| Principal Translations |
| brazo nm | (extremidad superior del hombre) | arm n |
| | Tiene una herida en el brazo. |
| | He has a wound on his arm. |
| brazo nm | (soporte lateral de un sillón) (chair) | arm n |
| | No te sientes en el brazo que lo romperás. |
| | Don't sit on the arm, you'll break it. |
| brazo nm | (pata delantera) (of a quadruped) | front leg, foreleg n |
| | El caballo cojea del brazo derecho. |
| | The horse is limping on its right foreleg. |
| brazo nm | (adorno de lámpara) | arm, branch n |
| | Quiero comprarme un candelabro de siete brazos. |
| | I want to buy a candelabrum with seven arms. |
| brazo nm | (palanca) (crane) | boom, lift arm, jib n |
| | El brazo de la grúa levantó el coche. |
| | The tow truck's jib raised the car. |
Compound Forms:
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| andar del brazo vi + loc adv | (ir tomados del brazo) (literal) | walk arm in arm, walk hand in hand v expr |
| | (literal or figurative) | go arm in arm, go hand in hand v expr |
| | (figurative) | be associated, be in bed v expr |
| brazo armado loc nom m | (grupo de personas armadas) (politics) | militant branch, militant wing n |
| | Los ladrones serán perseguidos por el brazo armado de la ley. |
| brazo de carga loc nom m | (dispositivo mecánico) | loading arm n |
| | La constructora tiene varios brazos de carga. |
| | The builder has various loading arms. |
| brazo de grúa nm + loc adj | (pluma) | boom n |
| | | jib n |
| | El brazo de la grúa levanta objetos pesados para su traslado. |
| | The boom lifts heavy objects to move them. |
| brazo derecho loc nom m | (persona de confianza) | right hand n |
| | (male) | right-hand man n |
| | (US, woman, dated) | girl Friday n |
| | María es el brazo derecho del jefe. |
| | El presidente le encargó la difícil tarea a su brazo derecho. |
| | Maria is the boss's right hand.. |
| | The president entrusted the difficult task to his right-hand man. |
| | Maria is the boss's girl Friday. |
| brazo dormido nm + adj | coloquial (sin sensación) | numb arm n |
| | Siempre me despierto con el brazo dormido por culpa de mi mala postura al dormir. |
| | I always wake up with a numb arm because of my bad sleeping position. |
| brazo ejecutor loc nom m | (quien lleva algo a cabo) | executing arm, executive arm n |
| | (sports) | throwing arm n |
| | Nuestro equipo, brazo ejecutor del plan de innovación, está conformado por especialistas de diversas áreas. |
| | Our team, the executing arm of the innovation project, is composed of specialists from several areas. |
| brazo político loc nom m | (grupo de personas) | political wing n |
| | El país tiene varios brazos políticos organizados. |
| dar el brazo a torcer loc verb | coloquial (ceder, acceder) | give in, give up vi phrasal |
| | | allow yourself to be persuaded v expr |
| | | be talked into [sth] v expr |
| | En una pareja hay que saber dar el brazo a torcer. |
| | When in a relationship, you need to know when to give in. |
| luchar a brazo partido loc verb | (con todas las fuerzas) | fight hard vi + adv |
| | | struggle⇒ vi |
| | Los hombres lucharon a brazo partido durante la batalla. |
| | The men fought hard during the battle. |
| nacer con un pan bajo el brazo loc verb | figurado (traer recursos al nacer) | not want for anything v expr |
| | (born into a wealthy family) | be born with a silver spoon in your mouth v expr |
| | Mi abuela dice que los niños nacen con un pan bajo el brazo y que no hay que preocuparse mucho por el dinero antes de tenerlos. |
| | My grandmother says that children do not want for anything and that there's no need to worry about money before having them. |
| no dar el brazo a torcer loc verb | coloquial (no sucumbir) | not budge an inch v expr |
| | | not let [sb] twist your arm v expr |
| | | stand your ground v expr |
| | El jefe no dio el brazo a torcer y no le dio el aumento a Martín. |
| | The boss did not budge an inch and did not give Martin the raise. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Don't let Juan twist your arm and make you go somewhere you don't want to go. |