'm in limbo now until I know whether I've got the job.) 2 the limbo a West Indian dance in which the dancer leans backwards and goes under a stick that is lowered gradually ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- M.E., from L. (in) limbo "(on) the edge," abl. of limbus "edge, border" (see limb). Began to be used c.1378 for "region on the border of Hell reserved for pre-Christian saints (Limbus patrum) and unbaptised infants (Limbus infantum);" figurative sense is 1642. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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