dumbbell

English

two dumbbells

Etymology

From dumb +‎ bell. Originally an apparatus used to strike a bell, yet without the bell, hence the term dumb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʌm.bɛl/
Audio (CA) (file)

Noun

dumbbell (plural dumbbells)

(weightlifting) A weight consisting of two disks or spheres attached to a short bar; used for exercise and weight training
(derogatory) A stupid person

Derived terms

dumbbell curve

Translations

a weight with two disks attached to a short bar

Albanian: dorak (sq) m
Basque: jasotzeko pisu (eu)
Bulgarian: ги́ра (bg) f (gíra)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 啞鈴 (zh), 哑铃 (zh) (yǎlíng)
Czech: činka (cs) f
Estonian: hantel (et)
Finnish: käsipaino (fi)
French: haltère (fr) m
German: Kurzhantel (de) f, Hantel (de) f
Greek: αλτήρας (el) m (altíras)
Hungarian: kézi súlyzó (hu), súlyzó (hu)
Italian: manubrio (it) m
Japanese: ダンベル (ja) (danberu), 唖鈴 (ja) (あれい, arei), 鉄アレイ (tetsu arei)
Korean: 아령 (ko) (aryeong)
Latvian: hantele (lv) f
Lithuanian: svarmenys (lt) m

Macedonian: тег (mk) m (teg)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: manual (no) m

Nynorsk: manual (nn) m
Persian: دمبل‎ (fa) (dambel)
Polish: hantel (pl) m, ciężarek (pl) m
Portuguese: haltere (pt) m, halter m
Russian: ганте́ль (ru) f (gantɛ́lʹ), (colloquial) ганте́ля f (gantɛ́lja)
Spanish: pesas (es) f pl, mancuerna (es) f
Swedish: hantel (sv) c
Tagalog: pesas (tl)
Turkish: hanter (tr)
Ukrainian: гантель (uk) f (hantelʹ)
Uyghur: گانتېل‎ (ug) (gantël)
Vietnamese: quả tạ (vi)
Welsh: dymbel (cy) m

a stupid person

Bulgarian: тъпак (bg) m (tǎpak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蠢人 (zh) (chǔnrén)
Estonian: tola (et), puupea
Finnish: tollo (fi), typerys (fi)
French: balourd (fr) m, imbécile (fr) m
Greek: βλακέντιος (el) m (vlakéntios)

Hebrew: טמבל‎ (he) m (témbel)
Hungarian: idióta (hu), ostoba/hülye alak, barom (hu)
Polish: głupek (pl) m, tuman (pl) m
Portuguese: idiota (pt) m or f, imbecil (pt) m or f
Russian: болва́н (ru) m (bolván), тупи́ца (ru) m or f (tupíca)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

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