arm

bras

Partie du corps située entre l’épaule et la main.

En anglais simple : The part of your body between your shoulder and hand.

• My arm hurts.
• She held the baby in her arms.
• He raised his right arm to wave.

Expressions courantes : left arm, broken arm, arm in arm

bras

Partie longue et étroite qui dépasse du corps principal d’un objet.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow part that sticks out from the main part of an object.

• The chair has a broken arm.
• A robot arm lifted the box.
• She adjusted the arm of the desk lamp.

Expressions courantes : robot arm, chair arm, arm of something

arme

Arme, surtout à feu ; ce sens s’emploie généralement au pluriel en anglais.

En anglais simple : A weapon, especially a gun; usually used in the plural.

• Each soldier carried an arm.
• The guards laid down their arms.
• The police found a store of small arms.

Synonymes : weapon

Expressions courantes : small arm, fire an arm

bras

Longue partie du corps que certains animaux sans os utilisent pour se déplacer ou saisir des objets.

En anglais simple : A long body part that some animals without bones use to move or hold things.

• The octopus moved one arm.
• Its arms held tightly to the rock.
• A starfish can grow a new arm.

Expressions courantes : octopus arm, starfish arm

armer

Donner ou vendre des armes à des personnes, à un groupe ou à un pays.

En anglais simple : To give or sell weapons to people, a group, or a country.

• The government armed the soldiers.
• They refused to arm the rebels.
• Who is arming these groups?

Comment l'utiliser : arm someone with something (They armed the guards with rifles.)

Synonymes : equip with weapons

Contraires : disarm

Expressions courantes : arm the troops, arm someone with something, arm the knights

activer, armer

Mettre une arme, un outil ou un système en état de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : To make a weapon, tool, or system ready to work.

• Please arm the alarm before leaving.
• The device was armed remotely.
• Have you armed the security system?

Synonymes : activate

Contraires : disarm

Expressions courantes : arm the alarm, arm a device

s’armer

Se procurer des armes pour être prêt à combattre.

En anglais simple : To get weapons for yourself so that you are ready to fight.

• The villagers armed themselves.
• He armed himself with a knife.
• The defenders began to arm for battle.

Comment l'utiliser : arm yourself with something (She armed herself with a pistol.)

Contraires : disarm

Expressions courantes : arm yourself, arm for battle