bras
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noun
- arm
Used in the library
- Il soufflait une seconde, puis se ruait de nouveau à la bataille, raidissant les bras, tordant ses larges reins.He blew for a second, then ran again into battle, stiffening his arms, twisting his broad kidneys.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Joncas le reçut dans ses bras.Joncas received him in his arms.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- — Alors, donnez-moi le bras.- Then give me the arm.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Comme il souffrait beaucoup, il montra à Cartier les bras et les jambes, le priant de les toucher.As he suffered a lot, he showed Cartier his arms and legs, praying to touch them.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
Other ways to say it
Idioms built on the body
- avoir le bras longto have influenceLiterally to have a long arm, meaning you can reach people who matter.