corpus

BrE /ˈkɔː.pəs/ AmE /ˈkɔːrpəs/

noun en → es

1 BODY B2

the body of a person or animal, especially when dead

cuerpo (muerto)

Collocations corpus delicti

  • The police found the corpus delicti in the woods.

    La policía encontró el cuerpo del delito en el bosque.

2 LITERATURE C1

a collection of written or spoken works by a particular author, from a particular period, or on a particular subject

corpus (literario), conjunto de obras

Collocations corpus linguistics

  • The corpus includes all of Shakespeare's plays.

    El corpus incluye todas las obras de teatro de Shakespeare.

3 LEGAL C1

the complete set of laws or legal documents in a particular country or subject area

código, cuerpo (de leyes)

Collocations corpus juris

  • The new law is part of the corpus juris.

    La nueva ley es parte del cuerpo de leyes.

1 ANATOMY C1

a large, main part or division of an organ in the body

cuerpo (anatómico), masa principal

Collocations corpus callosum

  • The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

    El cuerpo calloso conecta los dos hemisferios del cerebro.

2 SCIENCE C1

the main part or body of a scientific study, experiment, etc.

cuerpo (de un estudio científico), parte principal

Collocations corpus of research

  • The corpus of the study was based on interviews with 50 participants.

    La parte principal del estudio se basó en entrevistas con 50 participantes.