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∎ we belong together body and soul nous sommes faits l'un pour l'autre;∎ he gave himself to her body and soul il s'est donné à elle corps et âme;∎ figurative to have just enough to keep body and soul together avoir tout juste de quoi vivre;∎ this obsession with the body beautiful cette obsession que tout le monde a d'avoir un corps parfait∎ familiar over my dead body! il faudra me passer sur le corps!∎ the main body of voters le gros des électeurs;∎ a large body of people une foule énorme;∎ they came in one body ils sont venus en masse;∎ taken as a body dans leur ensemble, pris ensemble;∎ Law legislative body corps m législatif∎ a body of water un plan d'eau;∎ a growing body of evidence une accumulation de preuves;∎ the body of public opinion la majorité de l'opinion publique;∎ there is a large body of support for the policy un grand nombre de personnes sont en faveur de cette politique(e) (largest part → of document, speech, e-mail) fond m, corps m(f) (of car) carrosserie f; (of plane) fuselage m; (of ship) coque f; (of camera) boîtier m; (of dress) corsage m; (of building) corps m; (of musical instrument) coffre m∎ a wine with (a lot of) body un vin qui a du corps;∎ a shampoo that gives your hair body un shampooing qui donne du volume à vos cheveux∎ she's a funny little body c'est une drôle de petite bonne femme►► body armour vêtements mpl pare-balles;body art body art m;body bag sac m mortuaire;Boxing body blow coup m dur;∎ figurative to be a real body blow to sb's hopes être un véritable coup porté aux espoirs de qn;Sport body building culturisme m;body clock horloge f interne ou biologique;Politics body corporate personne f morale;body count pertes fpl en vies humaines;Cinema body double doublure f;body fascism culte m excessif de la beauté physique (conduisant à un phénomène de discrimination);body fluids fluides mpl organiques;body hair poils mpl;body heat chaleur f animale;body language attitude f;∎ I could tell by his body language je le savais d'après la façon dont il se tenait;body lotion lait m corporel;body odour odeur f corporelle;body paint peinture f pour le corps;body piercing piercing m;Politics body politic corps m politique;body popper smurfer(euse) m,f;body popping smurf m;Sport body rafting canyoning m;Medicine body scan scanographie f;Medicine body scanner scanner m, scanographe m;body scrub produit m exfoliant pour le corps;body search fouille f corporelle;body shampoo shampooing m pour le corps;History body snatcher déterreur(euse) m,f de cadavres;body stocking body m;body swerve feinte f;∎ Scottish familiar figurative to give sb/sth a body swerve éviter qn/qch□ ;body warmer gilet m matelassé -
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A n1 (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 ○ ;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 ;10 ○ †( person) bonhomme ○ /bonne femme ○ m/f.B modif2 Aut [repair] de carrosserie.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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