Significado de weapon en inglés
weaponweapon /ˈwepən/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1something that you use to fight with or attack someone with, such as a knife, bomb, or gunalgo que se usa para luchar o atacar a alguien, como un cuchillo, una bomba o un arma de fuego: 
They all had sticks which they planned to use as weapons.Todos llevaban palos que planeaban usar como armas.2an action, piece of information, piece of equipment etc that you can use to win or be successful in doing somethinguna acción, información, equipo, etc. que se puede usar para ganar o tener éxito en algo: a new weapon in the fight against AIDSuna nueva arma en la lucha contra el sida Right now, she felt the need of every weapon in her armoury (=weapon that she had), including surprise.En ese momento, sintió que necesitaba cada arma de su arsenal (=arma que tenía), incluida la sorpresa.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESADJECTIVES/NOUN + weaponADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + weaponnuclear/atomic weapons· The country is thought to be developing nuclear weapons.· Se cree que el país está desarrollando armas nucleares.conventional weapons (=not nuclear)· With conventional weapons, the destruction is not so drastic.· Con armas convencionales, la destrucción no es tan drástica.chemical/biological weapons (=weapons that use chemicals such as poisonous gases, or dangerous germs)· Troops may have been exposed to chemical weapons.· Es posible que las tropas hayan sido expuestas a armas químicas.an offensive weapon (=one that can be used to attack someone illegally)· He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.· Fue acusado de portar un arma ofensiva.a lethal/deadly weapon (=one that can kill)· A knife is a lethal weapon.· Un cuchillo es un arma letal.the murder weapon (=the weapon used to kill someone)· Police found a knife at the scene that is believed to be the murder weapon.· La policía encontró en la escena un cuchillo que se cree es el arma del crimen.an automatic weapon (=an automatic gun)· He was shot 120 times with automatic weapons.· Recibió 120 disparos de armas automáticas.verbsverboscarry a weapon· The man is believed to be carrying a weapon.· Se cree que el hombre lleva un arma.use a weapon· They claim the government used chemical weapons against them.· Afirman que el gobierno usó armas químicas contra ellos.fire a weapon (=shoot a gun or missile)· Police were told not to fire their weapons.· Se les ordenó a los policías no disparar sus armas.
Ver todas las traducciones1something that you use to fight with or attack someone with, such as a knife, bomb, or gunalgo que se usa para luchar o atacar a alguien, como un cuchillo, una bomba o un arma de fuego: They all had sticks which they planned to use as weapons.Todos llevaban palos que planeaban usar como armas.2an action, piece of information, piece of equipment etc that you can use to win or be successful in doing somethinguna acción, información, equipo, etc. que se puede usar para ganar o tener éxito en algo: a new weapon in the fight against AIDSuna nueva arma en la lucha contra el sida Right now, she felt the need of every weapon in her armoury (=weapon that she had), including surprise.En ese momento, sintió que necesitaba cada arma de su arsenal (=arma que tenía), incluida la sorpresa.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESADJECTIVES/NOUN + weaponADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + weaponnuclear/atomic weapons· The country is thought to be developing nuclear weapons.· Se cree que el país está desarrollando armas nucleares.conventional weapons (=not nuclear)· With conventional weapons, the destruction is not so drastic.· Con armas convencionales, la destrucción no es tan drástica.chemical/biological weapons (=weapons that use chemicals such as poisonous gases, or dangerous germs)· Troops may have been exposed to chemical weapons.· Es posible que las tropas hayan sido expuestas a armas químicas.an offensive weapon (=one that can be used to attack someone illegally)· He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.· Fue acusado de portar un arma ofensiva.a lethal/deadly weapon (=one that can kill)· A knife is a lethal weapon.· Un cuchillo es un arma letal.the murder weapon (=the weapon used to kill someone)· Police found a knife at the scene that is believed to be the murder weapon.· La policía encontró en la escena un cuchillo que se cree es el arma del crimen.an automatic weapon (=an automatic gun)· He was shot 120 times with automatic weapons.· Recibió 120 disparos de armas automáticas.verbsverboscarry a weapon· The man is believed to be carrying a weapon.· Se cree que el hombre lleva un arma.use a weapon· They claim the government used chemical weapons against them.· Afirman que el gobierno usó armas químicas contra ellos.fire a weapon (=shoot a gun or missile)· Police were told not to fire their weapons.· Se les ordenó a los policías no disparar sus armas.