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French word
haltérophilie
Pronunciation
IPA/alteʁofili/
Meaning
- feminine nounweightlifting
Example
Il pratique l'haltérophilie tous les matins.
He practices weightlifting every morning.
More examples
Elle a commencé à faire de l'haltérophilie l'année dernière.
She started doing weightlifting last year.
Core concept
A lifter raises a loaded barbell in two codified Olympic lifts.
Common phrases
faire de l'haltérophilie
do weightlifting
s'entraîner à l'haltérophilie
train in weightlifting
Similar words
musculation: Weight training to build muscle or improve physical tone using dumbbells and machines.
entraînement: Regular practice or training to improve physical ability or skill.
haltère: A weighted exercise device held in one or both hands.
Definition in French
Sport olympique qui consiste à soulever des barres chargées lors d'épreuves codifiées, notamment l'arraché et l'épaulé-jeté.
Word origin
French haltérophilie combines haltère, from Greek haltêr, a weight used in exercise, with -philie, from Greek philia, meaning fondness or affinity.
Usage tips
- The feminine noun usually appears as l'haltérophilie because its initial h is mute, and de l'haltérophilie after de.
Related words
- haltérophileweightlifternoun