weapon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɛpən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɛpən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wep′ən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
weapon n (gun, knife)arma nf
 It is unfair to use a weapon against an unarmed opponent.
 Es injusto usar un arma contra un adversario desarmado.
weapon n figurative (used to fight [sth]) (figurado)arma nf
 Words were the author's weapon.
 Las palabras eran el arma del autor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
assault weapon n (semi-automatic firearm)arma de asalto nf + loc adj
assault with a deadly weapon n (law: attack)asalto a mano armada nm + loc adv
automatic weapon n (gun: rapid-firing)arma automática nf + adj
 The police arrived at the scene, armed with automatic weapons.
 Los policías llegaron al lugar provistos de armas automáticas.
biological weapon n usually plural (organism used as mass weapon)arma biológica nf + adj
  arma bacteriológica nf + adj
cluster munition,
cluster weapon n		 (explosive weapon)bomba de racimo, munición de racimo loc nom f
murder weapon n (item used in homicide)arma del crimen nf + loc adj
  arma homicida nf + adj
Note: Ante sustantivo femenino que empieza con a o ha tónicas se emplean solamente los artículos el y un.
 The police say that they have found the murder weapon.
nuclear weapon n (explosive device)arma nuclear loc nom f
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'weapon' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ack-ack - Agent Orange - aggravated assault - aim - air-to-air - air-to-ground - air-to-surface - antiaircraft gun - antiballistic missile - arm - armed guard - armed robbery - arming sword - atom bomb - ballista - battleax - bazooka - bill - biological weapon - bioterrorism - blowgun - blowpipe - bludgeon - blunderbuss - bow - bow and arrow - brandish - brass knuckles - brickbat - broadsword - calibrate - cluster bomb - cluster munition - cold steel - colt - crossbow - cruise missile - dagger - draw - edged - engagement system - equalizer - felonious assault - field gun - fieldstrip - fire - fire back - fire upon - firing - firing pin
Spanish:
arma - fierro - arma arrojadiza - arma biológica - arma blanca - arma contundente - arma de ataque - arma de doble filo - arma de guerra - arma genérica - arma homicida - arma ligera - arma pesada - arma prohibida - arma reglamentaria - arma secreta - armamentismo - baza - cargar un arma - guadarnés - portador de un arma

Collocations: a [lethal, deadly, chemical, dangerous] weapon, [a loaded, an unloaded, a spent, an empty] weapon, [an assault, an automatic] weapon, more...

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