arm

braccio

Parte del corpo compresa tra la spalla e la mano.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: left arm, broken arm, arm in arm

braccio, bracciolo

Parte lunga e stretta che sporge dal corpo principale di un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: robot arm, chair arm, arm of something

arma

Un’arma, soprattutto da fuoco; in inglese si usa di solito al plurale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: weapon

Espressioni comuni: small arm, fire an arm

braccio

Parte allungata del corpo che alcuni animali senza ossa usano per muoversi o afferrare oggetti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: octopus arm, starfish arm

armare

Dare o vendere armi a persone, a un gruppo o a un paese.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: arm someone with something (They armed the guards with rifles.)

Sinonimi: equip with weapons

Contrari: disarm

Espressioni comuni: arm the troops, arm someone with something, arm the knights

attivare, armare

Preparare un’arma, uno strumento o un sistema perché possa funzionare.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: activate

Contrari: disarm

Espressioni comuni: arm the alarm, arm a device

armarsi

Procurarsi armi per essere pronti a combattere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: arm yourself with something (She armed herself with a pistol.)

Contrari: disarm

Espressioni comuni: arm yourself, arm for battle