cuerpo

Definitions of cuerpo
  1. noun
    part of a dress above the waist
    synonyms: ajustador, almilla, canesú, corpiño, jubón, peto
  2. noun
    the property possessed by a large mass
    synonyms: bulto, masa, tomo, volumen
  3. noun
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
    synonyms: balumba, grueso, masa, mole, valumen, volumen
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    magnitud
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
  4. noun
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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    armazón, carne, figura, forma, físico, hechura, percha, silueta, soma, talle, tipo
    alternative names for the body of a human being
    cuerpo vivo
    the body of a living animal or person
    persona
    a human body (usually including the clothing)
    sistema
    the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
    cuerpo adulto
    the body of an adult human being
    cuerpo masculino
    the body of a male human being
    cuerpo femenino
    the body of a female human being
  5. noun
    the dead body of a human being
    synonyms: cadáver, fiambre, muerto
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    cadáver, restos
    a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
  6. noun
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    synonyms: asociación, comunidad, corporación
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    cristiandad, cristianismo
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    administración, gerencia, gobierno
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    colegio, mesa electoral
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    facultad
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    universidad
    the body of faculty and students at a university
    claustro
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    colonia
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    cuadro, mando
    the body of people who lead a group
    grupo profesional, vocación
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    cuerpo de inspectores, inspectorado
    a body of inspectors
    jurado
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    profesión
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    ejecutivo
    persons who administer the law
    judicatura
    persons who administer justice
    diplomática
    the body of diplomatic personnel
    oficialidad
    people elected or appointed to administer a government
    avanzada
    a settlement on the frontier of civilization
    directivo, gestión
    those in charge of running a business
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    grupo social
    people sharing some social relation
  7. noun
    an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
  8. noun
    army unit smaller than a division
    synonyms: brigada
  9. noun
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
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    cromosoma
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
    partícula
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
    ion, ión
    a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
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