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physique

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
  2. The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
  3. The trained muscular structure of a person's body.
  4. The body considered with reference to its proportions, muscular development, and appearance: "a short man with ... the physique of a swimmer" (John le Carré).
  5. The trained muscular structure of a person's body
  6. bodily structure, proportions, appearance, and development.
  7. The physical or constitutional characteristics of a person:build, constitution, habit, habitus.
  8. the structure of a person's body. He has a poor/powerful physique. liggaamsbou بُنْيَه، تَكوين الجِسْم телосложение físico konstituce der Körperbau fysik; legemsbygning σωματική διάπλαση físico, complexión kehaehitus هیکل ruumiinrakenne physique מִבנֶה גוּף शरीर-गठन tjelesna građa fizikum jasmani líkamsbygging fisico 体格 체격 kūno sudėjimas ķermeņa uzbūve; miesas būve susuk badan lichaamsbouwkroppsbygning, styrke, fysikk budowa ciała دبدن جوړښت (رغښت físico fizic телосложение (telesná) konštitúc...
  9. físico, presencia, figura.
  10. the general appearance of the body with regard to size, shape, muscular development, etc
  11. 'physique'Your physique (/fɪziːk/) is the shape and size of your body....a good-looking lad with a fine physique.
  12. 'physics'You do not use 'physique ' to refer to the scientific study of such things as heat, light, sound, and electricity. The word you use is physics (/fɪzɪks/)....nuclear physics.
  13. n → Körperbau m, → Statur f; to be small in physique → von kleiner Statur sein
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Equivalents

Españolfísico
Françaisphysique
20 more languages
العربيةبنية الجسم
Bosanskiraga
Catalàfísic
Gàidhligbodhaig
Galegofísico
Hrvatskiraga
Bahasa Indonesiafisikragatokoh
한국어몸집체격체구체위
Kurdîfîşik
Portuguêsfísico
Русскийкомплекция
Српскиraga
Svenskafysik
Türkçebünye

Examples

Over the next week, men and women from diverse backgrounds participated in eighteen sports ranging from boxing and billiards to physique, the marathon and volleyball.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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