armar

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ar‧mar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aʁˈma(ʁ)/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese armar, from Latin armāre.

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