| Principal Translations |
| armar⇒ vtr | (proveer de armas) (with weapons) | arm⇒ vtr |
| | | supply with arms v expr |
| | Julio César armó a los soldados antes de la batalla de Tapso. |
| | Julius Caesar armed the soldiers before the battle of Thapsus. |
| armar vtr | (juntar piezas) | assemble⇒ vtr |
| | | put together vtr + adv |
| | (tent) | pitch⇒ vtr |
| | Armaron el mueble siguiendo las instrucciones. |
| | Los dos jóvenes armaron una computadora con viejos repuestos. |
| | They assembled the furniture by following the instructions. |
| armar vtr | coloquial (alboroto: causar) (fuss) | kick up vtr phrasal insep |
| | (fuss) | raise⇒ vtr |
| | (scene) | create⇒, make⇒ vtr |
| | (trouble) | stir up vtr phrasal insep |
| | Jaime armó un pleito por una tontería. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The toddler kicked up a fuss when they took her toy away. |
| armarse⇒ v prnl | (proveerse de armas) | arm yourself vtr + ref |
| | (supply) | arm⇒ vtr |
| | La policía se armó antes de entrar al escondite de los terroristas. |
| | The officers armed themselves before raiding the terrorists' hideout. |
| armarse v prnl | coloquial (formarse, organizarse) | be⇒ vi |
| | En la calle se armará una fiesta si gana el candidato favorito. |
| | There will be a party in the streets if the favourite candidate wins. |
| armarse v prnl | coloquial (causarse alboroto) | be commotion v expr |
| | Con tanta fiesta en la calle se armó un gran jaleo. |
| | With so much partying in the street, there was a lot of commotion. |
Compound Forms:
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| armar bardo loc verb | AR, UY: coloquial (armar una pelea) | raise hell v expr |
| | | stir up trouble v expr |
| armarse de paciencia loc verb | (tener paciencia) | arm yourself with patience v expr |
| | | be patient v aux + adj |
| | | resolve to be patient v expr |
| | Se armó de paciencia y esperó a que llegara. |
| | He armed himself with patience and waited for it to arrive. |
| armarse de valor loc verb | (hacer acopio de coraje) | pluck up courage, gather your courage v expr |
| | Luciano se armó de valor e invitó a Carla a una cita. |
| armar jaleo loc verb | (montar bronca) | look for trouble v expr |
| | Los hinchas de fútbol armaron jaleo luego del partido. |
| | The football fans were looking for trouble after the match. |
| armar la alarma loc verb | (montar la alarma) | set the alarm v expr |
| | Armaron la alarma y la instalaron antes de irse de vacaciones. |
| | They set the alarm and installed it before going on holiday. |
| armar la de Dios es Cristo expr | (montar un jaleo, lío) | make all hell break loose, let all hell break loose v expr |
| | | kick the hornet's nest v expr |
| | Cuando el equipo perdió los fanáticos armaron la de Dios es Cristo. |
| | When the team lost the fans made all hell break loose (or: let all hell break loose). |
| armar la gorda loc verb | coloquial (liarla) | make a big fuss v expr |
| | | go about kicking and screaming v expr |
| | Los niños armaron la gorda y trataron de ocultarlo. |
| | The children made a big fuss and tried to hide it. |
| armar las cargas loc verb | (colocar la carga explosiva) (explosives) | load arms v expr |
| armar explosivos vtr + nmpl | (ensamblar piezas) | build explosives, rig explosives v expr |
| | El ejército armó los explosivos antes del combate. |
| | The army built (or: rigged) explosives before the battle. |
| armar los pedazos loc verb | (recomponer) | put the pieces together v expr |
| | Julian armó los pedazos del jarrón que se había roto y los pegó. |
| | Julian put the pieces of the broken vase together and repaired it. |
| armar pistas loc verb | (montar pistas) (music, recording) | assemble tracks, lay down tracks v expr |
| | Lorenzo armaba pistas de grabación en su estudio. |
| | Lorenzo assembled tracks in his studio. |
| armar un catálogo loc verb | (hacer un catálogo) (US) | organize a catalog, prepare a catalog, put together a catalogue v expr |
| | (UK) | organise a catalogue, prepare a catalogue, put together a catalogue v expr |
| armar un escenario loc verb | (montar un escenario) (theatre) | make a set v expr |
| | Mariana trabajaba armando escenarios para un grupo de teatro. |
| | Mariana worked making sets for a theatre group. |
| armar un expolio loc verb | (causar lío, problemas) | make a scene v expr |
| | | cause an uproar v expr |
| armar un lío loc verb | (montar un escándalo) (complain, cry) | kick up a fuss, make a fuss v expr |
| | (do [sth] wrong) | get in trouble v expr |
| | (do [sth] wrong) | make a mess, mess things up |
| | E niño se lastimó y armó un lío tan grande que sus padres lo llevaron al hospital. |
| | The boy got hurt and kicked up such a fuss that his parents took him to hospital. |
| armar un rompecabezas loc verb | (montar un rompecabezas) | work on a jigsaw puzzle, put together a jigsaw puzzle v expr |
| | Llovía y Malena decidió armar un rompecabezas para no aburrirse. |
| | It was raining and Malena decided to work on a jigsaw puzzle so she wouldn't get bored. |
| armar un toldo loc verb | (instalar un toldo) | set up a tent, pitch a tent v expr |
| | | set up a canopy v expr |
| | | mount an awning v expr |
| | Los empleados de la toldería armaron un toldo en la tienda. |
| | The employees of the camping goods store set up a tent in the store. |
| armar una biblioteca loc verb | (montar una biblioteca) | organize a library v expr |
| | (UK) | organiSe a library v expr |
| | | set up a library v expr |
| | Los estudiantes armaron una biblioteca en su aula. |
| | The students set up a library in their classroom. |
| armar una bomba loc verb | (montar una bomba) | make a bomb, assemble a bomb vtr + n |
| | Los atacantes armaron una bomba y salieron dispuestos a todo. |
| armar una computadora loc verb | (montar un ordenador) | build a computer, assemble a computer v expr |
| | Los dos jóvenes armaron una computadora con viejos repuestos. |
| | The two youths built a computer (or: assembled a computer) out of old parts. |
| armar una línea loc verb | (pesca: montar un sedal) (fishing) | make a line, set up a line v expr |
| | El padre le enseñó cómo armar una línea a su hijo. |
| | The father showed his son how to set up a line. |
| armar una red loc verb | (computación: crear una red) | set up a network v expr |
| | Los profesores y los alumnos armaron una red para estar en contacto. |
| | The teachers and students set up a network so they could stay in touch. |
| armar una solicitud loc verb | (elaborar petición) | fill out a request, fill out an application v expr |
| | Debes armar una solicitud y enviarla a la gerencia. |
hacer un pedo,
armar un pedo loc verb | coloquial (montar una escena) | make a scene v expr |
| | | make a stink v expr |
| | | raise hell v expr |
| | El hombre hizo un pedo cuando le llevaron la cuenta en el restaurante. |