English–French

“build muscle” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/myskle/

Example

Il faut se muscler pour courir.

You need to build muscle to run.

Illustration for muscler (build muscle)

How to say “build muscle” in French

“Build muscle” in French is muscler.

A body gaining firm, powerful muscle through training.

Full entry for muscler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with muscler

Je fais des pompes pour me muscler le haut du corps.

I do push-ups to build muscle in my upper body.

Tips for using muscler

  • The usual reflexive form is se muscler, as in Il faut se muscler, while muscler can also take a direct object such as muscler les jambes.

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