el
masculine
/kaˈðaβeɾ/
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Translation
corpse, body
Word origin
From Latin cadaver ('dead body'), from cadere ('to fall'). A corpse is, literally, one who has fallen.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cadaver
- English cognates
- cadaver, cadence
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcadáveres
Examples
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The police found the body in the river.
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The coroner examined the corpse carefully.
Trasladaron .
They moved the body to the hospital for the autopsy.
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No one could identify the body that night.
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The detective studied the position of the corpse.
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