armar
Portuguese, verb/aʁˈma(ʁ)/
armar is spelled A-R-M-A-R (5 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,961st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Armar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to arm (to supply with weapons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prover de armas”.
What does armar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to arm (to supply with weapons)
- 2
to set (a trap, a timebomb, a security system or similar)
- 3
to set up (a tent, a hammock, a folding table or similar)
- 4
obsoleteto intend; to be disposed to achieve; to pursue; to search for, to aim; to apply oneself for; to seek
- 5
informalto boast, to act arrogantly
- 6
informalto go too far, to cross the line
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. prover de armas 2. equipar um navio 3. apetrechar de material bélico 4. guarnecer para maior segurança
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo armar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo armar 3. infinitivo pessoal da primeira pessoa do singular do verbo armar 4. infinitivo pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular do verbo armar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of armar
- armo first-person present singular
- armei first-person preterite singular
- armado participle past
- armares infinitive second-person singular
- armarmos first-person infinitive plural
- armardes infinitive plural second-person
- armarem infinitive plural third-person
- armando gerund
- armados masculine participle past
- armada feminine participle past
- armadas feminine participle past
- armas indicative present second-person
- arma indicative present singular
- armamos first-person indicative plural
- armais indicative plural present
- armam indicative plural present
- armava first-person imperfect indicative
- armavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce armar?
- Brazil /aʁˈma(ʁ)/
- Brazil [aɦˈma(h)]
- /aɾˈma(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to armar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is armar in Portuguese?
armar appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).