🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

en mangas de camisa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: en mangas de camisa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bare-armed/ˌbɛərˈɑːrmd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Salía a la calle con los brazos desnudos debido al calor."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the arms uncovered or exposed, typically without sleeves or wearing short sleeves.

    "She walked along the sunlit beach, feeling the warm breeze against her bare-armed skin."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound adjective formed from the adjective 'bare' (derived from Old English 'bær', meaning uncovered or naked) and 'armed' (from Old English 'earm', referring to the upper limb). It emerged in Middle English usage to describe physical exposure or a lack of sleeve coverage, evolving into a standard descriptive term in fashion and anatomy.

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