一体

Meanings

1. Adverb

   (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hell

2. Noun

   one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass

3. Noun

   one form; one style; one format; one fashion

4. Noun

   one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture

5. Noun

   one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)

6. Adverb

   generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most part

7. Adverb

   strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin with

In Spanish

1. diablos; maldita sea

2. un objeto; un cuerpo; unidad

3. una forma; un estilo

4. una imagen Budista (una talla, escultura, etc.)

5. generalmente; en general

Kanji in this word

• 一
• 体

Example sentences

• 一体誰かしら？

  Who ever can it be?

  ¿Quién diantres será?

  Tatoeba #190342(opens in a new tab)

• これは一体何なんだ？

  What in the world is this?

  ¿Qué diablos es esto?

  Tatoeba #1894069(opens in a new tab)

• 一体いったいどこで彼かれに会あったんだ。

  Where on earth did you meet him?

  Tatoeba #190362(opens in a new tab)

• 彼女かのじょは一体いったいどうしちゃったのかしら。

  I don't know what's got into her.

  Tatoeba #91128(opens in a new tab)