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arm·ful

(ärm′fo͝ol′)
n.
The amount that an arm or arms can hold.
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armful

(ˈɑːmfʊl)
n, pl -fuls
the amount that can be held by one or both arms
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arm•ful

(ˈɑrmˌfʊl)

n., pl. -fuls.
the amount one or both arms can hold.
[1570–80]
usage: See -ful.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:armful - the quantity that can be contained in the arms]armful - the quantity that can be contained in the arms
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
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Translations
مِلء الذِّراع
náruč
favnfuld
nyalábnyi
faîmfylli, fang
náruč
kucak dolusu

armful

[ˈɑːmfʊl] Nbrazada f
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armful

[ˈɑːrmfʊl] nbrassée f
with an armful of books → avec des livres plein les bras
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

armful

[ˈɑːmfʊl] nbracciata
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arm1

(aːm) noun
1. the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand. He has broken both his arms. arm ذِراع ръка braço paže der Arm arm μπράτσο brazo käsivars دست käsivarsi bras זרוע बांह ruka kar lengan handleggur braccio ranka roka (no pleca līdz plaukstai) lengan arm arm ramię, ręka بازو، لاس braço braţ рука ruka roka ruka arm แขน kol 手臂 рука بازو cánh tay 臂,上肢
2. anything shaped like or similar to this. She sat on the arm of the chair. arm, leuning مَرْفَق (كُرْسي)، مُتَّكـأ пордпора за ръката braço opěradlo die Arm (lehne,...) armlæn βραχίονας brazo käetugi, käepide هر چیز دست مانند؛ دسته varsi bras, accoudoir זרוע बांह ručka kar(fa) lengan kursi armur bracciolo 腕のような部分 팔 모양의 부분 ranktūris jebkurš rokas formu atgādinošs priekšmets (krēsla roku balsts; celtņa strēle u.c.) tempat letak tangan arm, armleuning arm, grein, utløper ramię, poręcz لاستی، هر شی د لاس په ډول braço braţ подлокотник operadlo naslonjalo (za roke) naslon armstöd, karm สิ่งที่คล้ายแขน kol 臂狀物 ручка, бильце بازو vật hình cánh tay 臂状物
ˈarmful noun
as much as a person can hold in one arm or in both arms. an armful of flowers/clothes. armvol مِلء الذِّراع наръчен braçada náruč armvoll favnfuld μια αγκαλιά (ποσότητα) brazada, brazado sületäis به اندازۀ یک بغل؛ با دست های پر sylillinen brassée מְלוֹא הַזְרוֹע अंकवार-भर naramak nyalábnyi sepelukan faðmfylli, fang bracciata 腕いっぱいの量 한 아름 glėbis pilns klēpis serangkum armvol favn naręcze د یو غیږ په اندازه ، له ډکو لاسونو یا غیږ سره braçada braţ охапка náruč naročaj pregršt famn, fång ปริมาณเต็มแขน kucak dolusu 單手或雙手可抱(的程度) оберемок ایک یا دو بازوؤں کی لمبائی جتنا ôm đầy (双臂或单臂的)一抱(之量)
ˈarmband noun
a strip of cloth etc worn round the arm. The people all wore black armbands as a sign of mourning. armband شَريط عَلى الذِّراع презрамка braçadeira páska na rukávě die Armbinde armbind περιβραχιόνιο brazal, brazalete käelint بازوبند käsivarsinauha brassard סֶרֶט זְרוֹע बाजूबन्द traka na rukavu karszalag ban lengan sorgarborði bracciale 腕章 완장 raištis piedurknes apsējs pengikat lengan mouwband armbind opaska بازو بند braçadeira banderolă нарукавная повязка páska na rukáve trak na rokavu traka oko ruke armbindel ปลอกแขน kol bantı 臂套 нарукавна пов'язка بازو پر باندھنے والی پٹی băng tay 臂带,臂章
ˈarmchair noun
a chair with arms at each side. armleuningstoel كُرسي ذو ذِراعَيْن кресло poltrona křeslo der Lehnstuhl lænestol πολυθρόνα sillón, butaca tugitool صندلی دسته دار nojatuoli fauteuil כורסה आरामकुर्सी fotelja karosszék kursi berlengan hægindastóll poltrona ひじ掛け椅子 팔걸이 의자 krėslas, fotelis atzveltnes krēsls kerusi yang ada tempat letak tangan leunstoel lenestol fotel لاستی لرونکی صندلی cadeira de braços fotoliu кресло kreslo naslanjač fotelja fåtölj เก้าอี้ที่มีที่วางแขน koltuk, pazıbent 扶手椅 крісло آرام کرسی ghế bành 扶手椅
ˈarmpit noun
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder. armholte إبْـط подмишница sovaco podpaží die Achselhöhle armhule μασχάλη axila, sobaco kaenlaauk گودی زیر بغل kainalo aisselle בֵּית הַשֶׁחִי कांख pazuho hónalj ketiak handarkriki ascella わきの下 겨드랑이 pažastis paduse ketiak oksel armhule pacha تخرګ sovaco subsuoară подмышка podpazušie pazduha pazuho armhåla รักแร้ koltukaltı 腋窩 пахва بغل nách 腋窝
ˌarm-in-ˈarm adverb
(of two or more people) with arms linked together. They walked along arm-in-arm. arm-om-arm ذِراعاً بِذِراع، مُتَشابِكي الذِّراعَيْن рамо до рамо de braços dados zavěšeni do sebe Arm in Arm arm i arm αγκαζέ del brazo, de bracete käe alt kinni بازو در بازو käsikkäin bras dessus, bras dessous יד ביד बांहों में बांहें डाल कर ruku pod ruku karonfogva bergandengan arm í arm a braccetto 腕を組んで 서로 팔짱을 끼고 susikibę už rankų roku rokā berganding tangan gearmd arm i arm pod rękę بازو په بازو کی de braço dado la braţ под руку zavesení do seba pod roko, z roko v roki ruku-podruku arm i arm คล้องแขนกัน kolkola 臂挽臂地 під руку, рука в руку بازو میں بازو ڈال کر khoác tay nhau 臂挽臂地
keep at arm's length
to avoid becoming too friendly with someone. She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length. op 'n afstand يَتَحَفَّظ في عَلاقاتِه مَع، يَتَجَنَّب العَلاقَه، يَبْقى بَعيداً държа на разстояние manter à distância držet si od těla in gehöriger Entfernung halten holde på afstand κρατώ κπ. σε απόσταση mantenerse a distancia distantsi hoidma صمیمی نشدن pitää etäisyyttä tenir (qqn) à distance לִשׁמוֹר מְרחָק ज्यादा दोस्ती नहीं गांठना držati na udaljenosti távol tart magától menjauhi hleypa ekki of nærri tenere a distanza 距離をおく 멀리하다 laikytis (nuo ko) per atstumą nelaist sev tuvumā menjauhi op een afstand houden holde på avstand unikać poufałości, trzymać na dystans ډیرنږدی کیناستل manter à distância a ţine (pe cine­va) la distanţă держать на почтительном расстоянии držať si od tela držati na distanci držati na odstojanju hålla på armlängds avstånd รักษาระยะห่าง aradaki mesafeyi korumak 與...保持距離 тримати на належній відстані دوستی میں فاصلہ رکھنا tránh không làm thân với ai 避免同...亲近
with open arms
with a very friendly welcome. He greeted them with open arms. met ope arms مَفْتوح الذِّراعَيْن с отворени обятия de braços abertos s otevřenou náručí mit offenen Armen med åbne arme με ανοιχτές αγκάλες con los brazos abiertos avasüli با آغوش باز avosylin à bras ouverts בִּזרוֹעוֹת פְּתוּחוֹת गरमजोशी से otvorenih ruku tárt karokkal sambutan ramah, tangan terbuka (með) opnum örmum, fagnandi a braccia aperte 歓迎して 두 팔을 벌리고 išskėstomis rankomis atplestām rokām tangan terbuka met open armen med åpne armer z otwartymi ramionami له خلاص غیږ سره de braços abertos cu braţele deschise с распростёртыми объятиями s otvorenou náručou z odprtimi rokami raširenih ruku med öppna armar ด้วยความยินดี güler yüzle, kucak açarak 熱情地, 友好地 з розкритими обіймами کھلے بازوؤں سے ، کشادہ دلی کے ساتھ niềm nở 热情地,衷心地
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References in classic literature ?
But the purchaser must remove the goods from the premises forthwith, to make room for three man- eating tigers, a cat-headed gorilla, and an armful of rattlesnakes."
Then he would hastily gather his armful of wood and carry it home.
She was carrying an armful of Bibles for her class, and such was her view of life that events which produced heartache in others wrought beatific smiles upon her--an enviable result, although, in the opinion of Angel, it was obtained by a curiously unnatural sacrifice of humanity to mysticism.
"What," cried Wendy, "the mother of such an armful, dance!"
I, on my part, clambered up into the berth with an armful of pistols and something of a heavy heart, and set open the window where I was to watch.
There was a stove in the room and every evening young John Hardy carried up an armful of wood and put it in a box that stood by the wall.
Jurgis had got the habit of buying the Sunday paper whenever he had the money; a most wonderful paper could be had for only five cents, a whole armful, with all the news of the world set forth in big headlines, that Jurgis could spell out slowly, with the children to help him at the long words.
Her stripling brought an armful of aged sheet-music from their room-- for this bride went "heeled," as you might say--and bent himself lovingly over and got ready to turn the pages.
We fetched an armful and hid it in the weeds, and set down to rest, and Tom says, kind of dissatisfied:
The appearance of Benjamin, staggering under the burden of an armful of wood, was the first interruption to the scene.
She was at the stove, where an armful of kindling had been set off to take the chill out of the house.
As before, she was appraised of his presence by a soft sound behind her, and turned to see him coming across the turf with a great armful of branches.