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2 flex
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1. verb(to bend, especially in order to test: to flex one's muscles.) flexionar, tensar
2. noun((a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity: That lamp has a long flex.) cable- flexible- flexibility
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tr[fleks]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cable nombre masculino1 (body, joints) doblar; (muscles) flexionarflex ['flɛks] vt: doblar, flexionarflex (electric -, UK)n.• cable (eléctrico) s.m.n.• cordón de la luz s.m.• hilo s.m.v.• doblar v.• encorvarse v.
I flekstransitive verb \<\<arm/knees/body\>\> doblar, flexionarto flex one's muscles — ( to warm up) hacer* ejercicios de calentamiento; ( in body building) mostrar* or sacar* los músculos; \<\<regime\>\> mostrar* su poderío
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mass & count noun (BrE) cable m (eléctrico)[fleks]1.N (Brit) [of lamp, telephone] cable m, cordón m2.VT [+ arms, knees] flexionar, doblarto flex one's muscles — (in exercises) hacer ejercicios de calentamiento de músculos; (to impress) sacar los músculos
the government is flexing its muscles in Europe — el gobierno está haciendo alarde de su poder en Europa
3.VI doblarse, flexionarse* * *
I [fleks]transitive verb \<\<arm/knees/body\>\> doblar, flexionarto flex one's muscles — ( to warm up) hacer* ejercicios de calentamiento; ( in body building) mostrar* or sacar* los músculos; \<\<regime\>\> mostrar* su poderío
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mass & count noun (BrE) cable m (eléctrico) -
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(any of the bundles of fibres in the body which, by contracting or relaxing, cause movement of the body: He has well-developed muscles in his arms.) músculo- muscular- muscle in
muscle n músculotr['mʌsəl]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL músculo2 (muscle power) fuerza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto flex one's muscles flexionar los músculosto not move a muscle no inmutarseto pull a muscle sufrir un tirón en un músculoto muscle in on: meterse por la fuerza en, entrometerse enmuscle n1) : músculo m2) strength: fuerza fn.• músculo s.m.'mʌsəla) c u ( Anat) músculo mdon't move a muscle! — no te muevas!, no muevas ni un pelo! (fam)
b) u ( power) fuerza f, poder m efectivothey have no political muscle — políticamente, no tienen influencia
Phrasal Verbs:['mʌsl]1. N1) (Anat) músculo m2) (fig) fuerza fpolitical muscle — poder m político
2.CPDmuscle tissue N — tejido m muscular
* * *['mʌsəl]a) c u ( Anat) músculo mdon't move a muscle! — no te muevas!, no muevas ni un pelo! (fam)
b) u ( power) fuerza f, poder m efectivothey have no political muscle — políticamente, no tienen influencia
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4 músculo
Del verbo muscular: ( conjugate muscular) \ \
musculo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
musculó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: muscular músculo
muscular adjetivo muscular
músculo sustantivo masculino muscle;
muscular adjetivo muscular
músculo sustantivo masculino muscle ' músculo' also found in these entries: Spanish: agarrotarse - calambre - dolorida - dolorido - esforzar - estriada - estriado - flexionar - tensar - tirón - contraer - desgarro - ejercitar - estirar - fortalecer - relajar - tensión - tenso English: contract - muscle - protractor - pull - ripple - strain - strained - wrench
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