gut

pancia

La parte anteriore del corpo sotto il petto, soprattutto quando è grossa.

In inglese semplice: The front part of your body below your chest, especially when it is large.

• His shirt barely covered his gut.
• He wants to lose his beer gut.
• The boxer took a punch in the gut.

Sinonimi: belly, stomach, abdomen

Espressioni comuni: beer gut, big gut, in the gut

istinto, intuizione

La parte di noi che sente o sa qualcosa senza ragionarci consapevolmente.

In inglese semplice: The part of you that feels or knows something without conscious thought.

• My gut told me to leave.
• She knew in her gut that something was wrong.
• Do you trust your gut when making decisions?

Sinonimi: instinct, intuition

Espressioni comuni: trust your gut, in your gut, listen to your gut

corso facile

Un corso scolastico o universitario che richiede pochissimo impegno.

In inglese semplice: A school or college course that requires very little effort.

• Everyone says that course is a gut.
• He took a gut to earn extra credits.
• She chose two guts for her final semester.

Sinonimi: easy course

Espressioni comuni: a gut course, take a gut, easy gut

svuotare, smantellare

Rimuovere o distruggere l’interno di qualcosa o le sue parti più importanti.

In inglese semplice: To remove or destroy the inside of something or its most important parts.

• They plan to gut the house.
• The fire gutted the old theater.
• Lawmakers gutted the bill by removing its strongest protections.

Sinonimi: strip, hollow out

Espressioni comuni: gut a building, gut a house, gut a bill

sventrare, eviscerare

Rimuovere gli organi interni di un animale, di solito prima di cucinarlo.

In inglese semplice: To remove the organs from inside an animal, usually before cooking it.

• You need to gut the fish first.
• He gutted the trout by the river.
• Can you clean and gut these fish for me?

Sinonimi: eviscerate

Espressioni comuni: gut a fish, gut a trout, gut an animal, gut a deer

devastare, abbattere

Causare a qualcuno una delusione o una sofferenza molto forte.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel extremely disappointed or upset.

• The defeat gutted the team.
• Losing that chance really gutted me.
• It gutted her to hear that the trip was canceled.

Sinonimi: devastate, crush, dishearten

Espressioni comuni: gut someone, gut the fans, gut the team

istintivo, intuitivo

Basato su una forte sensazione interiore anziché su un ragionamento attento.

In inglese semplice: Based on a strong inner feeling rather than careful thought.

• My gut feeling is that we should wait.
• Her first gut reaction was to refuse.
• He trusted his gut instinct and chose the quieter road.

Sinonimi: instinctive, intuitive

Contrari: reasoned, calculated

Espressioni comuni: gut feeling, gut reaction, gut instinct, gut response

di budello

Fatto con intestini di animali, soprattutto per corde di strumenti musicali o racchette.

In inglese semplice: Made from the intestines of an animal, especially when used for musical or racket strings.

• The violin has gut strings.
• Some tennis players prefer natural gut strings.
• Gut strings can produce a warm sound.

Espressioni comuni: gut strings, gut string, gut cord