What does musclé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word musclé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use musclé in French.

The word musclé in French means muscly, muscular, muscled, brawny, strong-arm, very hard, very difficult, muscle, muscle, develop the muscles in, beef up, develop your muscles, heated exchange, strain a muscle, overwork a muscle, extensor muscle, extensor, piriformis muscle, tensor muscle, tensor, pull a muscle, strain a muscle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word musclé

muscly, muscular, muscled, brawny

adjectif (qui a de bons muscles)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il faut être musclé pour faire de l'aviron.
You have to be muscly to be a rower.

strong-arm

adjectif (violent)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Cette manifestation a donné lieu à une répression musclée.
The demonstration led to a strong-arm clampdown.

very hard, very difficult

adjectif (figuré (corsée, difficile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette épreuve était plutôt musclée.
That test was a bit of a stinker.

muscle

nom masculin (matière mouvant un membre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vélo développe les muscles de la jambe.
Cycling develops leg muscles.

muscle

nom masculin (figuré (nerf, énergie) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fais un effort, ça manque de muscle !
Come on, put your back into it!

develop the muscles in

verbe transitif (développer les muscles)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il fait des exercices pour muscler ses biceps.
He exercises to develop the muscles in his arms.

beef up

verbe transitif (figuré (corser) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Au fil des ans, il a musclé ses discours.
Over the years they have beefed up their advertising campaigns.

develop your muscles

verbe pronominal (développer ses muscles)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il fait des pompes tous les matins pour se muscler.
He does press-ups every morning to develop his muscles.

heated exchange

nom masculin (dialogue où le ton monte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

strain a muscle, overwork a muscle

locution verbale (forcer physiquement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

extensor muscle, extensor

nom masculin (muscle servant à étendre) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piriformis muscle

nom masculin (Anatomie) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tensor muscle, tensor

nom masculin (muscle qui tend) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pull a muscle, strain a muscle

locution verbale (se blesser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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