bile

bile

Liquide produit par le foie qui aide à digérer les graisses des aliments.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : gall

Expressions courantes : bile duct, produce bile, bile salts

aigreur, rancœur

Forte colère ou rancœur, souvent exprimée par des paroles blessantes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bitterness, spite, venom

Expressions courantes : full of bile, spit bile, bile and hatred

bile

Liquide corporel jaune ou noir qui, selon les anciens médecins, influençait la santé et le caractère.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : black bile, yellow bile