belly

ventre

Partie avant du corps située sous la poitrine, où se trouve l’estomac.

En anglais simple : The front part of your body below your chest, where your stomach is.

• My belly hurts.
• The baby lay on her belly.
• He rubbed the dog’s belly while it rested beside him.

Synonymes : tummy, abdomen, stomach

Expressions courantes : belly button, on your belly, rub someone’s belly, beer belly

matrice, utérus

Organe dans le corps d’une femme ou d’une femelle où le petit grandit avant la naissance.

En anglais simple : The part inside a female’s body where a baby grows before birth.

• The child grew in her belly.
• She carried new life within her belly.
• He spoke of the months spent in his mother’s belly.

Synonymes : womb, uterus

Expressions courantes : mother’s belly, within her belly

se gonfler, se bomber

Se gonfler ou se courber vers l’extérieur, souvent sous la poussée du vent.

En anglais simple : To swell or curve outward, often because wind pushes against something.

• The sail began to belly.
• Strong winds bellied the canvas outward.
• The curtains were bellying out through the open window.

Comment l'utiliser : belly out (The curtain bellied out in the breeze.)

Synonymes : bulge, swell, billow

Expressions courantes : belly out, belly in wind