♦ arm

♦ arm
♦ 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; sbracciarsi
2 (zool.) arto
3 manica (di indumento)
4 bracciolo (di poltrona, ecc.)
5 braccio (di mare, ecc.)
6 (grosso) ramo (di albero)
7 ramo (fig.); braccio: the legislative arm, il ramo legislativo; Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA, Sinn Fein, il braccio politico dell'IRA
8 (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.
1 (mil.) arma: the artillery arm, l'arma di artiglieria
2 (al pl.) ► arms.

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