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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

armado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-ma-du

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tooled-up/ˌtuːld ˈʌp/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles estavam armados e prontos para o confronto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Equipped with weapons, particularly illegally or for a fight.

    "The police reported that the gang members were tooled-up when they arrived at the scene."
  2. 2

    Thoroughly equipped or prepared with the necessary tools, skills, or resources for a specific task.

    "With our new software suite, our development team is fully tooled-up to handle any client request."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'tool', originating from Old English 'tōl', combined with the intensifying particle 'up'. Originally referring to craftsmen equipped with the necessary implements for a trade, the slang sense developed in British criminal and youth subcultures during the late 20th century to mean being armed with weapons or thoroughly prepared with equipment.

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