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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshaltère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: altɛʁ
"Il soulève des haltères tous les matins."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short bar with a weight at each end, used typically in pairs for muscle-building and physical exercise.
"She lifted the heavy dumbbells to complete her daily strength training routine."
- 1
To exercise or train using dumbbells.
"He prefers to dumbbell in his home gym rather than using large weight machines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from early 18th-century England, the term originally referred to a bell attached to a rope used in church bell-ringing that was pulled back and forth to exercise the arms silently (a 'dumb bell' because it made no sound). Over time, the name was transferred to the weighted equipment used for physical exercise that retained a similar dual-ended shape.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dumbbell" is said worldwide
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haltère
Transliteration: altɛʁ
"Il soulève des haltères tous les matins."
Hantel
Transliteration: ˈhantəl
"Er trainiert mit einer schweren Hantel."
manubrio
Transliteration: manuˈbrio
"Ha sollevato il manubrio con facilità."
mancuerna
Transliteration: maŋˈkweɾna
"Ella levantó la mancuerna para hacer ejercicio."
haltere
Transliteration: alˈtɛɾi
"Ele comprou um par de halteres novos."
डम्बल
Transliteration: dambal
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने व्यायाम के लिए डम्बल उठाया।"
哑铃
Transliteration: yǎlíng
Script: 中文汉字
"他每天早上都举哑铃锻炼身体。"
덤벨
Transliteration: deom-bel
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 덤벨을 들고 운동을 시작했다."
ダンベル
Transliteration: danberu
Script: 日本語
"彼女はダンベルを使って筋トレをしています。"
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