to welcome sb with open arms

recibirán una compensación económica — they'll get compensation, they will receive financial compensation más frm

he recibido del Sr Gómez la cantidad de... — [en recibo] received from Sr Gómez the sum of...

"mensaje recibido" — (Radio) "message received"

• recibir asistencia médica — to receive medical assistance, be given medical assistance

• recibir el calificativo de — to be labelled (as)

• recibir el nombre de — frm (=llamarse) to be called; [al nacer] to be named

• ir a recibir a algn — to meet sb

• salieron a recibirlos al jardín — they received them in the garden

la recibió por esposa — he took her as o for his wife

ha recibido orden de... — he has been ordered o he has received orders to...

reciba un atento saludo de... — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE)

recibe un fuerte abrazo... — (Corresp) best wishes

reciba nuestra más cordial felicitación — (frml) please accept our warmest congratulations (frml)

recibieron la sugerencia fríamente — the suggestion met with o received a cold reception

recibe los jueves — she sees o receives visitors on Thursdays

el doctor no recibe hoy — the doctor does not have office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery today

ha recibido orden de... — he has been ordered o he has received orders to...

reciba un atento saludo de... — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours faithfully/sincerely (BrE)

recibe un fuerte abrazo... — (Corresp) best wishes

reciba nuestra más cordial felicitación — (frml) please accept our warmest congratulations (frml)

recibieron la sugerencia fríamente — the suggestion met with o received a cold reception

recibe los jueves — she sees o receives visitors on Thursdays

el doctor no recibe hoy — the doctor does not have office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery today

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Arm in Arm — arm in arm

die Arme voll haben — to have one's arms full

jds Arm nehmen — to take sb's arm, to take sb by the arm

or reichen — to offer sb one's arm

jdn im Arm or in den Armen halten — to hold sb in one's arms

jdn am Arm führen — to lead sb by the arm

jdn in die Arme schließen — to take or clasp sb in an embrace

jdm/sich in die Arme fallen or sinken — to fall into sb's/each other's arms

sich aus jds Armen lösen (geh) — to free oneself from sb's embrace

jdn auf den Arm nehmen — to take sb onto one's arm; (fig inf) to pull sb's leg (inf)

jdm unter die Arme greifen (fig) — to help sb out

jdm in die Arme laufen (fig inf) — to run or bump (inf) into sb

jdn mit offenen Armen empfangen (fig) — to welcome sb with open arms

jdm in den Arm fallen (fig) — to put a spoke in sb's wheel (Brit), to spike sb's guns (Brit), to throw sb a curve ball (US)

sich jdm/einer Sache in die Arme werfen (fig) — to throw oneself at sb/into sth

jdn jdm/einer Sache in die Arme treiben (fig) — to drive sb into sb's arms/to sth

jdn am steifen Arm verhungern lassen (lit hum) — to get sb in an armlock; (fig) to put the screws on sb (inf)

der Arm des Gesetzes — the long arm of the law

der Arm der Gerechtigkeit (fig) — justice

einen langen/den längeren Arm haben (fig) — to have a lot of/more pull (inf) or influence

jds verlängerter Arm — an extension of sb

sich (Dat.) in den Armen liegen — lie in each other's or one another's arms

den längeren Arm haben — (fig. ugs.) have more clout (coll.)

jemandes verlängerter Arm sein — (fig.) be somebody's tool or instrument

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have somebody on (Brit. coll.); pull somebody's leg

jemandem in die Arme laufen — bump or run into somebody

jemandem [mit etwas] unter die Arme greifen — help somebody out [with something]; s. auch Bein 1)

sich (Dat.) in den Armen liegen — lie in each other's or one another's arms

den längeren Arm haben — (fig. ugs.) have more clout (coll.)

jemandes verlängerter Arm sein — (fig.) be somebody's tool or instrument

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have somebody on (Brit. coll.); pull somebody's leg

jemandem in die Arme laufen — bump or run into somebody

jemandem [mit etwas] unter die Arme greifen — help somebody out [with something]; s. auch Bein 1)

ne pas ouvrir la bouche or le bec — (colloq) ( ne rien dire) not to say a word

ouvrir les bras à quelqu'un — ( accueillir) to welcome somebody with open arms

ouvrir la route or voie à quelque chose — to pave the way for something

ouvrir le ventre (colloq) à quelqu'un — ( opérer) to cut somebody open (colloq)

ouvrez! — ( injonction) open up!

s'ouvrir les veines or poignets — ( pour se suicider) to slash one's wrists

ouvrir une enquête DROIT — to open an inquiry

ouvrir une procédure DROIT — to initiate proceedings, to start proceedings

ouvrir une session INFORMATIQUE — to log in, to log on

die Arme voll haben — to have one's arms full

jds Arm nehmen — to take sb's arm, to take sb by the arm

or reichen — to offer sb one's arm

jdn im Arm or in den Armen halten — to hold sb in one's arms

jdn am Arm führen — to lead sb by the arm

jdn in die Arme schließen — to take or clasp sb in an embrace

jdm/sich in die Arme fallen or sinken — to fall into sb's/each other's arms

sich aus jds Armen lösen (geh) — to free oneself from sb's embrace

jdn auf den Arm nehmen — to take sb onto one's arm; (fig inf) to pull sb's leg (inf)

jdm unter die Arme greifen (fig) — to help sb out

jdm in die Arme laufen (fig inf) — to run or bump (inf) into sb

jdn mit offenen Armen empfangen (fig) — to welcome sb with open arms

jdm in den Arm fallen (fig) — to put a spoke in sb's wheel (Brit), to spike sb's guns (Brit), to throw sb a curve ball (US)

sich jdm/einer Sache in die Arme werfen (fig) — to throw oneself at sb/into sth

jdn jdm/einer Sache in die Arme treiben (fig) — to drive sb into sb's arms/to sth

jdn am steifen Arm verhungern lassen (lit hum) — to get sb in an armlock; (fig) to put the screws on sb (inf)

der Arm des Gesetzes — the long arm of the law

der Arm der Gerechtigkeit (fig) — justice

einen langen/den längeren Arm haben (fig) — to have a lot of/more pull (inf) or influence

jds verlängerter Arm — an extension of sb

sich (Dat.) in den Armen liegen — lie in each other's or one another's arms

den längeren Arm haben — (fig. ugs.) have more clout (coll.)

jemandes verlängerter Arm sein — (fig.) be somebody's tool or instrument

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have somebody on (Brit. coll.); pull somebody's leg

jemandem in die Arme laufen — bump or run into somebody

jemandem [mit etwas] unter die Arme greifen — help somebody out [with something]; s. auch Bein 1)

sich (Dat.) in den Armen liegen — lie in each other's or one another's arms

den längeren Arm haben — (fig. ugs.) have more clout (coll.)

jemandes verlängerter Arm sein — (fig.) be somebody's tool or instrument

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have somebody on (Brit. coll.); pull somebody's leg

jemandem in die Arme laufen — bump or run into somebody

jemandem [mit etwas] unter die Arme greifen — help somebody out [with something]; s. auch Bein 1)

par le bras — [tenir, prendre] by the arm

bras dessus bras dessous — lit, fig arm in arm

porter quelque chose à bout de bras — lit to carry something with one's arms straight out; fig to keep something afloat

baisser les bras — fig to give up

croiser les bras — lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs

tendre les bras — ( allonger) to hold out one's arms; ( étirer) to stretch one's arms out

tendre le bras — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out

tendre le bras à quelqu'un — ( pour soutenir) to offer ou give one's arm to somebody

tendre les bras à or vers quelqu'un — ( pour accueillir) to greet ou welcome somebody with open arms

la victoire me tend les bras — fig victory beckons

tendre la main — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out; (pour mendier, serrer la main à quelqu'un) to hold out one's hand

tendre la main à quelqu'un — ( pour aider) lit to hold one's hand out to somebody; fig to lend somebody a helping hand

tendre la joue — lit to offer one's cheek

tendre un piège à quelqu'un — fig to set a trap for somebody

tendre vers — to approach [valeur, chiffre]; to tend to [zéro, infini]

être tendre avec quelqu'un — ( affectueux) to be loving toward(s) somebody

tendre la perche à qn fig — to throw sb a line