foreign body in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foreign body in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign body N

foreign body

cuerpo m extraño

Translations for foreign body in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

Translations for foreign body in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cuerpo extraño

foreign body

Translations for foreign body in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign [Am ˈfɔrən, Brit ˈfɒrɪn] ADJ

1.1. foreign custom/country/language:

foreign

extranjero

foreign labor

mano f de obra del exterior

he looks foreign

tiene pinta de extranjero

I hear you're off to foreign parts

me han dicho que te vas al extranjero

foreign-born

nacido en el extranjero

1.2. foreign policy/trade/relations/aid:

foreign

exterior

foreign debt

deuda f externa

2. foreign (alien):

to be foreign to sth/sb

ser ajeno a algo/alguien

that's foreign to her nature

eso es ajeno a su carácter

the idea was completely foreign to him

la idea le era completamente ajena

3. foreign MED:

foreign substance

extraño

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

body <pl bodies> [Am ˈbɑdi, Brit ˈbɒdi] N

1.1. body C (of human, animal):

body

cuerpo m

the body beautiful

el culto del cuerpo

body and soul

en cuerpo y alma

to keep body and soul together

subsistir

to keep body and soul together

sobrevivir

I had a snack to keep body and soul together until lunch

me tomé un bocado para aguantar hasta mediodía

body size

estatura f

body temperature

temperatura f

body type

tipo m somático

body weight

peso m

1.2. body C (trunk):

body

cuerpo m

1.3. body C (corpse):

body

cadáver m

a dead body

un cadáver

over my dead body!

¡de ninguna manera!

over my dead body!

¡tendrán (or tendrá etc.) que pasar por encima de mi cadáver!

2.1. body C (main part):

body (of plane)

fuselaje m

body (of ship)

casco m

body (of hall)

nave f

body (of stringed instrument)

caja f

2.2. body C MOTOR:

body

carrocería f

2.3. body (majority, bulk):

the body of sth

el grueso de algo

3.1. body C (organization):

body

organismo m

3.2. body (unit) no pl:

they walked out in a body

salieron en masa or en bloque

we must act together as a body

tenemos que actuar unidos

they're a fine body of men

forman un magnífico equipo

the body politic

el cuerpo político

3.3. body C (collection):

a body of evidence

un conjunto de pruebas

a body of law

un cuerpo legal or de leyes

a growing body of opinion supports this view

una creciente corriente de opinión apoya este punto de vista

3.4. body C (mass):

body

masa f

a body of water

una masa de agua

4. body C (object):

body

cuerpo m

a body in motion PHYS

un cuerpo en movimiento

5. body U (density):

body (of wine, fabric)

cuerpo m

body (of hair)

volumen m

body (of hair)

cuerpo m

6. body C (person):

body inf, dated

tipo m / tipa f inf

he's a funny old body

un bicho raro inf

7. body C (body stocking):

body

body m

foreign body in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foreign body in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

Translations for foreign body in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foreign [ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔ:r-] ADJ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

extranjero, -a

foreign soil form

suelo m extranjero

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign

exterior

foreign relations

relaciones f pl exteriores

foreign trade

comercio m exterior

3. foreign:

foreign (unknown)

extraño, -a

foreign (uncharacteristic)

impropio, -a

to be foreign to sb

ser extraño para alguien

to be foreign to one's nature

no ser propio de la naturaleza de uno

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign

ajeno, -a

a foreign body

un cuerpo extraño

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

1. body a. ANAT, ASTRO, CHEM:

body

cuerpo m

2. body (person):

a cheerful old body

un tipo alegre

3. body ADMIN, POL governing:

body

unidad f

body

organismo m

body (group)

grupo m

in a body

en bloque

4. body (amount):

body

cantidad f

body of water

masa f

5. body AUTO:

body

caja f

body

carrocería f

6. body (dead corpse):

body

cadáver m

Phrases:

to keep body and soul together

sobrevivir

to throw oneself body and soul into sth

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma

over my dead body

¡por encima de mi cadáver!

to sell one's body

prostituirse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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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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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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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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