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The meaning of the Spanish word "arma" and how you use it

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arma
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) weapon "El" and "un" are used with single feminine nouns starting with a tonic A ("el arma"; "un arma"); this, however, does not alter the noun's feminine nature ("el arma blanca"; "un arma blanca").
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Él llevaba un arma escondida en el calcetín .
He carried a weapon hidden in his sock.
Ellos usaron un arma muy potente durante la guerra .
They used a powerful weapon during the war.
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La retórica es tu arma más letal .
Rhetoric is your most lethal weapon.
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La boca miente , arma letal .
The mouth lies, lethal weapon.
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La boca miente , arma letal .
The mouth lies, lethal weapon.
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arma...de...reglamento
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) service firearm The masculine article "el" is used with the singular form (el arma), but the feminine article "las" is used with the plural form (las armas). Adjectives used to describe the singular feminine form must be feminine, even when the article is masculine (el arma escondida). If a word comes between the article and the noun, the feminine article is used (la propia arma).
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Tenemos un arma de reglamento .
We have a service firearm.
Necesitas un permiso para tener un arma de reglamento .
You need a permit to have a service firearm.
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un agente de policía que pese a tener denuncias por violencia doméstica , portaba su arma de reglamento ,
a police agent who despite having charges for domestic violence, was carrying his service firearm,
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arma...de...fuego
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) firearm
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Mi padre tiene un arma de fuego .
My father has a firearm.
Encontré un arma de fuego .
I found a firearm.
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de morir violentamente por un arma de fuego que en otras naciones desarrolladas .
of dying violently from a firearm than in other developed nations.
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se...arma
(reflex. v.) (colloquial) (present) (usted / él / ella) harden(s); set(s); form(s)
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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La tempestad se arma rápidamente .
The storm forms rapidly.
Se arma un gran baile cada vez que viene ese DJ .
A big dance forms every time that DJ comes.
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arma de fuego
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) firearm
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Clickable Example Sentences

These examples and translations are created specifically for language learners, and are manually reviewed. Click on words to look them up.
Mi padre tiene un arma de fuego .
My father has a firearm.
Encontré un arma de fuego .
I found a firearm.
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