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warm-up

or warm·up (wôrm′ŭp′)
n.
1.
a. The act or procedure of warming up, especially in preparation for an athletic event.
b. A period spent in warming up.
c. warm-ups The exercises or activities used for warming up.
2. warmups Clothing, such as a sweatsuit, designed to be worn before or after participation in an athletic event.
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Noun 1. [画像:warm-up - exercising in preparation for strenuous activity]warm-up - exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
preparation, readying - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
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Translations

warm-up

[ˈwɔːmʌp]
A. N
1. (Sport) → precalentamiento m, ejercicios mpl de calentamiento
2. (= preparatory activity) → actividad f preliminar, preparativos mpl
B. CPD warm-up suit N (US) → chandal m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

warm-up

n (Sport) → Aufwärmen nt; (Mus) → Einspielen nt; the teams had a warm-up before the game → die Mannschaften wärmten sich vor dem Spiel auf; the audience was entertained with a warm-up before the TV transmission began → das Publikum wurde vor der Fernsehübertragung in Stimmung gebracht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

warm-up

[ˈwɔːmˌʌp] n (Sport) → riscaldamento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

warm-up

n. [physical fitness] calentamiento.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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