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The German word for arm is
Arm





arm

Gender

The gender of Arm is masculine. E.g. der Arm.

Plural

The plural of Arm is Arme.

German Definition


arm
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Arm
     [2] die Waffe
     [3] Winkel: der Schenkel
          [1] My arm hurts, I should go to the doctor.
            Mein Arm schmerzt, ich sollte einen Doktor aufsuchen.
          [2] In America a lot of people have arms in their house.
            In Amerika haben viele Leute Waffen zu Hause.
     Verb:
     [1] sich mit Waffen ausrüsten, bewaffnen, rüsten
     [2] sich vorsorglich auf etwas vorbereiten, wappnen
     [3] sich auf einen Krieg oder Kampf vorbereiten, aufrüsten
          [1] I do not feel good if my neighbor arms himself.
            Ich fühle mich nicht gut, wenn mein Nachbar sich Waffen kauft.
          [2] He was armed with arguments for the discussion.
            Er war mit Argumenten für die Diskussion gewappnet.



Translations for arm and their definitions

Armpronunciation
     n. (anatomy) an arm
     n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
     n.          (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve
                  mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical)
                  sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
     n.          a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
     n.          a branch, a section of a structure
     n.          (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
     n.          influence, might
     adj. poor (having little money)
     adj. poor (to be pitied)
          arm dran sein - to have bad luck
          lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
     adj. low (having a small amount)


rüsten
     v. to equip, to arm
     v. to prepare, make ready
          einen Salat rüsten - to prepare a salad


Waffe
     n-f. weapon, arm


bewaffnen
     v. to arm (to supply with weapons)


Bewaffnung
     n-f. arms; armament


Rüstung
     n-f. (usually) armament (the act of acquiring or producing weapons)
     n-f. arms industry, ellipsis of Rüstungsindustrie
     n-f. suit of armour
     n-f. (rare, or specialist) scaffolding


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