corps
physical body
physique
corpse
dead body
Les secours ont retrouvé le corps de la victime près du rivage.
Rescuers found the victim's body near the shore.
body (group of professionals or organized collective)
staff; corps (e.g., 'corps enseignant', 'corps diplomatique')
Le corps enseignant a voté contre la réforme du lycée.
The teaching staff voted against the high-school reform.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Corps (m.) means "body" (human, animal, or physical object), or a "body" in the sense of a group or organization.
USAGE
It's commonly used as "le corps humain" (the human body), "un corps de métier" (a trade/profession group), or "un corps de texte" (a body of text) or "un corps" (a body, a corpse).
TRAPS
Despite ending in 's', corps is a singular noun. The 'ps' is silent, pronounced /kɔʁ/. Don't mistakenly treat it as plural due to the final 's'.
