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arm

/ɑːm/ /ɑɹm/

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noun

Bras

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

Examples :

"She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"

Elle se tenait debout, le bras droit tendu et la paume de la main vers l'avant pour indiquer « Stop ! »

body part anatomy physiology human essential

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noun

Bras

The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.

Examples :

"The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body."

Le bras et l'avant-bras font partie du membre supérieur du corps humain.

anatomy body part physiology human organ essential

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noun

Membre, bras

A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.

Examples :

"the arms of an octopus"

les bras d'une pieuvre

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noun

Bras, bras de fauteuil, bras de grue

A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

Examples :

"The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line."

Le bras du robot s'est tendu et a placé la pièce sur la chaîne de montage.

part machine essential

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noun

Bras de mer, anse

A bay or inlet off a main body of water.

Examples :

"Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain."

La baie de Shelburne est un bras du lac Champlain.

geography nautical essential

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noun

Branche, section

A branch of an organization.

Examples :

"the cavalry arm of the military service"

La branche de cavalerie du service militaire.

organization business essential

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noun

Pouvoir, force, soutien

Power; might; strength; support.

Examples :

"the arm of the law"

le bras de la loi

ability essential

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noun

Bras

Examples :

"The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason."

L'équipe doit recruter un autre lanceur pendant l'intersaison.

sport person essential

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noun

Bras de chromosome

One of the two parts of a chromosome.

Examples :

"The scientist studied the arm of the chromosome to understand how genes were organized. "

Le scientifique a étudié le bras du chromosome pour comprendre comment les gènes étaient organisés.

biology part essential

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noun

Groupe

A group of patients in a medical trial.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the new medication was being tested on a different arm of the clinical trial. "

Le médecin a expliqué que le nouveau médicament était testé sur un groupe différent de l'essai clinique.

medicine group essential

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verb

Prendre par le bras, prendre dans ses bras

To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.

Examples :

"The teacher armed the crying child and led him to the principal's office. "

L'enseignante prit l'enfant en pleurs par le bras et l'emmena au bureau du directeur.

body action human essential

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adjective

Pauvre, démuni

Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.

Examples :

"The family was arm, struggling to afford basic necessities. "

La famille était pauvre et avait du mal à se permettre les nécessités de base.

economy finance value essential

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adjective

Misérable, pitoyable

To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.

Examples :

"The homeless man's situation was truly arm, evoking sympathy in everyone who saw him. "

La situation de l'homme sans-abri était vraiment misérable, suscitant la sympathie de tous ceux qui le voyaient.

emotion essential

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noun

Arme

(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

Examples :

"The soldiers carried their arms during the training exercise. "

Les soldats portaient leurs armes pendant l'exercice d'entraînement.

weapon military war essential

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noun

Armoiries

(in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

Examples :

"The family coat of arms displayed a lion and a castle. "

Les armoiries de la famille affichaient un lion et un château.

heraldry royal title culture essential

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noun

Guerre, hostilités

(in the plural) War; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.

Examples :

"The two countries' recent arms have led to a tense period of international relations. "

Les récentes hostilités des deux pays ont conduit à une période tendue des relations internationales.

war military action essential

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verb

Armer, équiper

To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.

Examples :

"The king armed his knights with swords and shields."

Le roi arma ses chevaliers d'épées et de boucliers.

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verb

Armer, équiper

To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.

Examples :

"Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."

N'oubliez pas d'armer le système d'alarme avant de partir au travail.

military weapon action essential

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verb

Armer, équiper

To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.

Examples :

"to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling"

Armer le coup d'une épée ; équiper un hameçon pour la pêche à la ligne.

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verb

Armer, équiper

To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.

Examples :

"The community leader armed the neighborhood watch with new security cameras to deter crime. "

Le chef de la communauté a armé la surveillance de quartier de nouvelles caméras de sécurité pour dissuader la criminalité.

military war action essential

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verb

Armer, s'armer

To take up weapons; to arm oneself.

Examples :

"Before the debate, the students armed themselves with facts and figures. "

Avant le débat, les étudiants se sont armés de faits et de chiffres.

military weapon war action essential

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verb

Équiper (un aimant) d'une armature

To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

Examples :

"The technician carefully armed the magnet with an armature before using it in the experiment. "

Le technicien a soigneusement équipé l'aimant d'une armature avant de l'utiliser dans l'expérience.

technical machine essential