/aɾˈmaɾ/
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Translation
to assemble, to put together
Word origin
From Latin armare ('to equip with weapons'), from arma ('arms, weapons'). The sense of fitting parts together developed from the idea of equipping.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- armare
- English cognates
- arm, army
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
Tardamos mueble.
It took us an hour to assemble the furniture.
.
The child knows how to put the puzzle together on his own.
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They are going to put up a tent next to the river.
civiles.
The soldiers refused to arm the civilians.
¡ !
Do not make such a fuss over something so silly!
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