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1 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) arm2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) arm, grein, utløper•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) (be)væpne (seg)2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) ruste opp•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up armsarm--------våpenIsubst. \/ɑːm\/1) ( anatomi) arm2) (overført, om vann, land, tre e.l.) arm, gren, utløper3) erme4) karm, armlene5) ( overført) gren, del (av organisasjon, selskap e.l.)6) ( militærvesen) våpengrenarm in arm arm i armat arm's length på en armlengdes avstand, på avstandchance one's arm ( hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøk, våge skinnet, ta en sjansecost an arm and a leg ( hverdagslig) koste skjorta, være rådyrtfly to someone's arms kaste seg i noens armergive one's right arm to (do something) gjøre alt for (å gjøre noe)hold something at arm's length holde\/løfte noe på strak arminto the arms of ( også overført) (rett) i armene pålong arm stor innflytelsethe long arm of the law lovens lange armmake a long arm strekke segthrow one's arms about slå ut \/ fekte med armene, gestikulere viltthrow one's arms around someone slå armene omkring noentwist somebody's arm legge press på noen (fysisk eller psykisk)under the arm ( slang) elendigwith open arms ( også overført) med åpne armerwithin arm's reach innen rekkeviddeIIverb \/ɑːm\/1) bevæpne, væpne2) ( også overført) utruste, utstyre3) ( militærvesen) armere4) (be)væpne seg, ruste (opp), gripe til våpenarm the lead se ➢ lead, 1
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