in limbo
a state or condition of inactivity (Untätigkeit)
TRANSLATION
die Untätigkeit, die Trägheit die Vergessenheit, die Vorhölle to be in limbo - in der Schwebe sein the Limbo (mus) - Tanz LEO
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Germany Election Mandate Still in Limbo. BERLIN - Conservative challenger Angela Merkel's party won the most votes in German elections Sunday but fell short of a clear mandate to govern, according to official results.
(Associated Press - 19 September 2005)
(Associated Press - 19 September 2005)
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lim-bo
Etymology (1) : Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus limbo, 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 c : an intermediate or transitional place or state d : a state of uncertainty
Etymology (2) : English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English limber
Date: circa 1950
: a West Indian acrobatic dance orig. for men that involves bending over backwards and passing under a horizontal pole lowered slightly for each successive pass
(Merriam-Webster)
Etymology (1) : Middle English, from Medieval Latin, ablative of limbus limbo, 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 c : an intermediate or transitional place or state d : a state of uncertainty
Etymology (2) : English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English limber
Date: circa 1950
: a West Indian acrobatic dance orig. for men that involves bending over backwards and passing under a horizontal pole lowered slightly for each successive pass
(Merriam-Webster)
