stomach

estómago

Órgano al que llega la comida después de tragarla y donde empieza a descomponerse.

En inglés sencillo: The organ inside your body where food goes after you swallow it and begins to be broken down.

• My stomach feels full.
• Take this medicine on an empty stomach.
• Acid in the stomach helps break down food.

Expresiones frecuentes: empty stomach, stomach acid, stomach ulcer, upset stomach

barriga, vientre, abdomen

Parte delantera del cuerpo situada debajo del pecho.

En inglés sencillo: The front part of your body below your chest.

• He rubbed his stomach.
• She lay on her stomach to read.
• The ball hit me in the stomach.

Sinónimos: belly, abdomen, tummy

Expresiones frecuentes: flat stomach, on your stomach, stomach muscles, hit someone's stomach

ganas, ánimo

Deseo o valor para afrontar algo difícil o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: The desire or courage to face something difficult or unpleasant.

• I have no stomach for a fight.
• She had little stomach for office politics.
• After years of war, the country lost its stomach for battle.

Cómo se usa: have no/little stomach for something (I have no stomach for another argument.)

Sinónimos: appetite, inclination, desire

Expresiones frecuentes: no stomach for, stomach for something, little stomach for

soportar, aguantar, tolerar

Aguantar algo desagradable sin sentirse demasiado afectado ni físicamente enfermo.

En inglés sencillo: To accept or bear something unpleasant without becoming too upset or physically sick.

• I can't stomach this food.
• He couldn't stomach another evening of their arguments.
• How can you stomach such cruelty?

Cómo se usa: cannot stomach something (I cannot stomach his cruel jokes.); cannot stomach doing something (She couldn't stomach watching the operation.)

Sinónimos: stand, bear, tolerate, put up with

Expresiones frecuentes: cannot stomach something, stomach the thought, stomach the sight