muscle
A muscle is a piece of body tissue that you tighten and relax to produce movement. It is the part of your body that gives you strength and allows your arms and legs to move.
Ejemplos
3 de 5I lift weights at the gym to build muscle.
I exercise with heavy things to make my body stronger.
The patient has a tear in the thigh muscle.
The person at the hospital has an injury in their upper leg tissue.
Look at his muscles; he is very strong!
Look at his body parts; he has a lot of power.
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of a 'little mouse' (Latin: musculus) running under your skin when you move your arm. That is how the word was named!
Quiz rápido
He goes to the gym because he wants to build more ____.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: a
Ejemplos
I lift weights at the gym to build muscle.
everydayI exercise with heavy things to make my body stronger.
The patient has a tear in the thigh muscle.
formalThe person at the hospital has an injury in their upper leg tissue.
Look at his muscles; he is very strong!
informalLook at his body parts; he has a lot of power.
The cardiac muscle is responsible for pumping blood through the body.
academicThe heart tissue is the part that moves blood around the body.
The company used its financial muscle to win the contract.
businessThe business used its money and power to get the deal.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
flex your muscles
to show how much power or influence you have
muscle memory
the ability of the body to repeat a movement without thinking
no pain, no gain
you must work hard and feel a little pain to build muscle
Se confunde a menudo con
A 'mussel' is a small sea animal with a shell that people eat; a 'muscle' is a body part.
Notas de uso
Use 'muscle' to talk about physical body parts in a health context, but you can also use it to talk about 'power' in business or politics.
Errores comunes
The 'c' in muscle is silent. Do not pronounce it as 'mus-kle'. It sounds exactly like 'mussel'.
Truco para recordar
Think of a 'little mouse' (Latin: musculus) running under your skin when you move your arm. That is how the word was named!
Origen de la palabra
From the Latin 'musculus', which means 'little mouse', because people thought moving muscles looked like mice.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
In many Western cultures, having large, visible muscles is often a sign of health and physical fitness.
Quiz rápido
He goes to the gym because he wants to build more ____.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: a
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