arm
/ɑɹm/ nom A1En français : bras
- The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. · She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
- The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow. · The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
- A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. · the arms of an octopus
- The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
- A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses. · The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.· I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.
- A bay or inlet off a main body of water. · Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
- A branch of an organization. · the cavalry arm of the military service
- Power; might; strength; support. · the arm of the law· the secular arm
Pluriel arms
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
“You see,” he continued confidentially, “I don’t mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt.
Edmond, at the approach of his patron, respectfully placed the arm of his affianced bride within that of M.
Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, “Father—dear father!”
The old man uttered a cry, and turned round; then, seeing his son, he fell into his arms, pale and trembling.
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