rearmament


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re·arm

(rē-ärm′)
v. re·armed, re·arm·ing, re·arms
v.tr.
1. To arm again.
2. To equip with better weapons.
v.intr.
To arm oneself again.

re·ar′ma·ment (rē-är′mə-mənt) n.
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Noun 1. rearmament - the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"
arming, equipping, armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
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Translations
إعادَة تَسْليح
přezbrojení
genoprustning
újrafegyverkezés
endurvopnun
prezbrojenie
yeniden silâhlanma

rearmament

[ˈriːˈɑːməmənt] Nrearme m
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rearmament

[ˌriːˈɑːrməmənt] nréarmement m
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rearmament

n (of country)Wiederbewaffnung f, → Wiederaufrüstung f; (of forces, troops)Neuausrüstung f, → Neuausstattung f
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rearmament

[ˌriːˈɑːməmənt] nriarmo
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rearm

(riːˈaːm) verb
to give or get weapons again, especially weapons of a new type. herbewapen يُعيدُ تَسْليح превъоръжавам rearmar(-se) přezbrojit wiederaufrüsten genopruste επανεξοπλίζω, επανεξοπλίζομαι rearmar taas relvastama, taasrelvastuma دوباره مسلح شدن یا کردن aseistaa uudelleen réarmer לחמש מחדש पुनरस्त्रीकरण iznova (se) naoruža(va)ti újra felfegyverez mempersenjatai kembali endurvopnast; endurnÿja vopnabúnað riarmare 再武装する 재무장하다 per(si)ginkluoti pārapbruņot mempersenjatai semula herbewapenen oppruste przezbroić (się) بیره مسلح کیدل rearmar(-se) a (se) re­înarma перевооружать prezbrojiť ponovno (se) oborožiti ponovo naoružati upprusta, på nytt beväpna ติดอาวุธอีกครั้ง yeniden silâhlannmak 重整軍備 переозброювати جدید ترین اسلحہ سے لیس ہونا tái vũ trang 重整军备
reˈarmament (-məmənt) noun
herbewapening إعادَة تَسْليح ревъоръжение rearmamento přezbrojení die Wiederaufrüstung genoprustning επανεξοπλισμός rearmamento taas relvastamine تجدید تسلیحات uudelleenaseistus réarmement חִימוּש מְחָדָש पुनरस्त्रीकरण ponovno naoružavanje újrafegyverkezés persenjataan kembali endurvopnun riarmamento, riarmo 再武装 재군비 per(si)ginklavimas pārapbruņošana persenjataan semula herbewapening opprustning przezbrojenie د اسلحو تبديلول rearmamento reînarmare перевооружение prezbrojenie ponovno oboroževanje ponovno naoružavanje upprustning การติดอาวุธอีกครั้ง yeniden silâhlanma 重整軍備 переозброєння جدید ترین اسلحہ سے لیس sự tái vũ trang 重整军备
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