weightlifting

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/

Noun

weightlifting (uncountable)

1. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
2. (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

Synonyms

• (form of exercise): weight training

Translations

• French: musculation
• Italian: sollevamento pesi
• Portuguese: levantamento de peso
• Russian: тяжёлая атле́тика
• Spanish: levantamiento de pesas

Translations

• French: haltérophilie
• German: Gewichtheben
• Italian: sollevamento pesi
• Portuguese: levantamento de peso
• Russian: тяжёлая атле́тика
• Spanish: halterofilia

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