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"Arm" is a noun which is often translated as "el brazo", and "spleen" is a noun which is often translated as "el bazo". Learn more about the difference between "arm" and "spleen" 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)
spleen(
splin
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el bazo (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).
He was rushed to the hospital after his spleen ruptured in the accident.Lo llevaron de inmediato al hospital cuando se reventó el bazo en el accidente.
2. (anger)
a. la ira (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).
He had a terrible day at work and when he got home he vented his spleen on his wife.Tuvo un día terrible en el trabajo y cuando llegó a casa desahogó su ira contra su esposa.
