What does corporal in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word corporal in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use corporal in Spanish.

The word corporal in Spanish means corporal, corporal, altar cloth, personal injury, body image, figure drawing, body-mass index, body area. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word corporal

corporal

adjetivo (relativo al cuerpo) (punishment)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El castigo corporal era una práctica cruel de enseñanza.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You can tell she's upset; just look at her body language.

corporal, altar cloth

nombre masculino (de un altar: paño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un corporal blanco finamente bordado cubría el altar.
A white, finely embroidered corporal covered the altar.

personal injury

(der: daño físico de la persona)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

body image

locución nominal masculina (desde la infancia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El esquema corporal es la imagen que uno se va formando de su propio cuerpo.
Body image is the perception that you form of your own body.

figure drawing

locución nominal masculina (técnica de dibujo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La representación gráfica del cuerpo humano es un esquema corporal.
Figure drawing is the graphical representation of the human body.

body-mass index

locución nominal masculina (relación talla y peso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

body area

(medicina: área del cuerpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paula tiene marcas en toda la superficie del cuerpo

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