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1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) exercício2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) exercício3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) exercício2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) exercitar2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) exercer* * *ex.er.cise['eks2saiz] n 1 exercício: a) treino, adestramento, ensaio. b) prática, execução. I exercise my mind by learning languages / eu exercito minhas faculdades mentais estudando línguas. c) ginástica, educação física. I take some exercises every day / faço diariamente alguns exercícios de ginástica. abdominal exercises / exercícios abdominais. acqua exercises / hidroginástica. d) lição, tema escolar. written exercise / exercício escrito. 2 uso, emprego, aplicação. 3 Amer cerimônia, culto religioso. religious exercise / culto divino. • vt+vi 1 exercitar: a) praticar. b) adestrar, ensaiar, treinar. he exercises himself in swimming / ele está treinando natação. c) instruir recrutas. d) exercer. e) empregar, usar. f) executar, pôr em ação, ter como efeito, influir. 2 prender a atenção. 3 preocupar, atormentar. 4 aplicar.
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