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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE ARMS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE ARMS

take a bow
take a dim view of
take a leaf out of someone´s book
take a person to the cleaners
take a powder
take a punt at
take a rain check
take a risk
take a running jump
take a whizz
take aback
take account of
take advantage of
take after
take against
take amiss
take an oath
take apart
take at one´s word
take away

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE ARMS

arms
babe-in-arms
bear arms
canting arms
coat of arms
college of arms
in arms
lay down one´s arms
officer of arms
order arms
pile arms
present arms
reverse arms
sergeant at arms
serjeant at arms
shoulder arms
side arms
small arms
up in arms
with open arms

Synonyms and antonyms of take arms in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take arms» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE ARMS

Find out the translation of take arms to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take arms from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take arms» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拿起武器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar las armas
570 millions of speakers

English

take arms
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथियार ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمل السلاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взять в руки оружие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pegar em armas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ত্র নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre les armes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil senjata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arme nehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

武器を取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk senjata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất cánh tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயுதங்களை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हात लावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Silah almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prendere le armi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wziąć broń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

взяти в руки зброю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia arme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβουν τα όπλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem arms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta armar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta armene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take arms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE ARMS»

The term «take arms» is normally little used and occupies the 112.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE ARMS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take arms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE ARMS»

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Compend of instructions in military tactics, and the manual ...
When the ranks are closed, preparatory to take arms, the sergeants will also close upon the centre, and at the word, take their arms and resume their places. 306. The knapsacks will be placed at the feet of the men, the flaps from them, with the ...
‎1857
2
Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry: By Christine de Pizan
... take arms at will, choosing some device that pleases them — sometimes based on their surname, as a Pierre Maillart might take knots, or Jean de la Pie take magpies, and so on — and so in various ways any device that pleases them.
Charity Cannon Willard, Sumner Willard, 2010
3
The Galaxy
The officers, hardly awake, heard the confusion, the buzzing and humming caused by the calling of the names of Brown, Jones and Robinson, and the rest, by the orderlies ; and then the mingled command from ten throats : " Take — arms !
‎1870
4
School of the Soldier and Manual of Arms
Take — Arms. 107 At the command take arms, the rear rank man of every odd file will advance his left foot about six inches, and take his piece from the stack ; the front rank man of every even file will seize his own piece with the left hand, and ...
New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, 23rd, 1864
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The Galaxy: A Magazine of Entertaining Reading
The officers, hardly awake, heard the confusion, the buzzing and humming caused by the calling of the names of Brown, Jones and Robinson, and the rest, by the orderlies; and then the mingled command from ten throats: “Take—arms !
William Conant Church, 1870
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Exercises in Small-arms and Field Artillery: Arranged for ...
Rise up, bringing the left foot back to its place, and drop the hands by the side. Take — Arms. 1st motion. — Advance the left foot, and bending the body to the front, seize the piece just above the lower band. 2d motion. — Rise up and take the ...
United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance, Henry Hayes Lockwood, Edward Seager, 1852
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Shakespeare's Early Tragedies
So the next interpretative problem is the next lines: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings'and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? (57—60) The first part is clear: ...
Nicholas Brooke, 2013
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Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861: With an ...
When the ranks are closed, preparatory to take arms, the Sergeants will also close upon the centre, and at the word, take their arms and resume their places. 316. The knapsacks will be placed at the feet of the men, the flaps from them, with the ...
United States. War Dept, 1863
9
Stylistic Studies of Literature: In Honour of Professor ...
All instances of "take up Arms" (and *"take Arms") are cited here in order of appearance: [6] 1 [the Dissenters] never took up Arms against their Prince. (63) 2 the Whigs in 41. to 48. took up Arms against their King; (65) 3 We did take up Arms, ...
Masahiro Hori, Tomoji Tabata, Sadahiro Kumamoto, 2009
10
An Universal history, from the earliest account of time
The consuls immediately repaired to the forum, and summoned all the citizens to take arms, and follow them ; but the tribunes, mount- The tri- ing their tribunal, with their unseasonable harangues, cooled hunts cool the ardor of the people : We ...
George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, 1747

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE ARMS»

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ARMs are back! Reverse mortgages too! Is this housing bubble 2.0?
The risk, of course, is the pendulum swings too far toward "easy" credit and buyers feel compelled to take ARMs as home-price appreciation and higher rates ... «Yahoo Finance, Mar 14»
2
Take arms firms out of the Big Bang Fair
Big Bang Fair sponsor BAE Systems' stand at another event, the Farnborough International Airshow in 2012. Photograph: BAE Systems BAE SYSTEMS ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
3
Take Arms, Multiplayer 2D Shooter Now Available On Xbox Live
Indie studio Discord Games announced today that their independent project, Take Arms, is currently available for purchase on Xbox Live. The game features ... «Cinema Blend, Aug 11»

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