arma
weapon ; arm.
Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles.
abandonar las armas
put down + weapons
The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
alijo de armas
arms cache
weapons cache
Two arms caches that may be connected with the alleged rightwing plot to topple the government were discovered yesterday.
The security team discovered an extensive weapons cache buried next to the garden shed.
arma arrojadiza
projectile
This volume contains a group of papers that analyze projectile technology from diverse viewpoints.
arma biológica
biological weapon
A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.
arma bioquímica
bioweapon
The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.
arma corta
small arm
Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma de aire comprimido
air gun
Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.
arma de bajo calibre
small arm
Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma de dos filos
double-edged sword
The rise of the World Wide Web is a double-edged sword for these systems.
arma de fuego
firearm
With this information about firearms one might turn to Quick's Dictionary where the entries are arranged alphabetically by the name or type of firearm.
arma (de fuego) prohibida
prohibited firearm
He also was charged with sexual assault and possession of a prohibited firearm in the same case, but those charges were stayed.
arma de servicio
service weapon
In response, the policeman took aim with his service weapon resulting in the suspect being placed under arrest and the recovery of a handgun, ammunition clip and a ski mask.
arma enajenada
deactivated weapon
Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.
arma estratégica
strategic weapon
Information systems will become a strategic weapon for many organisations in order to maintain or increase their effectiveness.
arma inutilizada
deactivated weapon
Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.
arma letal
lethal weapon
Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.
arma ligera
light weapon
Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma no letal
non-lethal weapon
These issues are examined through the case of an emerging class of devices called non-lethal weapons.
arma nuclear
nuclear device
nuke
The author examines the second model which has been able to produce both a nuclear device and ballistic missiles.
World leaders will spend $1 trillion on nukes in the next 10 years while cutting essential services.
arma paralizadora mediante proyectil
stun gun
stun gun
They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
arma paralizadora sin proyectil
taser
They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
arma prohibida
prohibited weapon
What is the penalty in Texas for possession of a prohibited weapon?.
arma química
chemical weapon
A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.
armas de destrucción masiva
weapons of mass destruction
In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
arma secreta
secret weapon
On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing.
armas, las
armed force
The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
armas letales
lethal weaponry
The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armas no letales
non-lethal weaponry
The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armas nucleares
nuclear weapons
Concern over the spread of nuclear weapons is becoming an increasingly important diplomatic and national security issue.
atacar con armas nucleares
nuke
Let's deter Iran by threatening to nuke them if they nuke Israel.
camarada de armas
brother in arms
comrade in arms
As the story unfolds, the main character must choose between the success of his mission and the lives of his men - his brothers in arms.
Ultimately, she learns from her comrades in arms, what it truly means to be a leader, both in the military and in life.
coleccionista de armas de fuego
gun collector
Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
comercio de armas
arms trade
There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
control de armas
arms control
This is a membership organization for the study of military strategy, arms control, regional security and conflict resolution = Ésta es una organización de socios para el estudio de la estrategia militar, el control de armas, la seguridad en las regiones del mundo y la resolución de conflictos.
control de armas de fuego
gun control
Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.
cubierta de armas
cannon deck
Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
de armas tomar
redoubtable
The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.
dejar las armas
put down + weapons
The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
deponer las armas
put down + weapons
The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
depósito de armas
ammunition dump
ammunition compound
ammunition depot
ammo depot
ordnance depot
An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.
In addition there are numerous smaller ammunition compounds within army barracks scattered around the country.
Reports from Afghanistan say three people were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.
An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.
After the Italian forces surrendered, Jovine worked in Pennsylvania in an ordnance depot.
disparar un arma
fire + weapon
Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.
escudo de armas
escutcheon [scutcheon]
The ornaments that surround escutcheons were introduced to denote the birth, dignity, or office of the person to whom the coat of arms belongs.
fuerza de las armas
force of arms
Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
herida de arma blanca
stab wound
Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.
herida por arma de fuego
gunshot wound
Unfortunately in this day in age, most gunshot wounds are not hunting related at all.
hermano de armas
brother in arms
comrade in arms
As the story unfolds, the main character must choose between the success of his mission and the lives of his men - his brothers in arms.
Ultimately, she learns from her comrades in arms, what it truly means to be a leader, both in the military and in life.
levantar armas
take up + arms
The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.
levantarse en armas contra
take + arms against
The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.
levantarse en armas (contra)
rebel (against)
It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.
leyes que regulan la posesión de armas de fuego
gun laws
Should gun laws change to make it harder for the mentally ill to buy weapons?.
licencia de armas
firearm licence
Instead of strictly screening firearm applicants to ensure that they are competent and responsible, firearm licenses are issued all too freely.
licencia de tenencia de armas
firearm licence
Instead of strictly screening firearm applicants to ensure that they are competent and responsible, firearm licenses are issued all too freely.
llamamiento a las armas
call to arms
So Jeanneney's call to arms to me gains much in strategy and tactics to balance its occasional over-simplifications.
medir las armas con
cross + swords with
I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
país con armas nucleares
nuclear state
The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.
permiso de armas
firearm permit
Each applicant is thoroughly investigated to determine if any criminal record exists that would prevent the applicant from being eligible for a firearms permit.
permiso de tenencia de armas
firearm permit
Each applicant is thoroughly investigated to determine if any criminal record exists that would prevent the applicant from being eligible for a firearms permit.
plaza de armas
parade ground
Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
ser de armas tomar
be a (real) handful
Like an ill-mannered child, the brat can be a real handful.
ser un arma de dos filos
be a mixed blessing
This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
superar en armas
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tener más armas que
outgun
Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
tomar armas
take up + arms
The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.
tráfico de armas
trafficking in arms
arms trafficking
Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.
Although higher penalties for drugs and arms trafficking have been proposed, the real solution is to change the savage economic mode of capitalist accumulation.
venta de armas
arms sale
The EU ban on arms sales to China is political discrimination against China and out of keeping with the times.
