What does musculoso in Portuguese mean?

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

The word musculoso in Portuguese means muscled, brawny, musculoso, musculado, forte, musculoso, carnudo, forte, musculoso, musculoso, musculoso, sarado, homem forte, forte, musculoso, musculoso, espadaúdo, musculoso, ficar sarado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word musculoso

muscled, brawny

musculoso, musculado, forte

adjective (person, build: brawny) (pessoa)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
He maintains his muscular build by working out daily.

musculoso, carnudo

adjective (informal, figurative (man: well-built, muscular)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Who's that beefy young man? He looks like a body builder.

forte

adjective (muscular)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Greg's brawny arms glistened with sweat as he lifted the heavy boxes.

musculoso

adjective (of very muscular physique)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

musculoso

adjective (of muscular physique)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

musculoso, sarado

adjective (US, informal (muscular) (informal)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

homem forte

noun (man: physically strong) (homem que é fisicamente forte)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
In times of war, a nation will often back a strongman, believing that the "tough guy" can help see them through.

forte, musculoso

adjective (person: strong, muscular) (pessoa)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The stuntman's body was strong and sinewy.

musculoso, espadaúdo

adjective (person: strongly built) (forte)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Ele era alto e espadaúdo e conseguia facilmente levantar um homem pesado.
He was tall and broad and could easily lift a heavy man.

musculoso

adjective (US, informal (muscled) (gíria)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Havia tantos surfistas musculosos na praia!
There were so many buff surfers at the beach!

ficar sarado

(slang (bodybuilding: become muscular) (BR, gíria)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

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