What does armes in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word armes in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use armes in French.

The word armes in French means arm, arm, arm, equip, wind on, arm yourself, arm yourself, arm yourself, arm, fit out, pit, knight, fit, weapon, weapon, armed, loaded, reinforced, equipped, fitted out, arming, summon your courage, summon all your courage, summon your patience. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word armes

arm

verbe transitif (doter d'une arme)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La mairie a armé la police municipale d'armes de poing.
City hall has armed the local police with handguns.

arm

verbe transitif (fournir en armes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est ce trafiquant qui arme les rebelles.
It's this trafficker who is arming the rebels.

arm, equip

verbe transitif (figuré (apprendre à faire face à [qch]) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le stage nous a armé à affronter ce genre de situation.
Our training course armed us to deal with this kind of situation.

wind on

verbe transitif (préparer le fonctionnement de [qch]) (camera film)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Si tu n'armes pas l'appareil, tu n'es pas près de faire une photographie.
If you don't wind the film on, you won't be able to take a photo.

arm yourself

verbe pronominal (se fournir en armes)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Ces rebelles s'arment chez ce contrebandier.

arm yourself

verbe pronominal (se munir de [qch]) (figurative)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Il s'est armé d'un stylo et a signé l'accord.

arm yourself

verbe pronominal (se prémunir (contre [qch])) (figurative)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Il faut s'armer contre les épreuves qui nous attendent.

arm

verbe transitif (garnir d'armes)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
C'est Napoléon qui a armé cette forteresse.
Napoleon armed the fortress.

fit out

verbe transitif (préparer un navire) (ship)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Ce navire est armé par un armateur grec.
This vessel was fitted out by a Greek shipowner.

pit

verbe transitif (inciter à l'hostilité)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce personnage tente de nous armer les uns contre les autres.
This character is trying to pit us all against one another.

knight

verbe transitif (Moyen Âge : faire chevalier) (historical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le roi arma 5 écuyers après la bataille.
The King knighted five of his horsemen after the battle.

fit

verbe transitif (renforcer une extrémité)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai armé mon bâton d'une pointe en fer.
I fitted my stick with a ferrule.

weapon

nom féminin (objet pour se battre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a les armes blanches et à feu, les armes chimiques et atomiques.
There are cold weapons, firearms, chemical and atomic weapons.

weapon

nom féminin (moyen d'attaque) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La méditation peut être une arme efficace contre le stress de la vie moderne.
Meditation can be an effective weapon against the stresses of modern life.

armed

adjectif (qui dispose d'une arme)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Attention, le cambrioleur est armé !
Look out, the burglar's got a knife!

loaded

adjectif (prêt à faire feu) (firearm)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette grenade est armée.
This grenade is primed.

reinforced

adjectif (qui comporte une armature)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le sol est construit en béton armé.
The floor is made of reinforced concrete.

equipped

(prêt pour) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il n'est pas bien armé pour (faire face à) la vie.
He's not equipped to deal with life.

fitted out

adjectif (Marine : prêt à naviguer) (ship)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce navire est armé, il peut partir du jour au lendemain.
The ship is fitted out; she's ready to set sail at a moment's notice.

arming

nom masculin (position d'une arme prête à tirer) (weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a plusieurs armés sur ce camion militaire.
There are several armings on this military truck.

summon your courage, summon all your courage

locution verbale (agir avec détermination)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les poilus s'armèrent de courage et repartirent à l'assaut.

summon your patience

(se préparer à attendre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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