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desarme

disarmament

noun deh-SAHR-meh Rare

Usage Note

Desarme is the noun from desarmar (to disarm), formed with the prefix des- + arma (weapon). It appears most in political and diplomatic contexts: desarme nuclear (nuclear disarmament), tratado de desarme (disarmament treaty). The process of physically dismantling a weapon is desmantelamiento, while desarme is more often the political policy.

Examples

"El tratado de desarme fue firmado por ambos países."

Natural Translation

The disarmament treaty was signed by both countries.

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