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♦ arm (1) /ɑ:m/n.1 (anat.) braccio: upper arm, parte superiore del braccio; My arm hurts, mi fa male il braccio; Give me your arm, dammi il braccio; He grabbed me by the arm, mi ha afferrato per un braccio; to fold (o to cross) one's arms, incrociare le braccia; with outstretched arms, a braccia tese; in each other's arms, abbracciati; in one's arms, in braccio; fra le braccia; He had a woman on his arm, dava il braccio a una donna; under one's arm, sotto il braccio; with open arms, a braccia aperte ( anche fig.); to link arms, prendersi a braccetto; to throw oneself into sb. 's arms, gettarsi tra le braccia di q.; to wave one's arms, agitare le braccia; sbracciarsi2 (zool.) arto7 ramo (fig.); braccio: the legislative arm, il ramo legislativo; Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA, Sinn Fein, il braccio politico dell'IRA8 (tecn.) braccio● (fam.) an arm and a leg, (rif. a costo o somma pagata) un occhio della testa □ arm hold ► armlock □ arm in arm ( with sb.), a braccetto (con q.) □ ( nuoto) arm pull, trazione delle braccia □ (fam.) arm-twisting, il fare pressione (su qc.); metodi (pl.) coercitivi □ arm-waving, lo sbracciarsi; (fig.) lo sbracciarsi, l'agitarsi, comportamento esagitato □ arm-wrestling, braccio di ferro □ arm's-length, ( di rapporto, ecc.) distante; distaccato □ (fam.) as long as my arm, lungo così; lungo due metri; (fig.) che non finisce più □ at arm's length, col braccio teso; discosto da sé; (fig.) a distanza; (econ., leg., di accordo, prezzo, ecc.) a condizioni di mercato; stabilito in condizioni di indipendenza reciproca: He held the book at arm's length, reggeva il libro discosto da sé; to keep st. [sb.] at arm's length, tenere qc. [q.] a distanza □ I'd give my right arm to…, darei qualsiasi cosa per…; darei un occhio per… □ the long arm of the law, il braccio della legge □ ( slang USA) on the arm, a credito; ( anche) gratis □ ( slang USA) to put the arm on sb., fare pressione su q. ( per ottenere denaro); ( anche) arrestare q., acciuffare q. □ (fam.) with one arm tied behind one's back, con una mano sola (fig.) □ within arm's reach, a portata di mano.arm (2) /ɑ:m/n.2 (al pl.) ► arms.
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Arm wrestling — is a sport with two participants. Each participant places one arm, both put either the right or left, on a surface, with their elbows bent and touching the surface, and they grip each other s hand. The goal is to pin the other s arm onto the… … Wikipedia
arm-wrestling — UK US noun [uncountable] a competition between two people to find out who is stronger, in which they sit opposite each other and place an elbow on a table between them. Each holds the other’s hand and tries to force their arm down onto the table… … Useful english dictionary
arm-wrestling — ☆ arm wrestling [ärm′res΄liŋ ] n. INDIAN WRESTLING (sense 1) * * * … Universalium
arm-wrestling — ☆ arm wrestling [ärm′res΄liŋ ] n. INDIAN WRESTLING (sense 1) … English World dictionary
arm-wrestling — ► NOUN ▪ a contest in which two people engage hands and try to force each other s arm down on to a surface … English terms dictionary
arm wrestling — a form of wrestling in which two opponents, usually facing each other across a table, rest their right or left elbows on the table and, placing their corresponding forearms upward and parallel, grip each other s hand, the object being to force… … Universalium
arm wrestling — arm′ wres tling or arm′ wres tling n. spo a form of wrestling in which two opponents grip right or left hands with elbows on a table, the winner forcing the other s hand down to touch the table Also called Indian wrestling arm′ wres tle, v.i. v.t … From formal English to slang
Arm Wrestling (video game) — Infobox VG title = Arm Wrestling caption = Arcade flyer of Nintendo s Arm Wrestling arcade game. developer = Nintendo IRD publisher = Nintendo of America designer = release = NA 1985 genre = Sports game modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns… … Wikipedia
arm wrestling — noun Date: 1973 a form of wrestling in which two opponents sit face to face gripping usually their right hands, set corresponding elbows firmly on a surface (as a tabletop), and attempt to force each other s arm down called also Indian wrestling … New Collegiate Dictionary
arm-wrestling — noun a contest in which two people sit opposite each other with one elbow resting on a table and try to force each other s arm down on to the table. Derivatives arm wrestle verb … English new terms dictionary
arm wrestling — /ˈam rɛslɪŋ/ (say ahm resling) noun a game in which two contestants sit facing each other with their elbows resting on a table and their hands clasped, the aim of the game being to push the opponent s arm flat onto the table. Also, arm bending …