arms

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arms [arms]
sustantivo
1Armas, instrumentos ofensivos o defensivos. (plural)
  • To arms -> ¡A las armas
2Hostilidad, guerra, como profesión, ciencia o arte.
3Armas, partes u órganos defensivos, como púas, espinas, etc. 4.
sustantivo
  • Fire-arms -> armas de fuego
  • Side-arms -> armas blancas, o armas que se llevan al costado, como espada y bayoneta
  • Under arms -> con las armas listas para usarlas
  • Man at arms -> hombre armado
  • Present arms -> ¡presenten armas
  • To lay down arms -> rendir las armas
Armas, las insignias que usan las familias nobles en sus escudos, para distinguirse unas de otra

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arms [ɑːmz]
noun:plural
1 (weapons) armas; (f)
the IRA had extensive supplies of arms
to bear armsbear portar armas
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed the refugees are of military age and able to bear arms a treaty to reduce conventional arms in Europe
to lay down one's armslay down deponer rendir las armas;or
guerrilla soldiers are reluctant to lay down their arms and return to civilian life the warring parties agreed to lay down their arms
order arms!order ¡descansen armas!
present arms!present ¡presenten armas!
to [rise up] in arms
shoulder arms!shoulderslope arms!slope ¡sobre el hombro, armas!
to take up arms (against sth/sb)take up tomar las armas (contra algo/algn)
they threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met
by 1809 Britain had 817,000 men under armsunder en 1809 Gran Bretaña tenía 817.000 hombres en sus filas en las fuerzas armadas;or
there are 1 million people under arms in Cuba Ethiopia had the largest army in black Africa, some 300,000 men under arms plus an air force and a navy
to be up in arms about sth
environment groups are up in arms about the plan los grupos ecologistas están oponiéndose al plan enfurecidamente; no need to get up in arms over such a small thing no hace falta poner el grito en el cielo ponerse así por una cosa tan insignificante;or
you can understand why most of the country is up in arms about the state of the education system consumers are up in arms at price rises
rise
2 (coat of arms) escudo de armas; (m) blasón; (m)
china painted with the arms of Philippe V his local pub, the Abercorn Arms
modifier
arms control (n) control de armamento(s); (m)
an arms control agreement arms control negotiations
arms dealer (n) traficante de armas; (m)
Uzi was an international arms dealer who specialized in sales to Iran he was accused of being an arms dealer and helping the Israeli secret service
arms embargo (n) embargo de armas; (m)
the Security Council yesterday imposed an immediate arms embargo against Yugoslavia he expects the Security Council to lift the arms embargo on Bosnia
arms factory (n) fábrica de armas; (f)
one of our most important arms factories is being cloed down they are targeting the arms factories
arms limitation (n) límite armamentístico; (m)
Grey approached the Germans in bilateral negotiations between 1909 and 1911 and in 1912 in an attempt to reach a naval arms limitation agreement. The most the Germans would offer was a slowing-down in the pace of their construction programme The second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SALT II) had been signed only days before
arms manufacturer (n) fabricante de armas; (m)
France is the third-largest arms manufacturer in the world
the arms race (n) la carrera armamentística; la carrera de armamentos
the arms race, especially the nuclear arms race, goes on a historic chance to halt the arms race was missed
arms reduction (n) reducción de armas; (f)
the strategic arms reduction treaty they've also agreed to work for arms reduction President Bush today called for controls on arms sales to the Middle East the sanctions involve embargos on arms sales
arms trade (n) tráfico de armas; (m)
Kaifu called for stricter controls on international arms trade China's lucrative arms trade

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