arm
1. (anatomy) brazo (m)
a. with one'noun arms [folded] = con los brazos cruzados
b. to [give] somebody one'noun arm = dar el brazo a somebody, someone
c. to [hold] something/somebody in one'noun arms = coger algo/a somebody, someone en brazos
d. arm [in] arm
·he walked arm in arm with his wife
·iba cogido del brazo de su mujer
·they were walking along arm in arm
·iban cogidos del brazo
e. they rushed [into] each other'noun arms = corrieron a echarse uno en brazos del otro
·this pushed them into the arms of the French
·esto les obligó a buscar el apoyo de los franceses
f. he held it at arm'noun [length] (literally) lo sujetaba con el brazo extendido
g. she came in [on] her father'noun arm = entró del brazo de su padre
h. with his coat [over] his arm = con el abrigo sobre el brazo
i. to [put] one'noun arm(noun) round somebody = abrazar a somebody, someone
j. within arm'noun [reach] = al alcance de la mano
k. to [take] somebody'noun arm = coger a somebody, someone del brazo
·to [take] somebody in one'noun arms
·tomar a somebody, someone en sus brazos
l. to [throw] one'noun arms round somebody'noun neck = echar los brazos al cuello a somebody, someone
m. he had a parcel [under] his arm = llevaba un paquete debajo del brazo or bajo el brazo
n. to cost an arm and a leg * costar un ojo de la cara *
o. to keep somebody at arm'noun length (figurative) mantener las distancias con somebody, someone
p. a list as long as your arm una lista kilométrica
q. the (long or strong) arm of the law el brazo de la ley
r. to welcome something/somebody with open arms recibir algo/a somebody, someone con los brazos abiertos
s. to put the arm on somebody
(United States) * presionar a somebody, someone
t. I'd give my right arm to own it daría mi brazo derecho por que fuera masculineío
2. (=part)
2.1. [of chair, river, crane, pick-up] brazo (m)
b. [of spectacles] patilla (f)
c. [of coat] manga (f)
·arm of the [sea]
brazo (m) de mar
2.2. [of organization, company, also military]
(=division) divisiónoun (f)
(=section) secciónoun (f) (politics) brazo (m)
·the military arm of the Western alliance
·el brazo armado de la alianza occidental
·the political arm of a terrorist group
·el brazo político de un grupo terrorista