arma

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Um
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homem
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e uma mulher
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mostrando uma criança
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pequena como usar uma arma .

A man and a woman showing a small child how to use a gun.

(transitive) to arm (to supply with weapons)
(transitive) to set (a trap, a timebomb, a security system or similar)
(transitive) to set up (a tent, a hammock, a folding table or similar)
(intransitive, literary, obsolete) to intend; to be disposed to achieve; to pursue; to search for, to aim; to apply oneself for; to seek
(informal, reflexive) to boast, to act arrogantly
(informal, reflexive) to go too far, to cross the line

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʁ.mɐ/

Inherited from Latin

Cognate with Galician

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese arma, from Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”). Compare Galician arma.