bile

bile

Liquido prodotto dal fegato che aiuta a digerire i grassi degli alimenti.

In inglese semplice: A liquid made by the liver that helps your body break down fats in food.

• The liver produces bile.
• A stone blocked her bile duct.
• Bile helps the body digest fats.

Sinonimi: gall

Espressioni comuni: bile duct, produce bile, bile salts

astio, rancore

Forte rabbia o rancore, spesso espresso con parole crudeli.

In inglese semplice: Strong anger or bitterness, often shown through cruel words.

• His reply was full of bile.
• She poured out her bile in a furious letter.
• The article mixed personal bile with political criticism.

Sinonimi: bitterness, spite, venom

Espressioni comuni: full of bile, spit bile, bile and hatred

bile

Liquido corporeo giallo o nero che, secondo i medici antichi, influiva sulla salute e sul carattere.

In inglese semplice: Either of two body fluids that ancient doctors believed affected health and personality.

• Ancient doctors linked black bile to sadness.
• Yellow bile was thought to cause anger.
• Medieval medicine explained illness through an imbalance of bile and other humours.

Espressioni comuni: black bile, yellow bile