body

body
body [ˈbɒdɪ]
1. noun
   a. corps m
• just enough to keep body and soul together juste assez pour subsister
   b. ( = corpse) cadavre m, corps m
   c. [of car] carrosserie f ; [of plane] fuselage m
   d. ( = organization) organisme m
• the policemen's representative body l'organisme représentant les policiers
• legislative body corps m législatif
   e. ( = 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 contre
   f. [of wine] corps m ; [of hair] volume m
2. 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
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['bɒdɪ] 1.
noun
1) (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 m
3) (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 m
4) (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 m

the student body — la masse des étudiants

the main body of demonstrators — le gros des manifestants

6) (organization) organisme m

disciplinary body — commission f disciplinaire

7) Physics corps m
8) (fullness) (of wine) corps m; (of hair) volume m
9) (garment) body m
2.
noun modifier [lotion] pour le corps; [care, paint] corporel/-elle
••

over my dead body! — plutôt mourir!


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