Ejercicio (en. Exercise)

/e.xeɾ.θi.ko/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Activity intended to improve a person's physical condition.

I exercise every day to stay fit.

Hago ejercicio todos los días para mantenerme en forma.

Practice or task carried out to acquire or perfect knowledge.

The teacher gave us a math exercise for tomorrow.

El profesor nos dejó un ejercicio de matemáticas para mañana.

Practical demonstration of a theory or concept.

During chemistry class, we did an exercise on chemical reactions.

Durante la clase de química, hicimos un ejercicio sobre reacciones químicas.

It comes from the Latin 'exercitium', which means 'practice, activity'.

to exercise

To engage in physical activities to stay fit.

hacer ejercicio

physical exercise

Activities that require physical effort.

ejercicio físico

mental exercise

Activities aimed at exercising the mind.

ejercicio mental

training

Process of preparing a body or mind for a specific activity.

entrenamiento

activity

Any action or set of actions performed by people.

actividad

practice

Repeated exercise of an activity to improve skills.

práctica

To exercise in a park or outdoors.

We're going to do an 'exercise at the park' after class.

Vamos a hacer un 'ejercicio al parque' después de clase.

To repeat an activity repetitively to improve.

I need to 'exercise' that song several times before playing it.

Esa canción la tengo que 'ejercitar' varias veces antes de tocarla.