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ARM
abbr.
adjustable-rate mortgage
arm 1
(ärm)n.
Idioms: 1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
2. A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.
3. Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.
4. A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass: an arm of the sea. See Synonyms at branch.
5. An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.
6. Power or authority: the long arm of the law.
7. Sports The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.
an arm and a leg Slang
An excessively high price: a cruise that cost an arm and a leg.
arm in arm
With arms linked together: They walked across the beach arm in arm.
at arm's length
At such a distance that physical or social contact is discouraged: kept the newcomer at arm's length at first.
with open arms
With great cordiality and hospitality.
armed (ärmd) adj.
arm 2
(ärm)n.
1. A weapon, especially a firearm: troops bearing arms; ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.
2. A branch of a military force: infantry, armor, and other combat arms.
3. arms
a. Warfare: a call to arms against the invaders.
b. Military service: several million volunteers under arms; the profession of arms.
4. arms
a. Heraldry Bearings.
b. Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.
v. armed, arm·ing, arms
v.intr.
1. To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.
2. To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.
v.tr.
Idiom: 1. To equip with weapons: armed themselves with loaded pistols; arm a missile with a warhead; arm a nation for war.
2. To equip with what is needed for effective action: tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.
3. To provide with something that strengthens or protects: a space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.
4. To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.
up in arms
Extremely upset; indignant.
[From Middle English armes, weapons, from Old French, pl. of arme, weapon, from Latin arma, weapons; see ar- in Indo-European roots. Verb, Middle English armen, from Old French armer, from Latin armāre, from arma.]
armed (ärmd) adj.
arm′er n.
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arm
(ɑːm)n
1. (Anatomy) (in man) either of the upper limbs from the shoulder to the wrist.
2. (Anatomy) the part of either of the upper limbs from the elbow to the wrist; forearm
3. (Zoology)
a. the corresponding limb of any other vertebrate
b. an armlike appendage of some invertebrates
4. an object that covers or supports the human arm, esp the sleeve of a garment or the side of a chair, sofa, etc
5. anything considered to resemble an arm in appearance, position, or function, esp something that branches out from a central support or larger mass: an arm of the sea; the arm of a record player.
6. an administrative subdivision of an organization: an arm of the government.
7. power; authority: the arm of the law.
8. (Military) any of the specialist combatant sections of a military force, such as cavalry, infantry, etc
9. (Nautical Terms) nautical See yardarm
10. (General Sporting Terms) sport esp ball games ability to throw or pitch: he has a good arm.
11. an arm and a leg informal a large amount of money
12. arm in arm with arms linked
13. at arm's length at a distance; away from familiarity with or subjection to another
14. give one's right arm informal to be prepared to make any sacrifice
15. in the arms of Morpheus sleeping
16. with open arms with great warmth and hospitality: to welcome someone with open arms.
vb
(tr) archaic to walk arm in arm with
[Old English; related to German Arm, Old Norse armr arm, Latin armus shoulder, Greek harmos joint]
ˈarmless adj
ˈarmˌlike adj
arm
(ɑːm)vb (tr)
1. (Military) to equip with weapons as a preparation for war
2. to provide (a person or thing) with something that strengthens, protects, or increases efficiency: he armed himself against the cold.
3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. to activate (a fuse) so that it will explode at the required time
b. to prepare (an explosive device) for use by introducing a fuse or detonator
4. (Nautical Terms) nautical to pack arming into (a sounding lead)
n
5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (usually plural) a weapon, esp a firearm
6. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (usually plural) a weapon, esp a firearm
[C14: (n) back formation from arms, from Old French armes, from Latin arma; (vb) from Old French armer to equip with arms, from Latin armāre, from arma arms, equipment]
ARM
abbreviation for
(Commerce) adjustable rate mortgage
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arm1
(ɑrm)n.
1.
a. the upper limb of the human body.
b. the upper limb from shoulder to elbow.
2.
a. the forelimb of any vertebrate.
b. any similar structure in an invertebrate.
3. any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph.
4. the sleeve of a garment.
5. a projecting support for the forearm or elbow at the side of a chair, sofa, etc.
6. an administrative or operational branch of an organization: an investigative arm of the government.
7. a combat branch of the military service, as the infantry, cavalry, or field artillery.
8. a curved piece on an anchor, terminating in a fluke.
9. an inlet or cove: an arm of the sea.
10. power; authority: the long arm of the law.
Idioms: 1. an arm and a leg, a great deal of money: to cost an arm and a leg.
2. arm in arm, with arms linked together or intertwined: They walked along arm in arm.
3. at arm's length, on terms lacking in intimacy; at a distance: to keep business associates at arm's length.
4. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep.
5. put the arm on, Slang.
a. to solicit or borrow money from.
b. to use force or violence on.
6. twist someone's arm, to use force or coercion on someone.
7. with open arms, cordially; with warm hospitality.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English earm, c. Old Frisian erm, Old Saxon, Old High German arm, Old Norse armr, Gothic arms arm, Latin armus shoulder]
armed, adj.
arm′like`, adj.
arm2
(ɑrm)n.
1. Usu., arms. weapons, esp. firearms.
2. arms, the heraldic devices of a person, family, or corporate body.
v.i. 3. to make ready for war.
v.t. 4. to equip with weapons: to arm the troops.
5. to activate (a fuze) so that it will explode the charge at the time desired.
6. to cover protectively.
7. to equip or prepare for any specific purpose or effective use: to arm a security system; to arm oneself with persuasive arguments.
Idioms: 1. bear arms,
a. to carry weapons.
b. to serve as a member of the armed forces.
2. take up arms, to prepare for or go to war.
3. up in arms, provoked; indignant; wrought up.
[1200–50; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French armer < Latin armāre to arm, v. derivative of arma (pl.) tools, weapons; (n.) Middle English armes (pl.) « Latin]
arm′less, adj.
ARM
adjustable-rate mortgage.
Arm
Armenian.
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Arm(s)
See Also:ARM MOVEMENTS, FINGERS, HAND(S)
- Arm … like a fat bread roll —James Lee Burke
- Arms and legs like tendrils —Jonathan Kellerman
- (Her bare) arms and legs were like white vines —James Robison
- Arms delicate as daisy stems —Sharon Sheehe Stark
- Arms folded across his chest as primly as two blades in a Swiss Army knife —Pat Conroy
- (An old man with) arms like driftwood scoured by salt and wind —Marge Piercy
- Arms like gateposts —Leslie Thomas
- Arms like logs —James Crumley
- Arms like pythons —Nicholas Proffitt
- Arms loose … like ropes dangling toward the floor —Cornell Woolrich
- Arms … pink and thick as country hams —Robert B. Parker
- Arms … rounded and graceful and covered with soft down, like a breath of gold —Wilbur Daniel Steele
- Arms, soft and smooth; they must be like peeled peaches to the touch —Stefan Zweig
- Arms spread like a crucifix —Carolyn Chute
- Arms swinging wildly, like a great gull flapping toward the sea —Kay Boyle
- Arms thick as firs —Paige Mitchell
- Arms … thick as hickory logs —Elinor Wylie
- Arms thick like a butcher’s —Richard Maynard
- Arms … very thin and pale, as though they’d been tucked away in some dark place, unused —Margaret Millar
- Bent arms like pothooks —Erich Maria Remarque
- Delicate wrists that moved bonelessly as snakes —Margaret Millar
- Elbows … pointy, like a hard lemon —Ann Beattie
- Forearms so hard and well-defined that the skin looked as if it had been flayed away, like drawings in an anatomy book —Jonathan Valin
- Held their arms like bundles to their chest —William H. Gass
- It [arm] was so thin … its covering didn’t look like flesh but like paper wrapped around a bone to take home to a dog —Margaret Millar
- Let her arms drop like folded wings —Julie Hayden
- My arms fit you like a sleeve —Anne Sexton
The descriptive frame of reference in Sexton’s poem, Unknown Girl, is a baby. - My arms lie upon the desk like logs sogged with rain —David Ignatow
- One of her arms hung down to the floor like an overfed white snake —Ross Macdonald
- Skinny, muscular arms … like the twisted branches of an old apple tree —Arthur Miller
- Swarthy arms like rolls of copper —Aharon Megged
- Thin arms … ridged like braided leather —R. Wright Campbell
- Upper arms big as legs —Will Weaver
- Wrists like twigs —Eleanor Clark
- Wrists … like two by fours —Charles Bukowski
- Wrists … looked thin as a dog’s foreleg —John Updike
- Wrist … small like the throat of a young hen —Philip Levine
- Wrist that looked like a lean ham —William Faulkner
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arm
Past participle: armed
Gerund: arming
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| Noun | 1. |  arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limbhuman, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" arteria brachialis, brachial artery - the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow cephalic vein, vena cephalica - a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper forearm - the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve - a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand biceps brachii, biceps humeri, musculus biceps brachii - a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm musculus triceps brachii, triceps brachii - the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow - hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones arm bone - a bone in the arm humerus - bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
| 2. |  arm - any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"projection - any structure that branches out from a central support | |
| 3. |  arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow bow and arrow - a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks - a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand fire ship - a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships flamethrower - a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point light arm - a rifle or pistol missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled slasher - a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing sling - a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released stun baton, stun gun - a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) Greek fire - a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted | |
| 4. |  arm - the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated personarmchair - chair with a support on each side for arms armrest - a support for the arm writing arm - an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface | |
| 5. | arm - a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" local post office, post office - a local branch where postal services are available" division - an administrative unit in government or business executive branch, Executive Office of the President - the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws legislative branch - the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating judicial branch - the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice | |
| 6. |  arm - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the armcloth covering - a covering made of cloth dolman sleeve - a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff elbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows" garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" long sleeve - a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist raglan sleeve - a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck shirtsleeve - the sleeve of a shirt short sleeve - a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow wristband - band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist | |
| Verb | 1. | arm - prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" forearm - arm in advance of a confrontation |
| 2. | arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" munition - supply with weapons rearm - arm again; "After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors" |
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arm
1noun
1. upper limb, limb, appendage She stretched her arms out.
2. sleeve I pulled the arm of her coat.
3. branch, part, office, department, division, section, wing, sector, extension, detachment, offshoot, subdivision, subsection the research arm of Congress
an arm and a leg a lot of money, a bomb (Brit. slang), a fortune, a pile (informal), big money, a packet (slang), a bundle (slang), big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), a tidy sum (informal), a king's ransom, a pretty penny (informal) A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
would give your right arm for something would do anything for, would kill for, would sell your own grandmother for (informal), would give your eye teeth for I would give my right arm for a car like that.
arm
2verb
1. equip, provide, supply, outfit, rig, array, furnish, issue with, deck out, accoutre She had armed herself with a loaded rifle.
2. provide, prime, prepare, protect, guard, strengthen, outfit, equip, brace, fortify, forearm, make ready, gird your loins She armed herself with all the knowledge she could gather.
plural noun
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Translations
ذِراعذِرَاعمَرْفَق ، مُتَّكـأيَتَسَلَّـح، يَسْتَعِد لِلحَرْبيُسَلِّـح
paževyzbrojitzbrojitopěradloozbrojit
armarmlænbevæbneoprusteudruste
armilobrako
käsi
بازو
käsivarsipuomisankavaakunavarsi
बांह
ruka
kar
lengan
handleggurvopnavopnastarmur
腕
팔
armaarmobracchiumtelum
ranka
rokaapbruņotbruņoties
armăbraţ
operadloozbrojiťzbrojiť
roka
ruka
armvapen
แขน
зброярука
cánh tay
arm
1 [ɑːm] N1. (Anat) → brazo m
with one's arms folded → con los brazos cruzados
to give sb one's arm → dar el brazo a algn
to hold sth/sb in one's arms → coger algo/a algn en brazos
arm in arm he walked arm in arm with his wife → iba cogido del brazo de su mujer
they were walking along arm in arm → iban cogidos del brazo
they rushed into each other's arms → corrieron a echarse uno en brazos del otro
this pushed them into the arms of the French → esto les obligó a buscar el apoyo de los franceses
he held it at arm's length (lit) → lo sujetaba con el brazo extendido
see also to keep sb at arm's length
she came in on her father's arm → entró del brazo de su padre
with his coat over his arm → con el abrigo sobre el brazo
to put one's arm(s) round sb → abrazar a algn
within arm's reach → al alcance de la mano
to take sb's arm → coger a algn del brazo
to take sb in one's arms → tomar a algn en sus brazos
to throw one's arms round sb's neck → echar los brazos al cuello a algn
he had a parcel under his arm → llevaba un paquete debajo del brazo or bajo el brazo
to cost an arm and a leg → costar un ojo de la cara
to keep sb at arm's length (fig) → mantener las distancias con algn
a list as long as your arm → una lista kilométrica
the (long or strong) arm of the law → el brazo de la ley
to welcome sth/sb with open arms → recibir algo/a algn con los brazos abiertos
to put the arm on sb (US) → presionar a algn
I'd give my right arm to own it → daría mi brazo derecho por que fuera mío
see also babe, chance B1
see also fold 2
see also twist B2
with one's arms folded → con los brazos cruzados
to give sb one's arm → dar el brazo a algn
to hold sth/sb in one's arms → coger algo/a algn en brazos
arm in arm he walked arm in arm with his wife → iba cogido del brazo de su mujer
they were walking along arm in arm → iban cogidos del brazo
they rushed into each other's arms → corrieron a echarse uno en brazos del otro
this pushed them into the arms of the French → esto les obligó a buscar el apoyo de los franceses
he held it at arm's length (lit) → lo sujetaba con el brazo extendido
see also to keep sb at arm's length
she came in on her father's arm → entró del brazo de su padre
with his coat over his arm → con el abrigo sobre el brazo
to put one's arm(s) round sb → abrazar a algn
within arm's reach → al alcance de la mano
to take sb's arm → coger a algn del brazo
to take sb in one's arms → tomar a algn en sus brazos
to throw one's arms round sb's neck → echar los brazos al cuello a algn
he had a parcel under his arm → llevaba un paquete debajo del brazo or bajo el brazo
to cost an arm and a leg → costar un ojo de la cara
to keep sb at arm's length (fig) → mantener las distancias con algn
a list as long as your arm → una lista kilométrica
the (long or strong) arm of the law → el brazo de la ley
to welcome sth/sb with open arms → recibir algo/a algn con los brazos abiertos
to put the arm on sb (US) → presionar a algn
I'd give my right arm to own it → daría mi brazo derecho por que fuera mío
see also babe, chance B1
see also fold 2
see also twist B2
2. (= part)
arm
2 [ɑːm]A. N
1. (= weapon) → arma f
to bear arms → portar armas
to lay down one's arms → deponer or rendir las armas
order arms! → ¡descansen armas!
present arms! → ¡presenten armas!
shoulder arms!, slope arms! → ¡sobre el hombro, armas!
to take up arms (against sth/sb) → tomar las armas (contra algo/algn)
by 1809 Britain had 817,000 men under arms → en 1809 Gran Bretaña tenía 817.000 hombres en sus filas or en las fuerzas armadas
to be up in arms about sth environment groups are up in arms about the plan → los grupos ecologistas están oponiéndose al plan enfurecidamente
no need to get up in arms over such a small thing → no hace falta poner el grito en el cielo or ponerse así por una cosa tan insignificante
see also rise B9
to bear arms → portar armas
to lay down one's arms → deponer or rendir las armas
order arms! → ¡descansen armas!
present arms! → ¡presenten armas!
shoulder arms!, slope arms! → ¡sobre el hombro, armas!
to take up arms (against sth/sb) → tomar las armas (contra algo/algn)
by 1809 Britain had 817,000 men under arms → en 1809 Gran Bretaña tenía 817.000 hombres en sus filas or en las fuerzas armadas
to be up in arms about sth environment groups are up in arms about the plan → los grupos ecologistas están oponiéndose al plan enfurecidamente
no need to get up in arms over such a small thing → no hace falta poner el grito en el cielo or ponerse así por una cosa tan insignificante
see also rise B9
B. VT [+ person, ship, nation] → armar, proveer de armas; [+ missile] → equipar
to arm sb with sth (lit) → armar a algn de or con algo (fig) → proveer a algn de algo
to arm o.s. with sth (lit) → armarse de or con algo (fig) → armarse de algo
she had armed herself with a rifle → se había armado de or con un rifle
I armed myself with all the information I would need → me armé de toda la información que necesitaría
to arm sb with sth (lit) → armar a algn de or con algo (fig) → proveer a algn de algo
to arm o.s. with sth (lit) → armarse de or con algo (fig) → armarse de algo
she had armed herself with a rifle → se había armado de or con un rifle
I armed myself with all the information I would need → me armé de toda la información que necesitaría
C. VI → armarse (against contra)
D. CPD arms control N → control m de armamento(s)
arms dealer N → traficante mf de armas
arms embargo N → embargo m de armas
arms factory N → fábrica f de armas
arms limitation N → límite m armamentístico
arms manufacturer N → fabricante mf de armas
the arms race N → la carrera armamentística, la carrera de armamentos
arms reduction N → reducción f de armas
arms trade N → tráfico m de armas
arms dealer N → traficante mf de armas
arms embargo N → embargo m de armas
arms factory N → fábrica f de armas
arms limitation N → límite m armamentístico
arms manufacturer N → fabricante mf de armas
the arms race N → la carrera armamentística, la carrera de armamentos
arms reduction N → reducción f de armas
arms trade N → tráfico m de armas
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arm
[ˈɑːrm] n
[person] → bras m
arm in arm → bras dessus bras dessous
to cost an arm and a leg → coûter les yeux de la tête
at arm's length → à bout de bras
to keep sb at arm's length → tenir qn à distance
to welcome sb with open arms → accueillir qn à bras ouverts
to twist sb's arm → forcer la main de qn
as long as your arm → long comme le bras(longue)
arm in arm → bras dessus bras dessous
to cost an arm and a leg → coûter les yeux de la tête
at arm's length → à bout de bras
to keep sb at arm's length → tenir qn à distance
to welcome sb with open arms → accueillir qn à bras ouverts
to twist sb's arm → forcer la main de qn
as long as your arm → long comme le bras(longue)
[jacket, jumper] → manche f
[organization, company] → branche f
[chair] → accoudoir m
vt [+ police] → armer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
arm
:armhole
n → Armloch nt
arm
:arm-lock
n → Armschlüssel m; (by police etc) → Polizeigriff m
arm
:armpit
n → Achselhöhle f; (of garments) → Achsel f
armrest
n → Armlehne f
arm
1n
(Anat) → Arm m; in one’s arms → im Arm; under one’s arm → unter dem or unterm Arm; he had a bandage on his arm → er hatte einen Verband am Arm or um den Arm; to give somebody one’s arm (Brit) → jdm den Arm geben or reichen (geh); with his arms full of books → den Arm or die Arme voller Bücher; to have somebody/something on one’s arm (Brit) → jdn/etw am Arm haben; to take somebody in one’s arms → jdn in die Arme nehmen or schließen (geh); to hold somebody in one’s arms → jdn umarmen, jdn in den or seinen Armen halten (geh); to put or throw one’s arms around somebody → jdn umarmen, die Arme um jdn schlingen (geh); to put an arm around somebody’s shoulders → jdm den Arm um die Schulter legen; arm in arm → Arm in Arm; (= arms linked) → eingehakt, untergehakt; at arm’s length → auf Armeslänge; to keep somebody at arm’s length (fig) → jdn auf Distanz halten; to receive or welcome somebody with open arms → jdn mit offenen Armen empfangen; to receive or welcome something with open arms → etw mit Kusshand nehmen (inf); within arm’s reach → in Reichweite; the long arm of the law → der lange Arm des Gesetzes; a list as long as your arm → eine ellenlange Liste; a criminal with a record as long as your arm → ein Verbrecher mit einer langen Latte von Vorstrafen (inf); it cost him an arm and a leg (inf) → es kostete ihn ein Vermögen; to put the arm on somebody (dated US inf) → jdn unter Druck setzen
arm
2vt person, nation, ship etc → bewaffnen; to arm something with something → etw mit etw ausrüsten; to arm oneself with something (lit, fig) → sich mit etw bewaffnen; (fig: non-aggressively) → sich mit etw wappnen; he came armed with an excuse → er hatte eine Ausrede parat; armed only with her beauty, she … → ihre Schönheit war die einzige Waffe, mit der sie …
n (Mil, Her) = arms
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
arm
[ɑːm]1. n (Anat) → braccio; (of chair) → bracciolo
arm in arm → a braccetto, sottobraccio
with open arms (fig) → a braccia aperte
within arm's reach → a portata di mano
to keep sb at arm's length (fig) → tenere qn a distanza
to put one's arm round sb → mettere un braccio intorno alle spalle di qn
see also arms
arm in arm → a braccetto, sottobraccio
with open arms (fig) → a braccia aperte
within arm's reach → a portata di mano
to keep sb at arm's length (fig) → tenere qn a distanza
to put one's arm round sb → mettere un braccio intorno alle spalle di qn
see also arms
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
arm1
(aːm) noun1. the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand. He has broken both his arms.
2. anything shaped like or similar to this. She sat on the arm of the chair.
ˈarmful noun as much as a person can hold in one arm or in both arms. an armful of flowers/clothes.
ˈarmband noun a strip of cloth etc worn round the arm. The people all wore black armbands as a sign of mourning.
ˈarmchair noun a chair with arms at each side.
ˈarmpit noun the hollow under the arm at the shoulder.
ˌarm-in-ˈarm adverb (of two or more people) with arms linked together. They walked along arm-in-arm.
keep at arm's length to avoid becoming too friendly with someone. She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.
with open arms with a very friendly welcome. He greeted them with open arms.
arm2
(aːm) verb1. to give weapons to (a person etc). to arm the police.
2. to prepare for battle, war etc. They armed for battle.
armed adjective having a weapon or weapons. An armed man robbed the bank; Armed forces entered the country.
arms noun plural1. weapons. Does the police force carry arms?
2. a design etc which is used as the symbol of the town, family etc (see also coat of arms).
be up in arms to be very angry and make a great protest (about something). He is up in arms about the decision to close the road.
take up arms (often with against) to begin fighting. The peasants took up arms against the dictator.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
arm
→ ذِرَاع paže arm Arm βραχίονας brazo käsivarsi bras ruka braccio 腕 팔 arm arm ramię braço рука arm แขน kol cánh tay 臂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
arm
n. brazo, una de las extremidades superiores;
___ sling → cabestrillo;
___ span → de mano a mano, distancia de la mano derecha a la izquierda con los ___-s extendidos;
open arms → ___-s abiertos.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
arm
n brazo; upper — parte f superior del brazoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.