Weapon

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feminine noun (military / technology / figurative)

Definition

A device, apparatus, tool, or instrument manufactured or structurally adapted to attack, injure, or destroy living beings, or to neutralize material objectives; a military branch or specialty within an army (e.g., infantry, artillery); (figurating) a means of ideological struggle, a strategic method, a powerful argument, or a resource used by a person to achieve a goal or defend themselves in a dispute.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Weapon
  • Arm

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard genitive inflections.
Formation Inherited directly from Latin 'arma' (weapons/tools), fundamentally preserved across centuries.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ˈar.mə]
Source Lexicon of Standard Military Terms and General Etymology

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Garda de coastă a confiscat o armă de foc nedeclarată în timpul unei inspecții de rutină pe navă.

EN: The coast guard confiscated an undeclared firearm during a routine inspection on the ship.

RO: Ofițerul aparține celei mai vechi arme din cadrul forțelor terestre, având o experiență vastă pe front.

EN: The officer belongs to the oldest military branch within the land forces, having vast experience on the front.

RO: În cadrul acelei dezbateri academice strânse, educația s-a dovedit a fi cea mai puternică armă a sa.

EN: During that close academic debate, education proved to be his most powerful weapon.

Idioms & Phrases

Armă cu două tăișuri / Double-edged sword

RO: Acțiune, argument sau strategie care poate aduce avantaje, dar prezintă în același timp riscul de a se întoarce împotriva autorului.

EN: An action, argument, or strategy that can bring advantages but at the same time poses the risk of backfiring on its author.

Tovarăș de arme / Comrade in arms

RO: Persoană alături de care cineva a luptat direct pe câmpul de bătălie sau cu care împarte o luptă ideologică comună și strânsă.

EN: A person alongside whom someone fought directly on the battlefield or with whom they share a close and common ideological struggle.

A pune armele jos / To lay down one's arms

RO: A înceta definitiv lupta, a capitula în fața unui adversar sau a renunța la o dispută prelungită.

EN: To definitively cease fighting, to capitulate before an opponent, or to give up on a prolonged dispute.

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