Meaning of physique | Babel Free

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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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“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.”

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