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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdorsal ancho
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dorˈsal ˈantʃo
"Las dominadas son excelentes para desarrollar el dorsal ancho."
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Short for latissimus dorsi; one of the large triangular muscles of the back.
"He focused on pull-ups during his workout to build width in his lats."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
An abbreviation originating in the mid-20th century from the anatomical term 'latissimus dorsi', clipping the Latin-derived compound word to refer specifically to the large back muscles targeted in weight training and bodybuilding.
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grand dorsal
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃ dɔʁsal
"Il travaille ses grands dorsaux à la salle de sport."
Latissimus
Transliteration: laˈtɪsɪmʊs
"Übungen für den Latissimus sind wichtig für einen breiten Rücken."
gran dorsale
Transliteration: ɡran dorˈzale
"Gli esercizi per il gran dorsale migliorano la postura."
dorsal ancho
Transliteration: dorˈsal ˈantʃo
"Las dominadas son excelentes para desarrollar el dorsal ancho."
latíssimo do dorso
Transliteration: laˈtissimu du ˈdorsu
"Ele treinou o latíssimo do dorso na academia hoje."
लैट मांसपेशी
Transliteration: lait manspeshi
"पीठ की चौड़ाई बढ़ाने के लिए लैट्स की कसरत जरूरी है।"
背阔肌
Transliteration: bèikuòjī
"引体向上主要锻炼背阔肌。"
광배근
Transliteration: gwangbaegeun
"풀업은 광배근 강화에 매우 효과적입니다."
広背筋
Transliteration: kōhaikin
"懸垂は広背筋をきたえるのに最適です。"
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