Arma in english
Weapon
pronunciation: wepən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: wepən part of speech: noun
In gestures
arma = weapon ; arm.
Example: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Example: 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.more:
» abandonar las armas = put down + Posesivo + weapons .
Example: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.» alijo de armas = arms cache ; weapons cache .
Example: Two arms caches that may be connected with the alleged rightwing plot to topple the government were discovered yesterday. Example: The security team discovered an extensive weapons cache buried next to the garden shed.» arma arrojadiza = projectile .
Example: This volume contains a group of papers that analyze projectile technology from diverse viewpoints.» arma biológica = biological weapon .
Example: A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.» arma bioquímica = bioweapon .
Example: 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 blanca = sharp object used as a weapon ; shiv [También escrito chiv] ; chiv [También escrito shiv] ; shank .
Example: The woman went into the store and waited for customers to leave before approaching an employee behind the counter and demanding cash while using a sharp object as a weapon. Example: Dennis ambushed Garfield in the hallway, stabbing him in the back and side multiple times with a shiv. Example: Armed with a chiv, a razor blade melted into a piece of plastic, he slashed Soham as he sat on a sofa. Example: He was found with a shank in his cell and was promptly moved to solitary confinement.» arma corta = small arm .
Example: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.» arma de aire comprimido = air gun .
Example: Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.» arma de bajo calibre = small arm .
Example: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.» arma de fuego = firearm .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.» arma en ristre = at the high port .
Example: They advanced towards the enemy as if on parade, a straight line, every bayonet at the high port.» arma estratégica = strategic weapon .
Example: Information systems will become a strategic weapon for many organisations in order to maintain or increase their effectiveness.» arma homicida = murder weapon .
Example: The 18-year-old is shown hanging on a gibbet with an axe beside her, the murder weapon she used to kill her landlady.» arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.» arma no letal = non-lethal weapon .
Example: These issues are examined through the case of an emerging class of devices called non-lethal weapons.» arma nuclear = nuclear device ; nuke .
Example: The author examines the second model which has been able to produce both a nuclear device and ballistic missiles. Example: 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 .
Example: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers. Example: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.» arma prohibida = prohibited weapon .
Example: What is the penalty in Texas for possession of a prohibited weapon?.» arma química = chemical weapon .
Example: A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.» armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Concern over the spread of nuclear weapons is becoming an increasingly important diplomatic and national security issue.» atacar con armas nucleares = nuke .
Example: Let's deter Iran by threatening to nuke them if they nuke Israel.» camarada de armas = brother in arms ; comrade in arms .
Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.» cubierta de armas = cannon deck ; gun deck .
Example: 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. Example: The gun deck, sometimes referred to by the Pilgrims as the 'tween deck,' is where the Pilgrims lived for most of the voyage.» de armas tomar = redoubtable ; ballsy [ballsier -comp., ballsiest -sup.] .
Example: 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. Example: Some called her trashy and stupid but I sincerely think the girl is ballsy.» dejar las armas = put down + Posesivo + weapons .
Example: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.» delincuencia con arma blanca = knife crime .
Example: The menace of knife crime caused by street gangs is a significant issue that needs more money to tackle it.» delincuencia con armas de fuego = gun crime .
Example: The average age of gun crime victims needing treatment at the hospital had decreased from 25 to the mid to late teens since 2012.» delito con arma blanca = knife crime .
Example: The menace of knife crime caused by street gangs is a significant issue that needs more money to tackle it.» delito con arma de fuego = gun crime .
Example: The average age of gun crime victims needing treatment at the hospital had decreased from 25 to the mid to late teens since 2012.» delitos con armas de fuego = gun violence .
Example: Racism and gun violence need not be permanent fixtures in American life.» deponer las armas = put down + Posesivo + weapons ; put down + Posesivo + guns ; lay down + Posesivo + arms .
Example: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags. Example: The truce saw soldiers at several places put down their guns at Christmas to fraternise with the enemy. Example: No doubt it would be better if all sides were to lay down their arms together at once.» depósito de armas = ammunition dump ; ammunition compound ; ammunition depot ; ammo depot ; ordnance depot .
Example: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday. Example: In addition there are numerous smaller ammunition compounds within army barracks scattered around the country. Example: Reports from Afghanistan say three people were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the outskirts of the capital, Kabul. Example: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May. Example: After the Italian forces surrendered, Jovine worked in Pennsylvania in an ordnance depot.» disparar un arma = fire + a weapon .
Example: 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] .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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.» hacha de armas = battle-axe .
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» herida de arma blanca = stab wound ; slash wound .
Example: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers. Example: A car wash worker died after being admitted to the hospital with slash wounds and bruises on his body.» herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound .
Example: Unfortunately in this day in age, most gunshot wounds are not hunting related at all.» hermano de armas = brother in arms ; comrade in arms .
Example: 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. Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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) .
Example: 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 .
Example: Should gun laws change to make it harder for the mentally ill to buy weapons?.» licencia de armas = firearm licence .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: So Jeanneney's call to arms to me gains much in strategy and tactics to balance its occasional over-simplifications.» llevar armas = bear + arms ; carry + arms .
Example: The individual right to keep and bear arms is inviolably guaranteed under the US constitution. Example: The navy was put on high alert after 4 or 5 suspicious men carrying arms and suspected to be terrorists were spotted near the navy base.» medir las armas con = cross + swords with .
Example: 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 .
Example: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.» permiso de armas = firearm permit .
Example: 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 .
Example: 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 .
Example: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.» propietario de arma = gun owner .
Example: This lawsuit is not only baseless, it is an insult to the millions of law abiding gun owners in Texas and across this country.» ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful .
Example: Like an ill-mannered child, the brat can be a real handful.» ser un arma de doble filo = be a mixed blessing ; be a double-edged sword .
Example: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing. Example: The rise of the World Wide Web is a double-edged sword for these systems.» ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing ; be a double-edged sword .
Example: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing. Example: The rise of the World Wide Web is a double-edged sword for these systems.» superar en armas = outgun .
Example: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.» tener más armas que = outgun .
Example: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.» tomar armas = take up + arms .
Example: 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.» traficante de armas = arms trafficker ; arms dealer .
Example: A former police officer arrested in connection with the murder of a family was described yesterday as a clandestine arms trafficker. Example: An arms dealer who made up to £12500 selling illegal guns online has been found guilty.» tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms ; arms trafficking .
Example: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda. Example: Although higher penalties for drugs and arms trafficking have been proposed, the real solution is to change the savage economic mode of capitalist accumulation.» usar todas + Posesivo + armas = bring in/out/up + Posesivo + big guns [También se usa bring in/ou/up the big guns] .
Example: With the difficult task in front of her, Katy put on her war paint and brought out her big guns to put on the best and most important performance of her entire career.» venta de armas = arms sale .
Example: The EU ban on arms sales to China is political discrimination against China and out of keeping with the times.armar1 = arm ; gird for.
Example: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.Example: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.more:
» armar a los soldados = arm + the soldiers .
Example: It is irresponsible for a leader to declare war and not arm the soldiers.» armar con = arm with .
Example: Technology is now being implemented to arm organizations with this weapon -- competitor intelligence -- to improve business and win the war for customers.» armarse de = summon up .
Example: Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.» armarse de coraje = steel + Reflexivo ; muster (up) + (the) courage ; pluck up + courage ; gather up + courage ; nerve + Reflexivo ; work up + the nerve(s) .
Example: She steeled herself against the heavy rain, had her keys ready for the door, and made a run for it. Example: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices. Example: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Example: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there. Example: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran are nerving themselves for a confrontation that could turn into a general war if things were to get out of control. Example: After that, he gave her a ride home every day for weeks before he finally worked up the nerve to ask her to go to the movies with him.» armarse de munición = arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition .
Example: We can pick up this discussion some other time, after you've armed yourself with ammunition!.» armarse de paciencia = arm + Reflexivo + with patience [Uso literario] ; be extremely patient .
Example: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled. Example: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.» armarse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage ; pluck up + courage ; nerve + Reflexivo ; gather up + courage ; steel + Reflexivo ; work up + the nerve(s) .
Example: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices. Example: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Example: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran are nerving themselves for a confrontation that could turn into a general war if things were to get out of control. Example: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there. Example: She steeled herself against the heavy rain, had her keys ready for the door, and made a run for it. Example: After that, he gave her a ride home every day for weeks before he finally worked up the nerve to ask her to go to the movies with him.» armarse hasta los dientes = be armed to the teeth .
Example: These pirates are armed to the teeth, ruthless and desperate, but claim to adhere to their own code of conduct.armar2 = put together ; fit out ; cause ; assemble.
Example: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.Example: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.Example: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Example: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.more:
» armar bulla = kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy ; make + a din .
Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy. Example: By midnight they were making such a din that the farmer's baby woke up.» armar enredos = make + trouble .
Example: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.» armarla = kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; kick up + a row ; raise + a stink ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy .
Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy.» armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest ; raise + Cain ; raise + hell .
Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Example: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly. Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness.» armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; raise + Cain ; raise + hell ; kick up + a shindy ; make + a din .
Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Example: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy. Example: By midnight they were making such a din that the farmer's baby woke up.» armar muebles = assemble + furniture .
Example: Many of us might shy away if asked to assemble furniture ourselves.» armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms ; all hell + let loose .
Example: It is suggested that if bedlam should break loose the teacher should try to understand the cause or causes and use remedies. Example: The newspaper that he was writing for at the time started to publish excerpts from Rushdie's book and as a result all hell broke loose. Example: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Example: I was just quietly reading the papers at the weekend when all hell let loose and the sky was filled with angry jackdaws.» armarse la de San Quintín = all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms ; all hell + let loose .
Example: The newspaper that he was writing for at the time started to publish excerpts from Rushdie's book and as a result all hell broke loose. Example: It is suggested that if bedlam should break loose the teacher should try to understand the cause or causes and use remedies. Example: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Example: I was just quietly reading the papers at the weekend when all hell let loose and the sky was filled with angry jackdaws.» armarse un jaleo = get into + a muddle .
Example: And if you get into a muddle, you can just reset it and start over again!.» armarse un lío = get into + a muddle .
Example: And if you get into a muddle, you can just reset it and start over again!.» armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; brawl ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy .
Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: Once the party was over, some 20000 people carried on celebrating the victory, some of whom began to brawl and hurl objects onto roads. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy.» armar una de mil demonios = raise + Cain .
Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding.» armar un bronca = hit + the roof ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling .
Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to.» armar un escándalo = raise + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy ; make + a din .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy. Example: By midnight they were making such a din that the farmer's baby woke up.» armar un espectáculo = raise + a hullabaloo .
Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets.» armar un follón = make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; kick up + a shindy .
Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies.