body

body
body ⇒ The human body
A n
1 (of person, animal) corps m ; body and soul corps et âme ; to have just enough to keep body and soul together avoir juste assez pour survivre ; to sell one's body se prostituer ; all he wants is your body ○ tout ce qu'il veut, c'est coucher avec toi ○ ;
2 (corpse) corps m, cadavre m ; a dead body un cadavre ;
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 text, type) corps m ; (of dress) corsage m ; the body of the church la nef ;
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 ; there is a body of opinion in favour of l'ensemble m de l'opinion est en faveur de ; the body of support for her is growing le soutien en sa faveur va croissant ;
5 (group) (of troops, students) corps m ; the student body la masse des étudiants ; the main body of demonstrators le gros des manifestants ; in a body en masse ;
6 (organization) organisme m ; advisory/official body organisme consultatif/officiel ; disciplinary body commission f disciplinaire ;
7 Phys corps m ;
8 (fullness) (of wine) corps m ; (of hair) volume m ;
9 Fashn (garment) body m ;
10 ○ †(person) bonhomme ○ /bonne femme ○ m/f.
B modif
1 Cosmet [lotion, scrub] pour le corps ; [care, paint] corporel/-elle ;
2 Aut [repair] de carrosserie.
Idioms
over my dead body! plutôt mourir! ; you'll do that over my dead body! plutôt mourir que te laisser faire ça!

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