belly

pancia, ventre

Parte anteriore del corpo sotto il petto, dove si trova lo stomaco.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: tummy, abdomen, stomach

Espressioni comuni: belly button, on your belly, rub someone’s belly, beer belly

grembo, utero

Organo nel corpo di una donna o di una femmina in cui il piccolo cresce prima della nascita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: womb, uterus

Espressioni comuni: mother’s belly, within her belly

gonfiarsi

Gonfiarsi o incurvarsi verso l’esterno, spesso per la spinta del vento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: belly out (The curtain bellied out in the breeze.)

Sinonimi: bulge, swell, billow

Espressioni comuni: belly out, belly in wind