visceral

viscéral, profond

Qui exprime des sentiments très forts semblant venir du plus profond de soi.

En anglais simple : Involving very strong feelings that seem to come from deep inside you.

• She felt a visceral fear of the place.
• His visceral hatred of cruelty shaped his work.
• The film captures the visceral anger of people who have lost everything.

Synonymes : deep-seated, intense

Expressions courantes : visceral fear, visceral hatred, visceral anger

viscéral, instinctif

Fondé sur une sensation physique immédiate ou un instinct plutôt que sur une réflexion approfondie.

En anglais simple : Based on an immediate physical feeling or instinct rather than careful thought.

• My response was visceral rather than logical.
• The loud explosion produced a visceral reaction in the audience.
• The music's visceral appeal was hard to explain in words.

Synonymes : instinctive, gut, intuitive

Contraires : intellectual, rational

Expressions courantes : visceral reaction, visceral response, visceral appeal

viscéral

Qui concerne les organes de la poitrine ou du ventre, ou se trouve à l'intérieur ou autour d'eux.

En anglais simple : Connected with the organs inside the chest or belly, or located around or within them.

• Visceral fat surrounds organs inside the belly.
• The diagram shows the main visceral organs.
• Researchers examined samples of visceral tissue.

Synonymes : splanchnic

Expressions courantes : visceral organs, visceral fat, visceral tissue

viscéral

Se dit d'une maladie qui touche les organes situés dans la poitrine ou le ventre.

En anglais simple : Affecting the organs inside the chest or belly.

• The patient had a visceral infection.
• Visceral leishmaniasis can affect the liver and spleen.
• Doctors checked whether the disease had become visceral.

Synonymes : splanchnic

Expressions courantes : visceral disease, visceral infection, visceral leishmaniasis