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Meaning of Firearm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m

Definitions

A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

Equivalents

Afrikaans vuurwapen

العربية السلاح الناري سِلَاح نَارِيّ

বাংলা আগ্নেয়াস্ত্র

Català arma de foc

Čeština kvér palná zbraň

Cymraeg arf tân arf tanio dryll

Dansk skydevåben

Deutsch Feuerarm Feuerwaffe Schusswaffe

Ελληνικά πυροβόλο όπλο

Esperanto pafilo

Español arma de fuego arma pírica / ígnea / ignífera / vulcania chimba (artisanal)

Eesti tulirelv

Suomi ampuma-ase tuliase tuliluikku

Français arme à feu flingue

Galego arma de fogo

Hausa bindiga

हिन्दी अग्निशस्त्र आग्नेयास्त्र

Magyar lőfegyver tűzfegyver

Հայերեն հրազեն

Bahasa Indonesia bedil senjata api

Íslenska skotvopn

Italiano arma da fuoco

日本語ファイアアーム火器砲銃砲飛び道具

ខ្មែរ កាំភ្លើង

한국어 銃 툭툭이 화기

Kurdî pû

Latina arma ignifera sclopetum

Lëtzebuergesch Feierwaff

ລາວ ປືນ

Latviešu šaujamierocis

Te Reo Māori pū

Монгол буу галт зэвсэг

Bahasa Melayu senjata api

Nederlands vuurwapen

Polski broń palna giwera klamka

Português arma de fogo

Română arma de foc

Русский огнестре́льное ору́жие

Svenska bössa eldvapen skjutjärn skjutvapen

Kiswahili silaha ya moto

తెలుగు తుపాకి

ไทย ปืน ปืนไฟ อาวุธปืน

Türkçe ateşli silâh

Українська вогнепа́льна збро́я вогнепальний

Tiếng Việt hoà khí vũ khí nóng 銃

Examples

“David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.”

“Understanding gun ownership in the US can help inform debates about firearm laws (or lack thereof). […] There are about 393 million privately owned firearms in the US, according to an estimate by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey – or in other words, 120 guns for every 100 Americans.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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