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French word
musculation
Pronunciation
IPA/myskylasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounstrength training
Example
Il a commencé la musculation pour se renforcer.
He started strength training to get stronger.
More examples
Elle fait de la musculation trois fois par semaine.
She does weight training three times a week.
Core concept
A structured workout of repeated resistance sets that build stronger, firmer muscles.
Common phrases
faire de la musculation
do weight training
salle de musculation
weight-training gym
Similar words
muscu: A casual shortened term for muscle-building strength training.
entraînement: Structured exercise or practice designed to develop fitness or skills.
cardio: Continuous aerobic exercise focused on improving heart and lung fitness.
Definition in French
Ensemble d'exercices et de méthodes destinés à augmenter la masse et la tonicité musculaires, souvent organisés en séries et progressions.
Word origin
French formed musculation from muscle with the suffix -ation, while muscle ultimately comes from Latin musculus, meaning 'little mouse'.
Usage tips
- Musculation is feminine, and the standard phrase is faire de la musculation, with the partitive article de la.
Other meanings
- weight trainingnoun
- bodybuildingnoun
Opposites
- reposrestnoun
- sédentaritésedentary lifestylenoun
Related words
- musculairemuscularadjective
- musculéwell-muscledadjective
- musculaturemusculaturenoun