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The Portuguese word for body is
corpo





body

Gender

The gender of corpo is masculine. E.g. o corpo.

Plural

The plural of corpo is corpos.

Portuguese Definition


body
     1. Substantivo. corpo
           The human body. (o corpo humano)
     2. Substantivo. órgão
           Administrative body. (órgão administrativo)



Translations for body and their definitions

corpo
     1. n-m. (anatomy) body
     2. n-m. corpse, cadaver
     3. n-m. any limited amount of matter
           Dois corpos de cargas iguais se repelem. - Two objects with like charges repel each other.
     4. n-m. a group of people united by a common objective; corps
           Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais - Marine Corps
           Corpo de bombeiros - Fire department
     5. n-m. (with tomar) consistency, firmness; strength
           Mexa a massa até tomar corpo. - Stir the dough until it is firm.
           Os protestos populares tomaram corpo. - The popular protests have become stronger.
     6. n-m. muscle mass
           Quero ganhar corpo até o fim do ano. - I want to gain muscle before the end of the year.


organização
     1. n-f. organization; order (the condition of being organized)
     2. n-f. organization (the way something is organized)
     3. n-f. organization (group of people or entities with an explicit purpose)
     4. n-f. tidying (the act of tidying something up)


grosso
     1. adj. dense; thick (relatively great in extent from one surface to another)
     2. adj. viscous; thick (having consistency between solid and liquid)
     3. adj. crude; unrefined (of low quality)
     4. adj. (of a person) rude; uncouth; uncivil (without manners)
     5. adj. (of texture) rough (not plain; with friction)
     6. adj. (of sound) deep (low in pitch)
     7. adj. obscene; distasteful; vulgar (offensive to morality)
     8. adj. (slang) aboundant (in high quantity)


corpus
     1. n-m. (linguistics) corpus (collection of writings)


sustância
     1. n-f. Alternative form of sustança


organismo
     1. n-m. organism (living thing)
     2. n-m. ‘nosso organismo’ our / the human body


substância
     1. n-f. substance; physical matter
     2. n-f. substance (the essential part of anything)
     3. n-f. (of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking


ente
     1. n-m. an existing being or thing
           entes queridos - loved ones


carroceria
     1. n-f. (Brazil) body of a vehicle


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