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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.

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

physi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.
physi·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.physically - in accord with physical laws; "it is physically impossible"
Translations
physically [ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ] ADVfísicamente
I don't find him physically attractiveno me parece físicamente atractivo
it's very physically demanding workes un trabajo que requiere mucho esfuerzo físico
you need to be physically fit to attempt this climbtienes que estar en buena forma(física)para intentar esta escalada
it's physically impossiblees materialmente imposible
he had to be physically removed from the premiseslo tuvieron que sacar del local por la fuerza
the thought of food made me physically sicksólo pensar en comer me daba náuseas
physically [ˈfɪzɪkəli] advphysiquement
physical science nsciences fpl physiques
physical therapist n (US)physiothérapeute m/f, kinésithérapeute m/f
physical therapy n (US)physiothérapie f, kinésithérapie f
physically
adv
körperlich, physisch; restrain, separatekörperlich; (Sci) → physikalisch; to be physically sicksich übergeben; to be physically capable/incapable of (doing) somethingkörperlich or physisch imstande or im Stande/außerstand or außer Stande sein, etw zu tun; physically impossiblepraktisch unmöglich; the substance changed physicallydie Substanz ging in einen anderen Zustand über; the journey is physically dangerousdie Reise ist gefährlich für Leib und Leben; you don’t have to be there physicallyIhre persönliche Anwesenheit ist nicht erforderlich; they removed him physically from the meetingsie haben ihn mit Gewalt aus der Versammlung entfernt
(emph: = actually) as long as is physically possibleso lange wie nur irgend möglich
physically [ˈfɪzɪklɪ] advfisicamente
it's physically impossible → è materialmente impossibile
physically [ˈfɪzɪklɪ] advfisicamente
it's physically impossible → è materialmente impossibile


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But a wise ordinance of Nature has decreed that, in proportion as the working-classes increase in intelligence, knowledge, and all virtue, in that same proportion their acute angle (which makes them physically terrible) shall increase also and approximate to the comparatively harmless angle of the Equilateral Triangle.
Every moment of the man's waking life was filled with morbid thought of hatred--he had become mentally as he was physically in outward appearance, the personification of the blighting emotion of Hate.
Physically they were almost a race apart, and out-of-door work had given them a vigour which, when they got over their first shyness on coming to town, developed into a positive carriage and freedom of movement, and made them conspicuous among Black Hawk women.
 
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