La palabra del día: "armar"
armar ( ahr-mahr )
verb ( to arm, to put together )
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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best.
Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish. Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game to help with using a new vocabulary word!
Examples:
1. Armar muebles de Ikea no siempre es tan fácil como luce.
Assembling Ikea furniture is not always as easy as it looks.
2. Los miembros de las milicias coloniales se armaban con mosquetes.
Colonial militiamen armed themselves with muskets.
Thanks to everyone that has been helping to correct in the palabra del día. I know it is a time-consuming job and we all are very appreciative of your work and dedication to us and to SD!!
19 Answers
Hemos decidido armar una partida de poker con mis amigos este sábado.
My friends and I decided to organize a poker game next saturday.
Mi familia se originó de España,y su nombre apellido se deriva del verbo armar, porque construyeron construían armas para ganarse la vida.
My family came from Spain, and their name is derived from the verb armar, because they made arms for a living.
La que se va a armar cuando se entere tu padre
All hell is going to break loose when you father finds out
Los estudiantes armaron tremendo lío frente a la facultad debido al alza inesperada de la matrícula estudiantil.
The university students started protesting in front of their school because of an unexpected tuition increase.
No sé como armar una pistola ni cargarla.
I don't know how to assemble a gun nor load it.
Armar escándalos es de los más común en las protestas de PETA.
It's very common to see PETA protesters making a scene.
Here in Baja there is a mini market like a 7-11 named OXXO. They have a slogan..."¿Hoy qué se arma?" It is an advertising campaign to sell junk food.
I know this doesn't fit within the "rules" but that it was an interesting factoid for all to see. Often words are used in ways you would never expect.
Let's arm ourselves and arm an army.
Armémonos y armemos un ejército.
Las tribus indígenas americanas usaban cueros de búfalos y postes de madera para armar sus tepees.
American Indian tribes used to use buffalo hides and wooden poles to assemble their teepees.
We are both equally armed and ready to fight, however nobody wins the game of war.
Hemos armado igualmente, estamos listos para luchar, sin embargo, nadie gana el juego de la guerra.
Con correcciones: Estamos igualmente armados y listos para pelear, sin embargo, nadie gana el juego de la guerra.
Muchas gracias por todas las correcciones.
Well, words can have so many different meanings. In the DRAE, armar actually has 21 recognized definitions. I'm trying to figure out which one the one you've mentioned is. I suppose it's #19. 19. prnl. Cuba y Méx. Hacerse de dinero o de bienes inesperada o impensadamente.
Edit: Genius! I forgot to link the URL I was talking about. http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=armar
Yo organicé un resistencia contra los romanos , y armado con un pincel,
ataqué la muralla romana.
I organised a resistance against the Romans , and armed with a paint brush ,
Attacked the Roman wall.
La madre le dijo a su hija: "Ármate de valor. Tu marido regresará de la guerra sano y salvo".
A mother told her daughter: "Be brave. Your husband will return from the war safe and sound."
Cuando empecé estudiar español, me armé con un diccionario.
When I started to study Spanish, I armed myself with a dictionary.
The armed fleet of Spain
La Armada de España
A "rat in natural armor"
El Armadillo
