foreign body in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for foreign body in the English»French Dictionary

foreign body N

foreign body

corps m étranger

Translations for foreign body in the English»French Dictionary

dislodge foreign body

déloger (from de)

Translations for foreign body in the French»English Dictionary

corps étranger

foreign body

Translations for foreign body in the English»French Dictionary

foreign [Brit ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔrən] ADJ

1. foreign:

foreign country, imports, company, investment

étranger/-ère

foreign trade, travel

à l'étranger

in foreign parts

à l'étranger

on the foreign market

sur le marché extérieur

2. foreign (alien, unknown):

foreign concept, idea

étranger/-ère (to à)

body [Brit ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑdi] N

1. body (of person, animal):

body

corps m

body and soul

corps et âme

to have just enough to keep body and soul together

avoir juste assez pour survivre

to sell one's body

se prostituer

all he wants is your body inf

tout ce qu'il veut, c'est coucher avec toi inf

2. body attr (for use on body):

body lotion, scrub

pour le corps

body care, paint

corporel/-elle

3. body (corpse):

body

corps m

body

cadavre m

a dead body

un cadavre

4. body (main section):

body (of car)

carrosserie f

body (of boat)

coque f

body (of aircraft)

fuselage m

body (of camera)

boîtier m

body (of violin, guitar)

caisse f de résonance

body (of text, type)

corps m

body (of dress)

corsage m

the body of the church

la nef

5. body attr MOTOR:

body repair

de carrosserie

6. body (large quantity):

body (of water)

étendue f

body (of laws)

recueil m (de lois)

body (of laws)

corps m (de lois)

a large body of evidence

un vaste faisceau de preuves

there is a body of opinion in favour of

l'ensemble m de l'opinion est en faveur de

the body of support for her is growing

le soutien en sa faveur va croissant

7. body (group):

body (of troops, students)

corps m

the student body

la masse des étudiants

the main body of demonstrators

le gros des manifestants

in a body

en masse

8. body (organization):

body

organisme m

advisory/official body

organisme consultatif/officiel

9. body PHYS:

body

corps m

10. body (fullness):

body (of wine)

corps m

body (of hair)

volume m

11. body (garment):

body

body m

12. body (person):

body inf, dated

bonhomme/bonne femme inf

m/f over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

you'll do that over my dead body!

plutôt mourir que te laisser faire ça!

foreign body in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign body in the English»French Dictionary

foreign body

étranger(-ère)

Translations for foreign body in the English»French Dictionary

foreign [ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

foreign exchange

change m

a foreign national

un ressortissant étranger

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign trade, policy

extérieur(e)

foreign travel, correspondent

à l'étranger

foreign relations

relations fpl avec l'étranger

3. foreign fig (not known):

foreign

étranger(-ère)

to be foreign to sb

être étranger à qn

to be foreign to one's nature

ne pas être dans la nature de qn

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign body

étranger(-ère)

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

1. body (physical structure):

body

corps m

body fig of wine

corps m

body of hair

volume m

2. body (group):

body

organisme m

legislative body

corps législatif

3. body (amount):

body

masse f

body of water

étendue f

body of evidence

accumulation de preuves

4. body (main part):

body car

carrosserie f

body plane

fuselage m

5. body (leotard):

body

body m

Phrases:

over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

just enough to keep body and soul together

tout juste de quoi subsister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His scientific investigation proved conclusively that cornstarch was a dangerous foreign body that potentiated wound infection and was a vector for the latex allergy epidemic.

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Ingrown hair can obstruct hair follicles in the intergluteal cleft, exciting a foreign body reaction, leading to formation of a pilonidal cyst.

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If the foreign body causes problems like pain, vomiting or bleeding it must be removed.

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The second reaction is an aseptic fibrinous response, resulting in tissue adhesions and encapsulation and eventually foreign body granuloma.

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The subarachnoid space abhors all foreign body substances.

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If left embedded the mouthparts cause a foreign body reaction and are usually eventually sloughed like a splinter.

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Croup is diagnosed on clinical grounds, once potentially more severe causes of symptoms have been excluded (i.e. epiglottitis or an airway foreign body).

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However, these polymers are often associated with foreign body reaction; implant failure; and hernia recurrence (over 42%).

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A rhinolith usually forms around the nucleus of a small exogenous foreign body, blood clot or secretion by slow deposition of calcium and magnesium salts.

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