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gym
[/dʒɪm/]
noun
masculine
pl: gyms
academia
1.
a building or room equipped with exercise machines and weights for physical training
I go to the gym three times a week to work out.
Eu vou à academia três vezes por semana para malhar.
2.
a school or institution for physical education and athletic training
The gym class is held on Tuesday afternoons.
A aula de educação física é realizada nas terças à tarde.
Synonyms
fitness center
health club
workout facility
gymnasium
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
academia
most common term for fitness gym
Rio de Janeiro
academia
standard usage
São Paulo
academia
standard usage, sometimes 'musculação' for weight training
Portugal
ginásio
preferred term in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
hit the gym - começar a malhar/treinar
gym rat - viciado em academia
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