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No. 8,274 in Swedish

armarna

"Armarna" in English means "the arms."

In a sentence

  • Jag sträckte ut armarna för att nå boken.

    I stretched out the arms to reach the book.

    Here, 'armarna' refers to the arms of the speaker being extended.

  • Armarna på min nya tröja är alldeles för långa.

    The arms of my new sweater are far too long.

    In this sentence, 'armarna' describes the sleeves of a sweater, showing a non-literal usage of the term.

  • Hon kramade honom med armarna hårt runt hans midja.

    She hugged him with her arms tightly around his waist.

    This usage of 'armarna' clearly refers to the physical arms used to perform an action.

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