HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of hantele | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. dumbbell (a physical exercise tool consisting of two spherical or disk-shaped weights attached to a short bar, used to strengthen one's arm muscles)
    declension-5, feminine
  2. locative singular of hantele
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular

Equivalents

English dumbbell

Examples

“cilāt hanteles”

to lift dumbbells

“rīta rosme ar hantelēm”

morning activity (= exercise) with dumbbells

“hanteli izmanto vienu vai arī pārī ar citu hanteli (abām rokām reizē)”

a dumbbell can be used alone, or together with another dumbbell (both hands at once)

“neviens nav tik daudz vingrojis ar hantelēm kā viņš: citīgi, sistemātiski, pēc tabulām”

nobody has (ever) exercised so much with dumbbells as he (has): diligently, systematically, with tables

“Senajā Grieķijā vingrojumi ar hantelēm bija viens no fiziskās audzināšanas paņēmieniem”

in Ancient Greece, exercises with dumbbells were one of the techniques of physical education

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See hantele used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free