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physical education

n. Abbr. PE

Education in the care and development of the human body, stressing athletics and including hygiene.

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physical education

(Education) training and practice in sports, gymnastics, etc, as in schools and colleges. Abbreviation: PE

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phys′ical educa′tion

instruction in sports, exercise, and hygiene, esp. as part of a school or college program.

[1830–40]

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Noun 1. [画像:physical education - training in the development of and care for the human body]physical education - training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene

education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

Translations

تَربِيَه بَدَنِيَّه، رِياضَه

tělesná výchova

gymnastikidræt

Sportunterricht

tjelesni odgoj

educazione fisica

체육

fysisk fostring

telovadba

beden eğitimi

体育

physical education

n → educazione f fisica

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physical

(ˈfizikəl) adjective

1. of the body. Playing football is one form of physical fitness. liggaamlik جِسْماني телесен físico tělesný körperlich fysisk; kropslig; legemlig σωματικός físico kehaline جسمی fyysinen physique גופני शारीरिक tjelesan, fizički testi badaniah líkamlegur fisico 身体の 신체의 fizinis, kūno fizisks jasmani lichamelijk kropps-, legems-, legemlig cielesny, fizyczny مادي ،طبعي، جسماني: په مادې پوري تړلى،دفزكي عملياتوپه واسطه منځ ته راځي físico fizic физический, телесный telesný telesen fizički fysisk, kroppslig เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย fizikî, bedenî, bedensel 身體的 фізичний; тілесний جسماني thân thể 身体的

2. of things that can be seen or felt. the physical world. fisiese مَحْسوس материален físico hmotný physisch fysisk; håndgribelig υλικός material materiaalne مادی aineellinen matériel פיזי भौतिक tjelesan fizikai fisik áþreifanlegur, efnislegur fisico, materiale 物質の 물질의 fizinis, materialus fizisks fizikal materieel materiell, sanselig fizyczny مادي físico material физический, материальный hmotný stvaren materijalni fysisk, materiell, yttre เกี่ยวกับรูปธรรม fiziksel, maddesel 物質界的 матеріальний مادي vật chất 物质的

3. of the laws of nature. It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird. fisies فيزيائي، متعلِّق بقوانين الطبيعَه физически físico fyzický physikalisch fysisk φυσικός físico füüsiline وابسته به علوم طبیعی luonnon- physique פיזיקלי भौतिक tjelesna fizikai hukum alam samkvæmur náttúrulögmálum concreto, fisico 物理的の 자연법칙의 fizinis fizisks jasmaniah fysiek fysisk fizyczny طبعي físico fizic физический fyzický fizičen fizički fysisk เป็นธรรมชาติ fiziksel 按自然法則的 фізичний طبعي، قدرتي quy luật tự nhiên 按自然法则的

4. relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth. physical geography. fisiese فيزيائي، متعلّق بظواهِر الطَّبيعَه физически físico fyzický physikalisch fysisk φυσικός físico füüsiline چهری pinnan- physique פיזי भौतिक fizikalna geografija fizikai fisik eðlisrænn fisico 自然界の 지리의 fizinis fizisks fizikal fysisch fysisk, ytre fizyczny طبيعى físico fizic физический fyzický fizičen fizički fysisk เกี่ยวกับธรรมชาติ fizikî 自然的 фізичний سطح زمين کے فطري مظاہر سے متعلق thuộc tự nhiên 自然的

5. relating to physics. physical chemistry. fisies فيزيائي، متعلِّق بِعِلْم الفيزياء физико físico fyzikální naturwissenschaftlich fysisk φυσικός físico füüsikaline فیزیکی luonnon- physique מָדַעֵי הַטֶבָע भौतिक fizikalna kemija fizikai fisika eðlisfræðilegur fisico 物理の 물리학의 fizinis fizikāls; fizikas- fizik fysisch fysisk fizyczny فزیکی físico fizic физический fyzikálny fizikalen fizički fysikalisk เกี่ยวกับฟิสิกส์ fizik bilimiyle ilgili 物理的 фізичний طبعيات سے متعلق liên quan đến vật lý 物理的

ˈphysically adverb

fisies فيزيائيا، جِسْمانيا физически fisicamente fyzicky physisch, physikalisch fysiskt σωματικά físicamente füüsiliselt فیزیکی؛ از نظر جسمانی fyysisesti physiquement בְּאוֹפֶן גוּפָנִי भौतिक रूप से, शारीरिक रूप से tjelesni testileg, fizikailag secara fisik líkamlega fisicamente 物質的に 물리적으로 fiziškai fiziski secara fizikal lichamelijk, fysiek fysisk, legemlig fizycznie په فزيكي او طبيعي اصولو بنا، جسماً، په طبيعي ډول fisicamente (din puct de vedere) fizic физически fyzicky fizično fizički fysiskt, kroppslig โดยเกี่ยวข้องกับร่างกาย fiziksel olarak, bedence 物質上的,身體上的 фізично جسماني طور پر về thân thể/ theo quy luật tự nhiên 按自然法则,身体上地

physical ˈeducation noun (abbreviation)

PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school. liggaamlike opvoeding تَربِيَه بَدَنِيَّه، رِياضَه физическо възпитание educação física tělesná výchova der Sportunterricht gymnastik; idræt γυμναστική, φυσική αγωγή educación física, gimnasia kehaline kasvatus ورزش liikunta חִינוּך גוּפָנִי शारीरिक शिक्षा tjelesna i zdravstvena kultura testnevelés pendidikan jasmani educazione fisica 체육 fizinis lavinimas fiziskā audzināšana, fizkultūra pendidikan jasmani gymnastiek gymnastikk, fysisk fostring wychowanie fizyczne سپورت физическое воспитание telesná výchova telesna vzgoja fizičko vaspitanje gymnastik, idrott พลศึกษา beden eğitimi 體育課,體能教育 фізкультура جسماني تعليم، تربيت môn thể dục 体育

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