limbo
a state or condition of total inactivity (Untätigkeit)
TRANSLATION
die Untätigkeit, die Trägheit die Vergessenheit, die Vorhölle to be in limbo - in der Schwebe sein the Limbo (mus) - Tanz
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"We can't see any reason for a steep drop in the
market like we saw in September. "The big problem is that there is nothing new to push it up, so we are still caught in LIMBO with a negative slant to it."
(BBC News - 9th June 2002)
market like we saw in September. "The big problem is that there is nothing new to push it up, so we are still caught in LIMBO with a negative slant to it."
(BBC News - 9th June 2002)
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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
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)
