armed

armé, équipé

Qui porte des armes ou possède le matériel nécessaire pour un objectif précis.

En anglais simple : Carrying weapons or having equipment needed for a particular purpose.

• An armed guard stood at the gate.
• The soldiers were heavily armed.
• Armed with a map, we set off.

Comment l'utiliser : armed with something (The guards were armed with knives.)

Synonymes : equipped

Contraires : unarmed

Expressions courantes : armed guard, armed forces, armed with something

armé

Qui porte une arme à feu ou en est équipé.

En anglais simple : Carrying or equipped with a gun.

• Armed police arrived within minutes.
• The armed robber pointed a pistol at the cashier.
• Two officers were armed with rifles.

Comment l'utiliser : armed with a gun (The suspect was armed with a gun.)

Contraires : unarmed

Expressions courantes : armed police, armed robber, armed officer

armé

Réglé de façon à être prêt à fonctionner, à tirer ou à exploser.

En anglais simple : Ready to work, fire, or explode because its controls have been set.

• The bomb was armed and ready.
• An armed missile hung beneath the aircraft.
• The device remains armed until the switch is turned off.

Synonymes : activated

Contraires : disarmed

Expressions courantes : armed device, armed missile, fully armed

pourvu de bras

Qui possède un nombre ou un type particulier de bras ou de parties semblables.

En anglais simple : Having a particular number or kind of arms or similar parts.

• The painting shows a six-armed goddess.
• A four-armed robot lifted the boxes.
• The long-armed creature reached across the pool.

Expressions courantes : four-armed creature, many-armed goddess, long-armed figure