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stomach

UK
/ˈstʌmək/
US
/ˈstʌmək/

Translations

stomachnoun
stomachs
pl
UK
/ˈstʌmək/
US
/ˈstʌmək/
After eating a large meal, his stomach felt uncomfortably full.
Après un gros repas, son estomac était inconfortablement plein.
He lay on his stomach to watch television.
Il s'est allongé sur le ventre pour regarder la télévision.
She had no stomach for breakfast after the long night.
Elle n'avait pas d'appétit pour le petit-déjeuner après cette longue nuit.
Additional translations
courageS'emploie surtout dans des tournures du type « avoir le courage de ».
abdomenTerme plus soutenu ou médical.
Synonyms
belly
abdomen
waist
midsection
gut
tummy
stomachverb
stomached
Past Simple
stomached
Past Participle
stomaching
Gerund
UK
/ˈstʌmək/
US
/ˈstʌmək/
digérerEmploi familier au sens de tolérer un aliment sans nausée ni malaise.
I can’t stomach dairy products this early in the morning.
Je ne peux pas digérer les produits laitiers si tôt le matin.
He couldn't stomach the idea of working with his former boss again.
Il ne pouvait pas supporter l'idée de retravailler avec son ancien patron.
Synonyms
endure
put up with
bear
stand
accept
countenance
brook
swallow
suffer
tolerate
stomachadjective
UK
/ˈstʌmək/
US
/ˈstʌmək/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the stomach (e.g., "stomach pain").
She was suffering from severe stomach cramps.
Elle souffrait de fortes crampes gastriques.
Synonyms
stomachic
gastric
queasy
repellent
off-putting
repulsive
disgusting
stomach-turning
stomach-churning
sickening
nauseating

Definitions

stomachnoun
The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine.
After eating a large meal, his stomach felt uncomfortably full.
A person's desire for food or appetite.
She had no stomach for breakfast after the long night.
The front part of a person's or animal's body between the chest and the pelvis; the belly or abdomen.
He lay on his stomach to watch television.
Courage, resolve, or inclination to undertake a difficult or unpleasant action.
The troops no longer had the stomach for sustained combat.
The front part of the human body between the chest and the pelvis; the abdomen.
He was kicked hard in the stomach.
stomachverb
To endure or tolerate something unpleasant or difficult without being affected.
He couldn't stomach the idea of working with his former boss again.
To consume or digest (food or drink) without nausea or discomfort.
I can’t stomach dairy products this early in the morning.
stomachadjective
Relating to or situated in the stomach.
She was suffering from severe stomach cramps.
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