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gym

 (jĭm)
n. Sports
1. A gymnasium.
2. A building or part of a building with facilities for exercise, bodybuilding, or other kinds of physical training.
3. A course in physical education.
4. A metal frame supporting equipment used in outdoor play.
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gym

(dʒɪm)
n, adj
(Gymnastics) short for gymnasium, gymnastics, gymnastic
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gym

(dʒɪm)

n.
1. a gymnasium.
adj.
3. of, pertaining to, or used for athletics or physical education: gym clothes.
[1870–75; by shortening]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gym - athletic facility equipped for sports or physical traininggym - athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
athletic facility - a facility for athletic events
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Translations
tělocvičnatělocvičnýtělocvik
gymnastikgymnastik-motionscenter
kuntosali
teretana
leikfimi
ジム
체육관
gimnastikagimnastikos bateliaigimnastikos salė
vingrošanavingrošanas-vingrošanas zāle
telocvičnýtelocvik
telovadbatelovadnica
gym
โรงยิม
phòng tập

gym

[dʒɪm]
A. N (= gymnasium) → gimnasio m; (= gymnastics) → gimnasia f
B. CPD gym shoes NPLzapatillas fpl de gimnasia
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

gym

[ˈdʒɪm] n
(= fitness centre) → salle f de remise en forme
I go to the gym every day → Je vais tous les jours à la salle de remise en forme.
(also gymnasium) (= hall in school) → gymnase m
(also gymnastics) → gym f gym classgym class ncours m de gym
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gym

n
(= gymnasium)Turnhalle f; (for working out) → Fitnesscenter ntor -studio nt; to work out in the gymFitnesstraining machen
(= gymnastics)Turnen nt

gym

:
gym shoe
n (Brit) → Turnschuh m
gymslip
n (Brit) → Schulträgerrock m
gym teacher
nTurnlehrer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gym

[dʒɪm] n (gymnasium) → palestra; (gymnastics) → ginnastica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gym

(dʒim) short for gymnasium and gymnastics: The children have gym on Thursdays; adjective (etc)
a gym teacher.
gym shoe
a light, canvas usually rubber-soled shoe worn for gymnastics.
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gym

جِمْنازِيوم tělocvična motionscenter Fitness-Studio γυμναστήριο gimnasio kuntosali gym teretana palestra ジム 체육관 fitnesscentrum treningssenter gimnastyka academia de ginástica, ginásio гимнастический зал gym โรงยิม jimnastik salonu phòng tập 体育馆
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