Dumbbell — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle

an ignorant or foolish person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈæməlɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌmbɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌmbɛl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈæməlɚɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dope booby pinhead dummy boob

Word Forms

dopy	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
dopey	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
boob	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hantel

ein Trainingsgewicht; zwei Kugeln, die durch eine kurze Stange verbunden sind, die als Griff dient

🇫🇷French

haltère

un poids d'exercice ; deux sphères reliées par une courte barre qui sert de poignée

🇪🇸Spanish

pesa

un peso de ejercicio; dos esferas conectadas por una barra corta que sirve como mango

🇮🇹Italian

manubrio

un peso di esercizio; due sfere collegate da una corta barra che funge da maniglia

🇳🇱Dutch

halter

een oefengewicht; twee bollen verbonden door een korte staaf die als handvat dient

🇵🇹Portuguese

haltere

um peso de exercício; duas esferas conectadas por uma barra curta que serve de alça

🇷🇺Russian

гантель

тренировочный вес; две сферы, соединенные короткой перекладиной, служащей ручкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डम्बल

एक व्यायाम वजन; दो गोले एक छोटी पट्टी से जुड़े हुए हैं जो एक हैंडल के रूप में कार्य करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডাম্বেল

একটি ব্যায়াম ওজন; দুটি গোলক একটি ছোট বার দ্বারা সংযুক্ত যা একটি হ্যান্ডেল হিসাবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

டம்பல்

ஒரு உடற்பயிற்சி எடை; ஒரு கைப்பிடியாக செயல்படும் ஒரு குறுகிய பட்டையால் இணைக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டு கோளங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

డంబెల్

ఒక వ్యాయామం బరువు; హ్యాండిల్‌గా పనిచేసే చిన్న పట్టీతో అనుసంధానించబడిన రెండు గోళాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

डंबेल

व्यायामाचे वजन; हँडल म्हणून काम करणाऱ्या छोट्या पट्टीने जोडलेले दोन गोल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડમ્બેલ

વ્યાયામ વજન; ટૂંકા પટ્ટી દ્વારા જોડાયેલા બે ગોળા જે હેન્ડલ તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಂಬ್ಬೆಲ್

ಒಂದು ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮ ತೂಕ; ಎರಡು ಗೋಳಗಳು ಹ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ ಆಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಗೊಂಡಿವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡംബെൽ

ഒരു വ്യായാമ ഭാരം; ഒരു ഹാൻഡിൽ ആയി വർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ ബാർ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന രണ്ട് ഗോളങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੰਬਲ

ਇੱਕ ਕਸਰਤ ਭਾਰ; ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਪੱਟੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜੁੜੇ ਦੋ ਗੋਲੇ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈمبل

ایک ورزش وزن؛ ایک مختصر بار کے ذریعے جڑے ہوئے دو دائرے جو ایک ہینڈل کے طور پر کام کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哑铃

锻炼重量；两个球体通过用作手柄的短杆连接

🇯🇵Japanese

ダンベル

運動用の重量。ハンドルとして機能する短いバーで接続された 2 つの球体

🇰🇷Korean

아령

운동 체중; 손잡이 역할을 하는 짧은 막대로 연결된 두 개의 구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuông hư

một trọng lượng tập thể dục; hai quả cầu được nối với nhau bằng một thanh ngắn dùng làm tay cầm

🇹🇭Thai

ดัมเบล

การออกกำลังกายแบบยกน้ำหนัก ทรงกลมสองอันเชื่อมต่อกันด้วยแถบสั้นที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นที่จับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

halter

beban latihan; dua bola dihubungkan oleh sebuah batang pendek yang berfungsi sebagai pegangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدمبل

وزن التمرين؛ كرتان متصلتان بشريط قصير يعمل كمقبض

🇮🇷Persian

دمبل

یک وزنه در حال تمرین؛ دو کره با یک میله کوتاه که به عنوان یک دسته عمل می کند به هم متصل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

dambıl

egzersiz ağırlığı; sap görevi gören kısa bir çubukla birbirine bağlanan iki küre

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּמטָם

משקל מאמץ; שני כדורים המחוברים באמצעות מוט קצר המשמש כידית

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