arm

brazo

Parte del cuerpo situada entre el hombro y la mano.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: left arm, broken arm, arm in arm

brazo

Parte larga y estrecha que sobresale del cuerpo principal de un objeto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: robot arm, chair arm, arm of something

arma

Arma, especialmente de fuego; en inglés suele usarse en plural.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: weapon

Expresiones frecuentes: small arm, fire an arm

brazo

Parte alargada del cuerpo que algunos animales sin huesos usan para moverse o sujetar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: octopus arm, starfish arm

armar

Dar o vender armas a personas, a un grupo o a un país.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: arm someone with something (They armed the guards with rifles.)

Sinónimos: equip with weapons

Antónimos: disarm

Expresiones frecuentes: arm the troops, arm someone with something, arm the knights

activar

Preparar un arma, herramienta o sistema para que pueda funcionar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: activate

Antónimos: disarm

Expresiones frecuentes: arm the alarm, arm a device

armarse

Conseguir armas para uno mismo y estar preparado para luchar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: arm yourself with something (She armed herself with a pistol.)

Antónimos: disarm

Expresiones frecuentes: arm yourself, arm for battle