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Meanings of physique in English

Portuguese
corpo
Catalan
cos humà
Spanish
figura

Alternative names for the body of a human being.

      corpo
      Portuguese
      físico
      Catalan
      constitució
      Spanish
      físico

      Constitution of the human body.

            físico
            Usage of physique in English
            1
            In physique they were heroic; both were lawyers; both were natural orators.
            Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
            2
            His excellent health and physique made it difficult to reckon his age.
            Winter’s Tale
            3
            The local maidens would no doubt appreciate my new, very manly, physique.
            Embrace the darkness
            4
            Meanwhile, his imposing physique and good heading made him a defensive stronghold.
            The Guardian
            5
            Andrew was near Patrick's age, with a sturdy physique and good teeth.
            Seduced by a highlander
            6
            Up early and took my physique; it wrought all the morning well.
            Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 15: March/April 1661-62
            7
            The physique of the Russian infantryman is second to none in Europe.
            America's War for Humanity
            8
            Wenger certainly hopes his more powerful physique is the key to that.
            The Guardian
            9
            Mr. Beecher had the temperament, the habits, the physique of the orator.
            The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
            10
            They have the perfect fighting physique: tall and lean with broad shoulders.
            BBC
            11
            Among the prisoners I noticed one of robust physique and martial bearing.
            Prisoner for Blasphemy
            12
            Having a well-defined physique, she said, has replaced skinny as an ideal.
            Reuters
            13
            Our workmen and soldiers are large in physique, but dwarfed of intellect.
            City of Endless Night
            14
            Besides a trim, urban-friendly physique, the INSECT comes with facial recognition technology.
            Wired
            15
            The splendid physique of the man had never shown to fuller advantage.
            The Top of the World
            16
            All this has left me with an ongoing hangup about my physique.
            The Guardian
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            Physique through the time
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