Body - Corps (The 561st Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Body is Corps. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, sickness & injuries, society. It is the 561st most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: body

French: corps

Examples


His body is perfect.	Son corps est parfait.
He has a perfect body.	Il a un corps parfait.
My body is old, but my spirit is young.	Mon corps est âgé mais mon esprit est jeune.
I'm alone, the distance that stretches from body to body, is as great as that from soul to soul.	Je suis seul, la distance qui s'étend de corps à corps est aussi grande que celle d'âme à âme.
I am a being of light in the body of a monkey.	Je suis un être de lumière dans le corps d'un singe.
All human beings have the same kind of body.	Tous les êtres humains ont le même type de corps.
Food is fuel for our bodies.	La nourriture est un carburant pour le corps.
This body has no life.	Ce corps n'a pas de vie.

The truth is I'm a man in a man's body.	La vérité est que je suis un homme dans un corps d'homme.
Exercise makes your body strong.	L'exercice rend ton corps plus fort.
My whole body was one big bruise after the rugby game.	Après le match de rugby, mon corps n'était que contusion.
I would like to know how these substances are absorbed by the body.	J'aimerais savoir comment ces substances sont absorbées par le corps.
Blood circulates through the body.	Le sang circule dans le corps.
The soul animates the body.	C'est l'âme qui anime le corps
Man consists of soul and body.	Un être humain est constitué d'une âme et d'un corps.
My whole body is sore.	Tout mon corps me fait mal.
His body was covered with brown fur.	Son corps était couvert d'une fourrure brune.
My body itches all over.	Mon corps me démange de partout.
Astronomy is the science of heavenly bodies.	L'astronomie est la science des corps célestes.
He has a strong body.	Son corps est doté de force.
The bullet went through his body.	La balle traversa son corps.