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body meaning in French

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blackbody (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it)
noun
[UK: blˈakbɒdi]
[US: blˈækbɑːdi]

corps noir◼◼◼nom {m}

busybody [busybodies] (someone who interferes with others)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.zɪ.bɒ.di]
[US: ˈbɪ.zi.ˌbɑː.di]

fouineur◼◼◼nom {m}

fouine [figurative]◼◼◻nom {f}

mêle-tout◼◻◻nom {m}

touche-à-tout [antiquated]◼◻◻nom {m} nom {f}

celestial body (natural object beyond Earth's atmosphere)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈle.stɪəl ˈbɒ.di]
[US: sə.ˈles.tʃəl ˈbɑː.di]

corps céleste◼◼◼nom {m}

astre◼◻◻nom {m}

dogsbody (Person who does menial work)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.di]
[US: ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.di]

larbin◼◼◼nom {m}

petite mainnom {f}

embody [embodied, embodying, embodies] (represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈbɒ.di]
[US: em.ˈbɑː.di]

incarner◼◼◼verbeHe wants to embody his ideal. = Il veut incarner son idéal.

personnifier◼◼◻verbe

embody [embodied, embodying, embodies] (include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈbɒ.di]
[US: em.ˈbɑː.di]

représenter◼◼◻verbe

everybody (all people)
pronoun
[UK: ˈev.rɪ.ˌbɒd.i]
[US: ˈev.rɪ.ˌbɑːd.i]

tout le monde◼◼◼pronoun

tous◼◼◼pronounHi everybody. = Salut à tous.

chacun◼◼◼pronounEverybody is focused. = Chacun est concentré.

foreign body [foreign bodies] (unwanted intruding object)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈbɒ.di]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈbɑː.di]

corps étranger◼◼◼nom {m}

fruiting body [fruiting bodies] (fungal structure)
noun
[UK: ˈfruːt.ɪŋ ˈbɒ.di]
[US: ˈfruːt.ɪŋ ˈbɑː.di]

sporophore◼◼◼nom {m}

sporocarpe◼◻◻nom {m}

graybody (body that radiates energy having a blackbody distribution reduced by a constant factor)
noun

corps grisnom {m}

heavenly body (natural celestial body)
noun
[UK: ˈhevn.li ˈbɒ.di]
[US: ˈhe.vən.li ˈbɑː.di]

corps céleste◼◼◼nom {m}

homebody (person who likes to stay home)
noun
[UK: hˈəʊmbɒdi]
[US: hˈoʊmbɑːdi]

casanier◼◼◼nom {m}

pantouflard◼◼◻nom {m}

nobody [nobodies] (unimportant person)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊ.bə.di]
[US: ˈnoʊ.bə.di]

personne◼◼◼nom {f}Nobody came. = Personne ne vint.

nul◼◼◻nom {m}Nobody's perfect. = Nul n'est parfait.

zéro◼◻◻nom {m}

moins-que-rien◼◻◻nom {m}

nullité◼◻◻nom {f}

sous-merdenom {f}

zéro absolunom {m}

nobody's perfect (phrase to remind that we all fail at times)
phrase

nul n'est parfait◼◼◼phrase

over my dead body (absolutely not)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) maɪ ded ˈbɒ.di]
[US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈmaɪ ˈded ˈbɑː.di]

il faudra me passer sur le corps◼◼◼preposition

jamais◼◼◼preposition

plutôt mourir◼◼◼preposition

jamais de la vie◼◼◻preposition

moi vivant◼◼◻preposition

pas de mon vivant◼◻◻preposition

pituitary body (controlling gland of the endocrine system)
noun
[UK: pɪ.ˈtjuːɪ.tə.ri ˈbɒ.di]
[US: pə.ˈtuːə.ˌte.ri ˈbɑː.di]

corps pituitairenom {m}

sell one's body verb

vendre son corps◼◼◼verbe

somebody (some unspecified person)
pronoun
[UK: ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

quelqu'un◼◼◼pronoun

student body (student body (body of students or pupils))
noun
[UK: ˈstjuːdnt ˈbɒ.di]
[US: ˈstuː.dənt ˈbɑː.di]

ensemble des élèves◼◼◼nom {m}

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