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arm

UK: /ɑːm/ US: /ɑːrm/

Translation

n [c]
brazo
I broke my arm
Me he roto el brazo
(en una prenda de vestir)
manga
arm in arm
del brazo
They walked arm in arm
Iban cogidos del brazo
to twist sb's arm (inform)
liar a alguien col.
persuadir a alguien
convencer a alguien
He twisted my arm to go with him to the station
Me convenció para que le acompañara a la estación
Véase tb: arms; to fold one's arms; to hold one's arms aloft; with arms akimbo
(Definition of arm n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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