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physical education
n. Abbr. PE
Education in the care and development of the human body, stressing athletics and including hygiene.
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physical education
n
(Education) training and practice in sports, gymnastics, etc, as in schools and colleges. Abbreviation: PE
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phys′ical educa′tion
n.
instruction in sports, exercise, and hygiene, esp. as part of a school or college program.
[1830–40]
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Noun | 1. | physical education - training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
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Translations
تَربِيَه بَدَنِيَّه، رِياضَه
tělesná výchova
gymnastikidræt
tjelesni odgoj
체육
telovadba
beden eğitimi
physical education
n → educazione f fisicaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
physical
(ˈfizikəl) adjective1. of the body. Playing football is one form of physical fitness.
2. of things that can be seen or felt. the physical world.
3. of the laws of nature. It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.
4. relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth. physical geography.
5. relating to physics. physical chemistry.
ˈphysically adverbphysical ˈeducation noun (abbreviation)
PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school.
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