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entrails

UK
/ˈɛn.treɪlz/
US
/ˈɛn.treɪlz/

Translations

entrailsnoun
entrails
pl
Plural-only noun referring to internal organs; occasionally figurative.
entraillesAu pluriel ; s’emploie aussi au sens figuré pour les parties les plus profondes ou cachées.
The miners dug into the entrails of the mountain in search of gold.
Les mineurs ont creusé dans les entrailles de la montagne à la recherche d’or.
Additional translations
intestinsSens anatomique, plus précis pour désigner les intestins.
entrailnoun

entrails

pl

entrails
pl
UK
/ˈɛn.treɪl/
US
/ˈɛn.treɪl/
entraillesAu pluriel, désigne les viscères, surtout les intestins; usage le plus courant en français.
The butcher carefully removed the entrails from the carcass.
Le boucher a soigneusement retiré les entrailles de la carcasse.
entraillesPar extension, désigne les profondeurs ou les parties les plus internes d’une chose.
The miners ventured into the entrails of the earth to extract precious minerals.
Les mineurs se sont aventurés dans les entrailles de la terre pour extraire des minéraux précieux.
Synonyms
guts
internal organs
viscera
innards
intestine
entrailverb

entrails

entrailed
Past Simple
entrailed
Past Participle
entrailing
Gerund
UK
/ˈɛntreɪl/
US
/ˈɛnˌtreɪl/
Archaic/literary verb meaning ‘to disembowel’ or ‘to entwine; entangle’.
éviscérerSens technique ou littéraire: retirer les viscères d’un animal ou d’un corps.
In preparation for cooking, the hunter carefully entrailed the game.
En vue de la cuisson, le chasseur a soigneusement éviscéré le gibier.
Additional translations
entrelacerSens archaïque ou littéraire: enchevêtrer, mêler étroitement.
Synonyms
disembowel
eviscerate
gut
gut out
field-dress
emptied

Definitions

entrailsnoun
The internal organs, especially the intestines, of a human or animal.
The hunter removed the deer’s entrails before transporting it.
(figurative) The innermost or most hidden parts of something.
The miners dug into the entrails of the mountain in search of gold.
entrailnoun
The internal organs, especially the intestines, of a person or animal.
The butcher carefully removed the entrails from the carcass.
The innermost parts of something.
The miners ventured into the entrails of the earth to extract precious minerals.
entrailverb
To remove the entrails from; disembowel.
In preparation for cooking, the hunter carefully entrailed the game.
(Archaic) To entwine or entangle; to weave together.
Ancient myths often speak of fate’s threads entrailing the lives of mortals.
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