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muscular

muscular

adjective moos-koo-LAHR Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Usage Note

Muscular is an invariable adjective in Spanish — the same form (muscular) is used for masculine and feminine nouns: tejido muscular, fuerza muscular. It is purely descriptive of muscle tissue or physique and does not have the informal 'brawny' connotation that English 'muscular' sometimes carries; for that, Spanish uses musculoso or fornido. The noun is músculo.

Examples

"El atleta sufrió una lesión muscular durante el entrenamiento."

Natural Translation

The athlete suffered a muscular injury during training.

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