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arm

1. noun bras m;
   (of chair) accoudoir m;
   ~ in ~ bras dessus bras dessous;
   to have sth over/under one's ~ avoir qch sur/sous le bras;
   to fold one's ~s croiser les bras.

2. arms plural noun (weapons) armes fpl.

3. transitive verb Mil armer.

IDIOMS:

to keep sb at ~'s length tenir qn à distance.

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'arm' found in these entries:

English:

band - bend - bony - break - bruise - catch - clutch - crook - crush - extend - grab - hang - hurt - let - lift - limb - movement - outstretched - pinch - plump - press - release - shift - sink - sore - squeeze - straighten - stretch - strong - sweep - wounded - wrong

French:

accoudoir - armer - atrophier - branche - bras - coúter - découvrir - dessous - disloquer - fesse - flexion - grand - gras - happer - le - libérer - manchot - manière - meurtrier - mollir - muscler - panser - plâtrer - plier - raidir - sous - tenir - tirer - tordre - traverser

arm: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
arm	n	(limb) corps	bras nm
He hurt his arm playing tennis.
Il s'est fait mal au bras en jouant au tennis.
arm	n	figurative (branch of an organisation) partie	branche nf
		organisation	division nf
The educational arm of the company produced record profits.
La branche éducationnelle de la société a enregistré des profits record.
* La division financière a un rôle crucial dans les prises de décision.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
arm	n	(weapon)	arme nf
Leave all your arms outside the castle.
Laissez toutes vos armes hors du château.
arm	n	(machine: arm like lever) machine	manche nm
He pulled the arm of the slot machine.
Il tira le manche de la machine à sous.
arm	n	(coat, dress) vêtement, pull	manche nf
The arm of the shirt was too long.
La manche du maillot était trop longue.
arm	n	(chair) chaise	accoudoir nm
The arms on this chair are really comfortable.
Les accoudoirs de ce fauteuil sont très confortables.
arm	n	(military: branch) militaire	section nf
		militaire	division nf
The rangers are an elite arm of the military.
Les rangers sont une section d'élite des militaires.
Les rangers sont une division d'élite des militaires.
arm	n	figurative (power) figuré	bras nm
The long arm of the law will eventually reach even the mightiest gangster.
Le long bras de la loi atteindra peut être les gangsters les plus puissants.
arm	vtr	(prepare for war)	armer vtr ⇒
			équiper en armes vtr
We aren't sure who is arming the rebel group.
Nous ne savons pas exactement qui arme le groupe rebelle.
Nous ne savons pas exactement qui équipe en armes le groupe rebelle.
arm	vtr	(equip with armaments)	être armé vtr
You could see that the policeman was armed.
Tu pouvais voir que le policier était armé.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
air arm		nf	aéronavale
an arm and a leg			les yeux de la tête
arm in arm			bras dessus bras dessous
arm in arm			bras dessus, bras dessous
arm of the law		nm	le bras de la justice
arm wrestling			bras de fer
arm-in-arm			bras dessus, bras dessous
arm-twisting		nfpl	pressions directes
at arm's length			à distance
cock, arm		v	armer ⇒ (fusil)
dipping from the yard arm (marine activities)		nf	estrapade marine
long arm			le bras long
long-arm			le bras long
repeating arm			arme à répétition
rocker arm		nm	culbuteur (Automobile)
rotor arm		nm	toucheau
shot in the arm (give something a shot in the arm)		v	revigorer ⇒
side arm			arme de protection
strong-arm tactics			manière brutale/forte
sword arm			manche de l'épée/du sabre
the strong arm		nm	le bras fort
three-arm		adj	à trois bras
twist someone's arm (oblige)		v	forcer la main à quelqu'un (obliger)
upper arm			le haut du bras
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "arm".

"arm" can means workers?
An arm holding an apple
arm length direction
Arm of (his) spirit
Arm oneself with knowledge
arm rest
arm resting on something
arm-twister
arm's lenght distance
Arm's length
arm's length
arm's length negotiation
Arm's length transaction
at arm's length for now
break arm in two places
Control arm bumper
corporate arm
cost an arm and a leg
cotton canopy and arm cover, dryer safe
EN: preposition - to twist someone's arm to/into? - grammaire
executive education arm
flop an arm
FR: he broke her arm - grammaire
Georgette walked towards him and picked him up by his arm which, when he looked, appeared to be a wing.
grabbed her arm and took her away
He broke his arm when he fell off his bike
he had lost an arm and three fingers...
He has a broken arm
he has only hurt his arm
I fell going down the stairs and I broke my arm - grammaire
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