English-Danish translations for exercise

• motionere
  Der motioneres fra den ene ende af salen til den anden! It's exercise from one side of the Chamber to the other!
  Det går imod menneskelig foretagsomhed og udvikling og sender yderst mærkelige signaler; lad være at ånde, lad være at motionere, lad i særdeleshed være med at stønne, og for Guds skyld, prut ikke! It is against human enterprise and development and sends extremely strange signals: don't breathe, don't exercise, especially don't pant and for God's sake, don't fart!
• træne
• udøve
  Han fik aldrig mulighed for at udøve denne forældremyndighed. This custody he could never exercise.
  De må udøve formandshvervet på korrekt vis. Exercise your role as chairman properly.
  Hvordan kan der med andre ord udøves kontrol? In other words, how can control be exercised?
• udøvelse
  succesfuld udøvelse af forbrugerrettigheder over grænserne. successful exercise of consumer rights across borders.
  Det er udøvelse af ansvar, der nu er brug for. It is an exercise in responsibility that is now in need.
  Det undgår enhver udøvelse af skøn fra Kommissionens eller nogen andens side. It avoids any exercise of discretion by the Commission or anybody else.
• øvelse
  Det var en fascinerende øvelse. It was a fascinating exercise.
  Den er ikke nogen teoretisk øvelse. It is not a theoretical exercise.
  Det er målet med denne øvelse. That is the goal of this exercise.

Definition of exercise

• Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
• Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness
• A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use
• The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty
• That which gives practice; a trial; a test
• To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop
• To perform physical activity for health or training
• To use ; to put into practice
• To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious
• To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to

Examples

• The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay
• Swimming is good exercise.
• I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast.
• I do crosswords for mental exercise.
• The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
• I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.
• to exercise troops or horses; to exercise ones brain with a puzzle
• I exercise at the gym every day
• The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy
• She is going to exercise her right to vote
• exercised with pain

Related words

• exercises
• unexercised
• exercise bicycle
• exercise ball
• exercise book
• exercise machine
• exercise bike
• exercise of a discretionary power
• exercise equipment