forearm

avant-bras

Partie du bras située entre le coude et le poignet.

En anglais simple : The part of your arm between your elbow and your wrist.

• She hurt her forearm.
• He has a tattoo on his right forearm.
• Both forearms were covered in scratches.

Synonymes : lower arm

Expressions courantes : left forearm, forearm muscles, forearm injury

garde-main

Partie avant d’une arme qu’on tient pour la maintenir stable.

En anglais simple : The front part of a gun that you hold to keep it steady.

• The rifle has a wooden forearm.
• He held the forearm with his left hand.
• The gunsmith replaced the damaged forearm.

Synonymes : fore-end

Expressions courantes : wooden forearm, rifle forearm

préparer, armer à l’avance

Donner des armes ou une préparation utile à quelqu’un avant un danger ou une difficulté.

En anglais simple : To give someone weapons or useful preparation before a danger or difficulty arrives.

• Good information can forearm you.
• They forearmed themselves against a possible attack.
• The report forearms readers with essential facts.

Comment l'utiliser : forearm someone against something (The briefing forearmed us against common scams.); forearm someone with something (These facts will forearm you with useful arguments.)

Synonymes : prepare, equip

Expressions courantes : forearm yourself, forearm someone against