arm
Poor; lacking in riches or wealthPoor; lacking in riches or wealth.
» I can't lift my right arm.
Ich kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
Ich kann den rechten Arm nicht heben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
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2 senses(Scotland, UK, dialectal)Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal)To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
Examples
2171 sentencesI can't lift my right arm.
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
She caught me by the arm.
Вона схопила мене за руку. — deniko
ruОна схватила меня за руку. — marafon
deSie packte mich am Arm. — wolfgangth
She has long arms and legs.
Вона має довгі руки та ноги. — deniko
ruУ неё длинные руки и ноги. — marafon
deSie hat lange Arme und Beine. — Esperantostern
Tom fell and broke his arm.
Том упав і зламав руку. — deniko
ruТом упал и сломал руку. — odexed
deTom ist gefallen und hat sich den Arm gebrochen. — Manfredo
Tom took Mary in his arms.
Том пригорнув Мері. — deniko
ruТом обнял Мэри. — marafon
deTom nahm Mary in den Arm. — jast
Origin
From Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitifFrom Middle English arm (“poor, wretched”), from Old English earm (“poor, miserable, pitiful, wretched”), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erm- (“poor, ill”).
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Forms
armer/more arm, armest/most armLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- broke his arm
- his arm around
- on his arm
- under his arm
- by the arm
- his right arm
- arm around
- put his arm
- right arm
- arm in arm
- in his arms
- his arms folded