hantele

== Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian ганте́ль (gantélʹ). === Pronunciation === === Noun === hantele f (5th declension) dumbbell (a physical exercise tool consisting of two spherical or disk-shaped weights attached to a short bar, used to strengthen one's arm muscles) cilāt hanteles ― to lift dumbbells rīta rosme ar hantelēm ― morning activity (= exercise) with dumbbells hanteli izmanto vienu vai arī pārī ar citu hanteli (abām rokām reizē) ― a dumbbell can be used alone, or together with another dumbbell (both hands at once) neviens nav tik daudz vingrojis ar hantelēm kā viņš: citīgi, sistemātiski, pēc tabulām ― nobody has (ever) exercised so much with dumbbells as he (has): diligently, systematically, with tables Senajā Grieķijā vingrojumi ar hantelēm bija viens no fiziskās audzināšanas paņēmieniem ― in Ancient Greece, exercises with dumbbells were one of the techniques of physical education ==== Declension ====