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small arms N npl

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armes fpl légères

small arms fire N

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small arms fire

tirs mpl à l'arme légère

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I.arm [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm] N

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1. arm ANAT:

arm fig

arm in arm

bras dessus bras dessous

to give sb one's arm

donner le bras à qn

to take sb's arm

prendre le bras de qn

to take/hold sb in one's arms

prendre/tenir qn dans ses bras

to have sth over/under one's arm

avoir qc sur/sous le bras

to fold one's arms

se croiser les bras

in or within arm's reach

à portée de la main

2. arm (sleeve):

arm

3. arm (influence):

to have a long arm

avoir le bras long

the long arm of the law

le bras de la justice

4. arm (of crane, robot, record player):

arm

5. arm (of spectacles):

arm

6. arm (of chair):

arm

7. arm (subsidiary):

arm POL

arm ECON

arm ECON

8. arm (of sea):

arm

II.arms N npl

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2. arms HERALD:

arms

armes fpl

arms

coat of arms

III.arm [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm] VB trans

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1. arm (militarily):

arm troops, rebels, missile, warhead

2. arm (equip):

to arm sb with lit, fig tool, information etc

IV.to arm oneself VB refl

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to arm oneself refl MIL:

to arm oneself

to arm oneself with lit weapon, facts, statistics

V.arm [Brit ɑːm, Am ɑrm]

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I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

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II.smalls N

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smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

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1. small (not big):

small house, car, book, coin, dog, bag

small attr change, job, mistake, matter

small attr increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake

small attr sum, number

the dress is too small for her

la robe est trop petite pour elle

a small sweatshirt

un sweatshirt de petite taille

the change was small

le changement était sans importance

his influence was small

son influence était négligeable

it would cost a small fortune inf

ça me coûterait une petite fortune

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron

it is written with a small letter

ça s'écrit avec une minuscule

in his or her own small way (gen)

in his or her own small way (financially)

dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens

small amount of

ajoutez un peu de

to cut sth up small

couper qc en petits morceaux

to fold sth up small

plier qc plusieurs fois

everybody, great and small, will be affected

riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché

the smallest room inf euph

le petit coin inf, euph

it's a small world!

que le monde est petit!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

4. small (quiet):

small voice, noise

small sound

IV.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

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small write:

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

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Translations for small arms in the English»French Dictionary

small arms N pl

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armes fpl portatives

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arm¹ [ɑ:rm] N

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2. arm (sleeve):

arm

3. arm (armrest):

arm

4. arm:

arm (for eyeglasses)

arm (division)

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1. arm:

arm

2. arm fig:

to arm oneself for/against sth

s'armer pour/contre qc

II.arm² [ɑ:m, Am ɑ:rm] MIL N

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arm pl:

arm

I.small [smɔ:l] ADJ

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1. small (not large):

to be too small for sb/sth

être trop petit pour qn/qc

2. small (young):

4. small (on a limited scale):

peu considérable

in a small way

5. small TYPO, LIT:

a small letter

with a small ‘c’

avec un c minuscule

Phrases:

it's a small world! prov

le monde est petit

II.small [smɔ:l] N no pl

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the small of the back

la chute des reins

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This type is most often seen as the red dot type used on small arms. en.wikipedia.org

This gives it protection against 7.62 mm small arms fire and small artillery shell fragments. en.wikipedia.org

The party was under small arms fire most of the way. en.wikipedia.org

The deckhouse also included a small arms locker, scuttlebutt, a small desk and head. en.wikipedia.org

In 1921, he organized and headed a design bureau at the automatic small arms factory. en.wikipedia.org

The battle was one of scattered firing with small arms and casualties were light. en.wikipedia.org

During the operation small arms fire from the shore wounded four men. en.wikipedia.org

Some seventy wagons and carts were captured, some only containing small arms ammunition which was destroyed. en.wikipedia.org

The enemy retreated to a nearby castle and continued to pour small arms fire on the landing party. en.wikipedia.org

The glass protecting the camera is made bulletproof, protecting from small arms. en.wikipedia.org

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