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corpo

body

noun KOHR-poh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'corpus'

Also means

corps

Usage Note

Corpo is the physical body but also a military or organized 'corps', as in il corpo di polizia. The idiom a corpo a corpo means 'hand to hand', and anima e corpo ('heart and soul') is a common fixed phrase.

Examples

"Il corpo umano è complesso."

Natural Translation

The human body is complex.

Literal Translation

The body human is complex.

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