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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.) μπράτσο2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) βραχίονας•- 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.) εξοπλίζω2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) (εξ)οπλίζομαι•- armed- arms
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2 Arm
subs.Forearm: P. and V. πῆχυς, ὁ.In the arms, adv.: V. ἄγκαθεν.Clasp in the arms: V. ὑπαγκαλίζεσθαι.Come to my arms: V. ἕρπε... ὑπʼ ἀγκάλας (Eur., And. 722).Keep at arm's length, v. trans.: met., P. πόρρωθεν ἀσπάζεσθαι, V. πρόσωθεν ἀσπάζεσθαι.Arm of a river: P. κέρας, τό.——————v. trans.P. and V. ὁπλίζειν, ἐξοπλίζειν (Plat.).Arm oneself with breastplate: P. ἐπιθωρακίζεσθαι (Xen.).Armed with a breast-plate: P. τεθωρακισμένος.Be armed to resist: P. and V. ἀνθοπλίζεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.) (Xen.).Armed with a spear: V. ἐστολισμένος δορί (Eur., Supp. 659).A well-armed host: V. εὖ κεκασμένον δόρυ (Æsch., Eum. 766).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Arm
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3 keep at arm's length
(to avoid becoming too friendly with someone: She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length.) κρατώ σε απόσταση
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