Latvian

Hantele

Noun

hantele f (5th declension)

1. dumbbell (a physical exercise tool consisting of two spherical or disk-shaped weights attached to a short bar, used to strengthen one's arm muscles)

   cilāt hanteles‎ ― to lift dumbbells

   rīta rosme ar hantelēm‎ ― morning activity (= exercise) with dumbbells

   hanteli izmanto vienu vai arī pārī ar citu hanteli (abām rokām reizē)‎ ― a dumbbell can be used alone, or together with another dumbell (both hands at once)

   neviens nav tik daudz vingrojis ar hantelēm kā viņš: citīgi, sistemātiski, pēc tabulām‎ ― nobody has (ever) exercised so much with dumbbells as he (has): diligently, systematically, with tables

   Senajā Grieķijā vingrojumi ar hantelēm bija viens no fiziskās audzināšanas paņēmieniem‎ ― in Ancient Greece, exercises with dumbbells were one of the techniques of physical education

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