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MUSCLE WOMAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
- Weightlifting
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- muscle man
1, record 1, English, muscle%20man
correct, familiar
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- muscle woman 2, record 1, English, muscle%20woman
correct, familiar
- beef-cake 3, record 1, English, beef%2Dcake
familiar
- beef cake 4, record 1, English, beef%20cake
familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A muscly man. 4, record 1, English, - muscle%20man
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
beef-cake. Photograph of a man posed to display his physique; masculine equivalent of "cheese-cake." 3, record 1, English, - muscle%20man
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sarcastic expressions for bodybuilders and their main aim, muscles. 2, record 1, English, - muscle%20man
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
- Haltérophilie
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tout-en-muscles
1, record 1, French, tout%2Den%2Dmuscles
correct, masculine and feminine noun, familiar
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monsieur muscle 2, record 1, French, monsieur%20muscle
correct, masculine noun, familiar
- madame muscle 3, record 1, French, madame%20muscle
correct, feminine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout-en-muscles (argot) : Il y a aussi les hommes de trait, les tout-en-muscles [...] 1, record 1, French, - tout%2Den%2Dmuscles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] peu de gens expriment de l'admiration pour la musculature surdéveloppée des culturistes féminines. Pourtant de plus en plus de femmes osent s'adonner au «bodybuilding» [...]. Ces dernières années, souvent à l'occasion de compétitions, plusieurs magazines américains ont publié des reportages faisant grand étalage de ces «mesdames muscle». Corps durs, luisants comme du métal, seins en retraite devant l'arrogance des pectoraux, cuisses noueuses, sculpturales. 3, record 1, French, - tout%2Den%2Dmuscles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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