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arm·rest

(ärm′rĕst′)

A support for the arm, as on a piece of furniture or within a motor vehicle.

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armrest

(ˈɑːmˌrɛst)

(Furniture) the part of a chair, sofa, etc, that supports the arm. Sometimes shortened to: arm

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arm•rest

(ˈɑrmˌrɛst)

n.

an often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a seat or on the inside of a car door.

[1885–90]

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Noun

armrest - a support for the arm

arm - the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

car door - the door of a car

rest - a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"

Translations

accotoir

bracciolo bracciuolo

armlene

armrest

[ˈɑːmrest] N [of chair] → brazo m; (in bus, plane, etc) → apoyo m para el brazo, apoyabrazos m inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

armrest

[ˈɑː^rmrɛst] n [chair] → accoudoir m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

armrest

[ˈɑːmˌrɛst] n → bracciolo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

armrest

n reposabrazos m

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