el brazo roughly translates to the arm. Showing results for brazo.
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brazo(
brrah
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (anatomy)
a. arm
Aunque perdió un brazo en la guerra, sigue entrenando.Even though she lost an arm in the war, she's still training.
2. (of an animal)
a. front leg
El perro tenía una herida en su brazo que el veterinario tuvo que cerrar con puntos de sutura.The dog had a wound on its front leg that the veterinarian had to close up with stitches.
3. (nature)
a. branch
Los brazos del río se extienden a cuatro países diferentes.The branches of the river extend to four different countries.
4. (in construction)
a. arm
El brazo de la grúa se rompió por el peso de la carga.The arm of the crane snapped from the weight of the load.
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brazo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (de persona, sillón)
a. arm
2. (de animal)
a. foreleg
paseaba del brazo de su novioshe was walking arm in arm with her boyfriend
agárrate de mi brazohold onto my arm
cogidos del brazoarm in arm
en brazosin one's arms
con los brazos abiertoswith open arms
3. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
echarse en brazos de alguiento throw oneself at somebody
luchar a brazo partidoto fight tooth and nail
4. (fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
quedarse de brazos cruzadosto sit back and do nothing
no dio su brazo a torcerhe didn't budge an inch, he didn't allow himself to be persuaded
ser el brazo derecho de alguiento be somebody's right-hand man ( woman)
5. (de árbol, río, candelabro)
a. branch
6. (de grúa)
a. boom, jib
el brazo político de ETAthe political wing of ETA
7. (trabajador)
a. hand
8. (geography)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
brazo de mararm
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brazo
1 [de persona] arm; [de animal] foreleg
se echó a los brazos de su madre he threw himself into his mother's arms
dar el brazo a algn to give sb one's arm
le dio el brazo al bajar del autobús he gave her his arm as they got off the bus
coger a algn del brazo to take sb by the arm
cogió a su hermano del brazo she took her brother by the arm; iban (cogidos) del brazo they were walking arm in arm
[cruzarse] de brazos los niños se sentaron y se cruzaron de brazos el gobierno se cruzó de brazos ante la crisis
llevar a algn en brazos to carry sb in one's arms
con los brazos abiertos with open arms
dar el brazo a torcer to give way; give in
luchar a brazo partido to fight tooth and nail
ser el brazo derecho de algn to be sb's right-hand man/woman
brazo de gitano brazo de reina (S. Cone) (Culin) swiss roll
huelga cruzado
2 [de sillón, tocadiscos, grúa, cruz] arm
brazo de lámpara lamp bracket
brazo de lámpara de gas gas bracket
brazo de lectura brazo lector pick-up arm
3 (sección)
brazo armado military wing
brazo político political wing
brazo secular secular arm
4 (Geografía)
brazo de mar inlet; arm of the sea; sound
estar o ir hecho un brazo de mar to be dressed up to the nines (familiar)
brazo de río channel; branch of river
5 [de árbol] branch; limb
6 (fuerza) arm
el brazo de la ley the long arm of the law
nada resiste a su brazo
7 brazos (trabajadores) hands; men
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