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"Arm" is a noun which is often translated as "el brazo", and "sleeve" is a noun which is often translated as "la manga". Learn more about the difference between "arm" and "sleeve" below.
arm(
arm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
2. (sleeve)
a. la sección (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She works in the legal arm of the country's sports federation.Trabaja en la sección jurídica de la federación de deportes de ese país.
b. el brazo (M) (politics)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sinn Fein is the political arm of the IRA.Sinn Fein es el brazo político del IRA.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to equip)
a. armar
They armed themselves with swords and shields for the battle.Se armaron con espadas y escudos para la batalla.
arms
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
6. (military)
sleeve(
sliv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
b. la carátula (F) (of a record)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The record sleeve showed an image of one of the band's video clips.En la carátula del disco aparecía una imagen de un videoclip del grupo.
c. la caja (F) (of a CD or a cassette)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Can you return the CD to its sleeve?¿Puedes volver a guardar el CD en su caja?
3. (mechanics)
a. el manguito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We use sleeves to join the tubes.Utilizamos manguitos para unir los tubos.
