The Portuguese word for body is
corpo
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 |
| ente | |
| 1. n-m. an existing being or thing | |
| entes queridos - loved ones |
| carroceria | |
| 1. n-f. (Brazil) body of a vehicle |
| 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 |
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