- body
- body [ˈbɒdɪ]1. nouna. corps m• just enough to keep body and soul together juste assez pour subsisterb. ( = corpse) cadavre m, corps mc. [of car] carrosserie f ; [of plane] fuselage md. ( = organization) organisme m• the policemen's representative body l'organisme représentant les policiers• legislative body corps m législatife. ( = mass) a large body of people une foule nombreuse• a large body of information une importante documentation• in a body en masse• the body politic le corps politique• a strong body of evidence une forte accumulation de preuves• a strong body of opinion was against it une grande partie de l'opinion était contref. [of wine] corps m ; [of hair] volume m2. compounds► body bag noun housse f mortuaire► body blow noun ( = disappointment) coup m dur► body building noun culturisme m► body clock noun horloge f biologique► body fluids plural noun fluides mpl organiques► body language noun langage m du corps► body lotion noun lait m corporel► body mass index noun indice m de masse corporelle► body odour noun odeur f corporelle► body piercing noun piercing m► body politic noun• the body politic le corps politique ► body search noun fouille f corporelle► body shop noun atelier m de carrosserie► body warmer noun gilet m matelassé* * *['bɒdɪ] 1.noun1) (of person, animal) corps m
body and soul — corps et âme
just enough to keep body and soul together — juste assez pour survivre
to sell one's body — se prostituer
2) (corpse) corps m, cadavre m3) (main section) (of car) carrosserie f; (of boat) coque f; (of aircraft) fuselage m; (of camera) boîtier m; (of violin, guitar) caisse f de résonance; (of dress) corsage m4) (large quantity) (of water) étendue f; (of laws) recueil m or corps m (de lois)a large body of evidence — un vaste faisceau de preuves
5) (group) (of troops, students) corps mthe student body — la masse des étudiants
the main body of demonstrators — le gros des manifestants
6) (organization) organisme mdisciplinary body — commission f disciplinaire
7) Physics corps m8) (fullness) (of wine) corps m; (of hair) volume m9) (garment) body m2.noun modifier [lotion] pour le corps; [care, paint] corporel/-elle••over my dead body! — plutôt mourir!
English-French dictionary. 2013.