physical

phys·i·cal  (fz-kl)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. See Synonyms at bodily.

b. Involving or characterized by vigorous bodily activity: a physical dance performance.

c. Slang Involving or characterized by violence: "A real cop would get physical" (TV Guide).

2. Of or relating to material things: our physical environment.

3. Of or relating to matter and energy or the sciences dealing with them, especially physics.

n.

A physical examination.

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[Middle English phisical, medical, from Medieval Latin physiclis, from Latin physica, physics; see physics.]

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physi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.

physi·cal·ly adv.

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physical [ˈfɪzɪk^əl]

adj

1. of or relating to the body, as distinguished from the mind or spirit

2. of, relating to, or resembling material things or nature the physical universe

3. involving or requiring bodily contact rugby is a physical sport

4. (Physics / General Physics) of or concerned with matter and energy

5. (Physics / General Physics) of or relating to physics

6. perceptible to the senses; apparent a physical manifestation

n

(Medicine) short for physical examination See also physicals

physically  adv

physicalness  n

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physical

• physical, physician - Physical and physician come from Latin physica, "things related to nature."

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" mental - involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"
	2.	physical - relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws"
	3.	physical - having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
	4.	physical - according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli" natural - existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"
	5.	physical - characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance" energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
	6.	physical - impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" forcible, strong-arm forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
	7.	physical - concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer" material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"

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physical

adjective

1. corporal, fleshly, bodily, carnal, somatic, corporeal the physical problems caused by the illness

2. earthly, fleshly, mortal, incarnate, unspiritual They were still aware of the physical world around them.

3. material, real, substantial, natural, solid, visible, sensible, tangible, palpable There is no physical evidence to support the story.

4. manual, laboring They will be unable to cope with the demanding physical work.

5. sexual, carnal, base, animal, sordid, brutish, bestial No unmarried girl would dare to indulge in physical love.

Translations

physical [ˈfɪzɪkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= of the body) [condition, disability, contact, violence] → físico; [punishment] → corporal

2. (= material) [properties, characteristics] → físico; [world] → material
physical environment → entorno m físico
physical evidence → pruebas fpl materiales
it's a physical impossibility → es materialmente imposible
his physical presence repelled her → su mera presencia le repugnaba

3. (= involving physical contact, effort) → físico
he's a very physical man → es un hombre que recurre mucho al contacto físico
rugby is a very physical sport → el rugby es un deporte muy físico or con mucho contacto físico
there was some very physical play from both teams → hubo mucho juego duro por parte de los dos equipos
he has been ordered not to do any physical work → le han dicho que no haga ninguna clase de trabajo que requiera esfuerzo físico
to get physical (sexually) → pasar al plano físico; (= be rough) → emplear la fuerza física, llegar a las manos

4. (= of physics) → físico
the physical sciences → las ciencias físicas

B. N (also physical examination) → reconocimiento m físico

C. CPD physical chemistry N → fisicoquímica f
physical education N → educación f física
physical examination N → reconocimiento m físico
physical exercise N → ejercicio m (físico)
physical fitness N → (buena)forma f física
a physical fitness programme → un programa de ejercicios físicos
physical geography N → geografía f física
physical jerks NPL (Brit) → gimnasia fsing, ejercicios mpl (físicos)
physical therapist N (US) → fisioterapeuta mf
physical therapy N (US) → fisioterapia f
physical training N → entrenamiento m, ejercicio m (físico)

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physical [ˈfɪzɪk^əl]

adj

[strength, problem, activity] → physique

(= sexual) [attraction, relationship] → physique

[properties, characteristics] → physique

[object, barrier, evidence] → physique

[explanation, law] → physique physical geography

n (= physical examination) → examen m médical
physical education n → éducation f physique
physical examination n → examen m médical
physical exercise n → exercice m physique
physical fitness n → forme f physique
physical geography n → géographie f physique
physical handicap n → handicap m physique

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physical

adj

(= of the body) → körperlich; abuse, violence, punishment, discomfort → physisch, körperlich; check-up → ärztlich; (= not psychological) → physisch; you don’t take/get enough physical exercise → Sie bewegen sich nicht genug; he’s very physical (inf) → er ist sehr sinnlich; play got too physical (Sport inf) → das Spiel wurde zu ruppig or rabiat (inf); the physical force of the impact → die Wucht des Aufpralls; we don’t actually need your physical presence → Ihre persönliche Anwesenheit ist nicht unbedingt nötig

(= sexual) love, relationship → körperlich

(= material) → physisch, körperlich; size → physisch; world → fassbar

(= of physics) laws, properties → physikalisch; it’s a physical impossibility → es ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

(= natural) environment → physisch, real; conditions → physisch

(= actual) possession → physisch, leibhaftig

n → ärztliche Untersuchung; (Mil) → Musterung f

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physical:

physical chemistry

n → physikalische Chemie

physical education

n (abbr PE) → Sport m, → Leibesübungen pl (form)

physical education college

n → Sporthochschule f, → Sportakademie f

physical education teacher

n → Sportlehrer(in) m(f)

physical fitness

n → körperliche Fitness f, → physische Fitness f

physical geography

n → physische or physikalische Geografie, Physiogeografie f

physical jerks

pl (inf) → Gymnastik f

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physical:

physical science

n → Naturwissenschaft f

physical therapist

n (US Med) → Physiotherapeut(in) m(f)

physical therapy

n (US Med) → Physiotherapie f

physical training

n (abbr PT) = physical education

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physical [ˈfɪzɪk/əl] adj

a. (of the body) → fisico/a

b. (world, object) → materiale; (of physics) → fisico/a
physical change → reazione f fisica
physical stocktaking (Comm) → inventario fisico
it's a physical impossibility → è un'impossibilità materiale

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physical

adj physical [ˈfizikəl]

1 of the body Playing football is one form of physical fitness. liggaamlik جِسْماني телесен tělesný fysisk; kropslig; legemlig körperlich σωματικός físico kehaline جسمی fyysinen physique גוָּפִני शारीरिक tjelesan,fizički testi badaniah líkamlegur fisico 身体の 신체의 fizinis, kūno fizisks jasmani lichamelijk kropps-, legems-, legemlig cielesny, fizyczny físico fizic физический, телесный telesný telesen fizički fysisk, kroppslig เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย fizikî, bedenî, bedensel 身體的 фізичний; тілесний جسماني thân thể 身体的

2 of things that can be seen or felt the physical world. fisiese مَحْسوس материален hmotný fysisk; håndgribelig physisch υλικός material materiaalne مادی aineellinen matériel פִיזִי भौतिक tjelesan fizikai fisik áþreifanlegur, efnislegur fisico, materiale 物質の 물질의 fizinis, materialus fizisks fizikal materieel materiell, sanselig fizyczny físico material физический, материальный hmotný stvaren materijalni fysisk, materiell, yttre เกี่ยวกับรูปธรรม fiziksel, maddesel 物質的 матеріальний مادي vật chất 物质的

3 of the laws of nature It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird. fisies فيزيائي، متعلِّق بقوانين الطبيعَه физически fyzický fysisk physikalisch φυσικός físico füüsiline وابسته به علوم طبیعی luonnon- physique פִיזִיקָלִי भौतिक tjelesna fizikai hukum alam samkvæmur náttúrulögmálum concreto, fisico 物理的の 자연법칙의 fizinis fizisks jasmaniah fysiek fysisk fizyczny físico fizic физический fyzický fizičen fizički fysisk เป็นธรรมชาติ fiziksel 按自然法則的 фізичний طبعي، قدرتي quy luật tự nhiên 按自然法则的

4 relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth physical geography. fisiese فيزيائي، متعلّق بظواهِر الطَّبيعَه физически fyzický fysisk physikalisch φυσικός físico füüsiline چهری pinnan- physique פִיזִי भौतिक fizikalna geografija fizikai fisik eðlisrænn fisico 自然界の 지리의 fizinis fizisks fizikal fysisch fysisk, ytre fizyczny físico fizic физический fyzický fizičen fizički fysisk เกี่ยวกับธรรมชาติ fizikî 自然的 фізичний سطح زمين کے فطري مظاہر سے متعلق thuộc tự nhiên 自然的

5 relating to physics physical chemistry. fisies فيزيائي، متعلِّق بِعِلْم الفيزياء физико fyzikální fysisk naturwissenschaftlich φυσικός físico füüsikaline فیزیکی luonnon- physique מָדַעֵי הַטֶבָע भौतिक fizikalna kemija fizikai fisika eðlisfræðilegur fisico 物理学の 물리학의 fizinis fizikāls; fizikas- fizik fysisch fysisk fizyczny físico fizic физический fyzikálny fizikalen fizički fysikalisk เกี่ยวกับฟิสิกส์ fizik bilimiyle ilgili 物理的 фізичний طبعيات سے متعلق liên quan đến vật lý 物理的

adv physically

fisies فيزيائيا، جِسْمانيا физически fyzicky fysiskt physisch, physikalisch σωματικά físicamente füüsiliselt فیزیکی؛ از نظر جسمانی fyysisesti physiquement בְּאוֹפֶן גוּפָנִי भौतिक रूप से, शारीरिक रूप से tjelesni testileg, fizikailag secara fisik líkamlega fisicamente 物質的に 물리적으로 fiziškai fiziski secara fizikal lichamelijk, fysiek fysisk, legemlig fizycznie fisicamente (din puct de vedere) fizic физически fyzicky fizično fizički fysiskt, kroppslig โดยเกี่ยวข้องกับร่างกาย fiziksel olarak, bedence 物理地 фізично جسماني طور پر về thân thể/ theo quy luật tự nhiên 物理地

n physical ˈeducation

PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school. liggaamlike opvoeding تَربِيَه بَدَنِيَّه، رِياضَه физическо възпитание tělesná výchova gymnastik; idræt der Sportunterricht γυμναστική, φυσική αγωγή educación física, gimnasia kehaline kasvatus ورزش liikunta חִינוּך גוּפָנִי शारीरिक शिक्षा tjelesna i zdravstvena kultura testnevelés pendidikan jasmani educazione fisica 체육 fizinis lavinimas fiziskā audzināšana, fizkultūra pendidikan jasmani gymnastikk, fysisk fostring wychowanie fizyczne физическое воспитание telesná výchova telesna vzgoja fizičko vaspitanje gymnastik, idrott พลศึกษา beden eğitimi 體育課 фізкультура جسماني تعليم، تربيت môn thể dục

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physical → بدني, فحص طبي شامل, متعلق بالبدن lékařská prohlídka, tělesný, zdravotní prohlídka fysisk, helbredsundersøgelse, lægeundersøgelse ärztliche Untersuchung, körperlich ιατρική εξέταση, σωματικός examen físico, físico, reconocimiento médico, revisión médica lääkärintarkastus, ruumiillinen examen médical, physique fizički, liječnički pregled, medicinski fisico, visita medica 健康診断, 身体の, 身体検査 신체검사, 신체의, 의사 fysiek, lichamelijk onderzoek, medisch onderzoek fysisk, helsesjekk, legeundersøkelse fizyczność, fizyczny, medyk exame físico, exame médico, físico медосмотр, физический fysisk, läkar-, läkarundersökning เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย, การเช็คร่างกาย, ร่างกาย fizik, fiziksel, tıp kiểm tra sức khỏe, sự khám sức khoẻ, thuộc về thân thể 体格检查, 身体的