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"Weight training" is a noun which is often translated as "el entrenamiento con pesas", and "work out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "hacer ejercicio". Learn more about the difference between "weight training" and "work out" below.
weight training(
weyt
trey
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nihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sports)
a. el entrenamiento con pesas (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Diana started weight training with 15-pound weights.Diana comenzó un entrenamiento con pesas usando las pesas de 15 libras.
work out(
wuhrk
aut
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to train)
a. hacer ejercicio
I work out three days a week at the gym.Hago ejercicio tres días a la semana en el gimnasio.
b. entrenar
I have to work out at home because the gym is closed.Tengo que entrenar en casa porque el gimnasio está cerrado.
2. (to succeed)
a. salir bien
Fortunately, things worked out for me and Laura.Por suerte, todo salió bien entre Laura y yo.
b. terminar bien
So, did things work out between your mom and your wife?Dime, ¿terminaron bien las cosas entre tu mamá y tu esposa?
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. resolver
My roommate and I need to work things out.Mi compañero de cuarto y yo necesitamos resolver nuestra situación.
a. calcular
Did you work out how much money we need to go to Las Vegas for a week?¿Ya calculaste cuánto dinero necesitamos para ir a Las Vegas por una semana?
5. (to devise)
a. idear
A group of prisoners worked out a plan to escape from jail.Un grupo de prisioneros ideó un plan para escapar de la cárcel.
7. (to exhaust)
a. agotar
When the miners worked out the mine, they became unemployed.Cuando los mineros agotaron la mina, se quedaron sin trabajo.
