Armé (en. Armed)

[aʁ.me]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to someone equipped with a weapon.

The soldiers were armed throughout the mission.

Les soldats étaient armeté tout au long de la mission.

Characterized by the presence of weapons.

The camp was armed against possible attacks.

Le camp était armeté contre d'éventuelles attaques.

To have means to defend oneself or to attack.

In times of tension, civilians armed themselves as a precaution.

En période de tension, les civils se sont armés par précaution.

From the verb 'arm', derived from the Latin 'armare', meaning to prepare a weapon.

armed to the teeth

To be very well equipped, often in the sense of preparing for a fight.

armé jusqu'aux dents

to be armed with patience

To show patience in a difficult situation.

être armé de patience

to be armed with knowledge

To have a lot of knowledge in a field.

être armé de connaissances

weapon

An object used for defense or attack.

arme

to arm

To prepare or equip with weapons.

armer

to disarm

To remove weapons from a person or group.

désarmer

To be angry or ready to fight.

When he heard that rumor, he was armed.

Quand il a entendu cette rumeur, il était armer.

To be in a tense situation.

After that argument, the atmosphere was armed.

Après cette dispute, l'ambiance était armer.