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arma

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USAGE NOTE

Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the articles "el" and “un” in the singular. This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 4).

arma(

ahr

mah

)

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (weaponry)

a. weapon

Los detectives encontraron el arma homicida.The detectives found the murder weapon.

b. arm

Se implementó más seguridad para que nadie pueda introducir armas al edificio.More security was implemented so no one can bring arms into the building.

2. (military)

a. arm

El arma de infantería avanzó llevando todo tipo de armas.The infantry arm advanced, carrying all kinds of weapons.

3. (means)

a. weapon

La unión es nuestra arma más poderosa.Unity is our most powerful weapon.

armas

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

4. (the army)

a. armed services (plural)

Mi padre dedicó toda su vida a las armas.My father devoted his life to the armed services.

b. military

Una carrera en las armas exige lealtad, compromiso y valor.A career in the military requires loyalty, commitment, and bravery.

arma

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (instrumento)

a. arm, weapon

alzarse en armasto rise up in arms

presentar/rendir armasto present/surrender arms

2. (fig)

ser de armas tomarto be someone to be reckoned with

arma blancablade

3. (fig)

arma de doble filodouble-edged sword

arma de fuegofirearm

arma homicidamurder weapon

arma nuclearnuclear weapon

arma químicachemical weapon

arma secretasecret weapon

4. (medio)

a. weapon

la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malariathe vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria

las armasthe military career, the Army

arma

1 (Mil) weapon

estar en armas

los guerrilleros entregaron las armas the guerrillas handed over their weapons; un fabricante de armas an arms manufacturer; nos apuntaba con un arma he pointed a gun at us; ¡a las armas! to arms!; ¡armas al hombro! shoulder arms!; alzarse en armas to rise up in arms; ¡descansen armas! order arms!; ¡presenten armas! present arms!

rendir las armas to lay down one's arms

estar sobre las armas to be under arms

tocar (al) arma to sound the call to arms

tomar las armas to take up arms

de armas tomar

es una mujer de armas tomar she's not someone you mess around with

limpiar el arma to have a screw (vulgar)

pasar a algn por las armas (ejecutar) to execute sb

volver el arma contra algn to turn the tables on sb

arma arrojadiza missile

arma atómica atomic weapon

arma biológica biological weapon

arma blanca cold steel

arma convencional conventional weapon

arma de combate assault weapon

arma de doble filo double-edged sword

arma de fuego firearm

arma larga shotgun

arma negra fencing foil

arma química chemical weapon

arma reglamentaria service weapon; regulation weapon

armas cortas small arms

armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction

2 (medio) weapon

la movilización popular es su arma más fuerte popular mobilization is its most powerful weapon; su sarcasmo es solo un arma defensiva her sarcasm is just self-defence

3 (Mil) (cuerpo) arm

arma de infantería infantry arm

4 (Mil)

las armas (profesión) the military; the armed services

dedicarse a las armas 'las armas y las letras' era el ideal del caballero

5 armas [de escudo] arms

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