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bod·y·work

(bŏd′ē-wûrk′)
n.
1. The metal or plastic external structure of a motor vehicle.
2. The act or process of repairing the bodies of motor vehicles.
3. The application of therapeutic methods, especially massage and often stretching and relaxation exercises, to promote physical health and emotional well-being.

bod′y·work′er n.
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bodywork

(ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk)
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) the external shell of a motor vehicle
2. (Medicine) any form of therapy in which parts of the body are manipulated, such as massage
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bod•y•work

(ˈbɒd iˌwɜrk)

n.
the work of making or repairing automobile or other vehicle bodies.
[1905–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. bodywork - the exterior body of a motor vehicle
body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
2. bodywork - the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands
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Translations
جِسْمُ السيّارَه
karosérie
karosseri
karosszériakocsiszekrény
yfirbygging bifreiîar
karoséria

bodywork

[ˈbɒdɪwɜːk] N (Aut) → carrocería f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bodywork

[ˈbɒdiwɜːrk] n [vehicle] → carrosserie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bodywork

[ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk] n (Aut) → carrozzeria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

body

(ˈbodi) plural ˈbodies noun
1. the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh. Athletes have to look after their bodies. liggaam, lyf جَسَدٌ، جِسْمٌ тяло corpo tělo der Körper krop; legeme κορμί cuerpo keha بدن keho corps גוף शरीर tijelo test tubuh líkami corpo 身体 kūnas ķermenis tubuh lichaam kropp, legeme ciało بدن corpo corp тело telo telo telo kropp ร่างกาย beden, vücut, gövde 身體 тіло جسم ، بدن thân thể 身体
2. a dead person. The battlefield was covered with bodies. lyk جُثْمان، جُثَّه труп cadáver mrtvola die Leiche lig πτώμα cadáver surnukeha جسد ruumis cadavre גופה शव truplo holttest mayat lík cadavere, corpo 死体 시체 lavonas līķis mayat lijk lik zwłoki جسد cadáver cadavru мёртвое тело mŕtvola truplo leš död kropp, lik ศพ ceset, ölü 屍體 труп لاش ، میت thi thể 尸体
3. the main part of anything. the body of the hall. hoofdeel الجُزءُ الرَّئيسي корпус corpo základní část, jádro, korpus der Hauptteil hoveddel κύριος όγκος, κύριο τμήμα cuerpo, parte principal põhiosa بخش عمده pääosa corps, partie principale גוף, עיקר ढांचा glavni dio fő rész bagian utama meginhluti corpo 本体 주요부 pagrindinė dalis galvenā daļa badan midden hoveddel korpus, główna część, gros عمده برخه corpo corp, parte principală главная часть hlavná časť, jadro glavni del glavni deo huvuddel, salong ส่วนประกอบหลักของสิ่งต่าง ๆ gövde, ana kısım 主體 головна частина قلبی یا مرکزی حصہ phần chính yếu 主体
4. a mass. a huge body of evidence. deel كَميّة، كُتْلَه، مَجْموعَه голямо количество material spousta die Masse masse όγκος conjunto, colección kogu مقدار suuri määrä masse גוף समूह većina tömeg segumpal safn, magn quantità かたまり 덩어리 daugybė daudzums sejumlah massa masse; materiale masa اندازه material mulţime масса masa, spústa teža masa samling, mängd ปริมาณมาก büyük miktar 一群,一批 маса, багато وجود ، ایک بڑی شہادت số lượng lớn 一群,一批
5. a group of persons acting as one. professional bodies. liggaam مَجْموعَه организация organismo těleso, sbor, orgán die Körperschaft gruppe; forsamling σώμα, οργάνωση cuerpo organ گروه؛ دسته taho corps גוף, חבר निकाय skup, društvo testület korps afmarkaður hópur/heild corpo 固体 단체 organas, įstaiga, organizacija (cilvēku) grupa; kolektīvs kumpulan lichaam gruppe, forsamling gremium, grono ډله، دسته organismo corp, grup группа teleso, súbor telo skupina samfund, kår, trupp กลุ่มคน kurul, örgüt, grup, topluluk 團體 корпорація; товариство انجمن ، جماعت nhóm; đoàn 团体
ˈbodily adjective
of the body. bodily needs. liggaamlik جَسَدِيَّه، جِسْمانِيَّه телесен corporal tělesný körperlich krops-; legems- σωματικός corporal, físico kehaline جسمانی ruumiillinen du corps, physique גופני शारीरिक tjelesni testi badani líkamlegur fisico, corporale 身体上の 신체의 kūno, kūniškas miesas-; ķermeņa-; fizisks keperluan badan lichamelijk legemlig, kropps-, legems- cielesny بدنی، جسمانی corporal tru­­pesc, fizic телесный; физический telesný telesen telesni kroppslig เกี่ยวกับร่างกาย bedenle ilgili, bedenen 身體的 тілесний; фізичний جسمانی ، جسم میں (thuộc) cơ thể con người 身体的
adverb
by the entire (physical) body. They lifted him bodily and carried him off. fisies جَسَديّا، جِسْمانيّا каго цяло em conjunto jako celek/jeden muž ganz und gar i sin helhed; korporligt με όλο το σώμα en peso tervenisti کلاً؛ یکجا kehoa koskeva à bras-le-corps גופני सशरीर fizički testi seluruh badan líkamlega, í eigin persónu completamente まるごと 온몸으로 visą ar visu ķermeni seluruh badan in zijn geheel i sin helhet, i egen person w całości ټول، یوځای em peso de mij­loc лично; целиком celým telom scela kompletno helt och hållet, med hull och hår ทั้งร่างกาย bütün vücudu ile, olduğu gibi 整個身體地 цілком جسمانی طور پر toàn bộ 整体
ˈbodyguard noun
a guard or guards to protect (especially an important person). the president's bodyguard. lyfwag حَرَسٌ خاص телохранител guarda-costas tělesná (osobní) stráž die Leibwache livvagt σωματοφύλακας guardaespaldas ihukaitsja محافظ شخصی henkivartija garde du corps שׁוֹמֵר רֹאש अंगरक्षक tjelohranitelj testőr pengawal lífvörður guardia del corpo ボディガード 경호원 asmens sargyba, sargybinis miesassargs; miesassardze pengawal peribadi lijfwacht livvakt ochrona osobista شخصی محافظ ، باډی ګارډ guarda-costas bodyguard, gardă de corp телохранитель; личная охрана telesná stráž telesna straža telohranitelj livvakt องครักษ์ muhafız, koruma görvlisi 保鏢 охоронець محافظ ، حفاظت کرنے والا vệ sĩ 保镖
ˈbody language noun
body movements, facial expressions etc that show what a person (really) feels or thinks. liggaamstaal, lyftaal لُغَةُ الجَسَد език на тялото linguagem corporal řeč těla die Körpersprache kropssprog γλώσσα του σώματος lenguaje/expresión corporal, lenguaje gestual kehakeel ارتباط غیرکلامی ruumiinkieli langage corporel שְׂפַת גוּף भाव-भंगिमा govor tijela testbeszéd bahasa isyarat linguaggio del corpo 身体言語 신체 언어 gestikuliavimas ir mimika ķermeņa valoda bahasa gerak-geri lichaamstaal kroppsspråk język ciała ناتام اړیکه жестикуляция и мимика reč tela a mimiky govorica telesa govor tela kroppsspråk ภาษาท่าทาง vücut dili 肢體語言,臉部表情 мова жестів جسمانی زبان ngôn ngữ cử chỉ 身体语言,手势语言
ˈbodywork noun
the outer casing of a car etc. The bodywork of his new car has rusted already. bakwerk جِسْمُ السيّارَه каросерия carroceria karosérie die Karosserie karosseri αμάξωμα carrocería kere بدنۀ اتومبیل kori carrosserie גוּף הַמְכוֹנִית किसी कार इत्यादि का ढांचा karoserija karosszéria, kocsiszekrény bagian luar yfirbygging bifreiðar carrozzeria 車体 차체 kėbulas (mašīnas u.tml.) korpuss badan kereta carrosserie karosseri karoseria اتومبیل بدنه carroçaria caroserie кузов karoséria karoserija karoserija karosseri, utformning โครงด้านนอกของรถ kaporta (汽車)車身 кузов کار یا گاڑی کے بیرونی حصے کی مرمت کا کام thân xe 车体(制造)
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bodywork

n trabajo corporal
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