bowel

intestin, intestins

Longs organes en forme de tubes qui absorbent les éléments utiles des aliments et transportent les déchets.

En anglais simple : The long tubes inside your body that take useful things from food and carry away waste.

• The doctor asked about her bowel movements.
• This medicine helps you empty your bowels.
• Food passes through the bowel after leaving the stomach.

Synonymes : intestines, gut

Expressions courantes : bowel movement, bowel health

intestin

Une section précise de l’intestin, où passent les aliments et les déchets.

En anglais simple : A particular section of the tubes that carry food and waste through your body.

• The scan showed a blocked section of bowel.
• Surgeons removed part of the damaged bowel.
• The large bowel takes water from food waste.

Synonymes : intestine

Expressions courantes : small bowel, large bowel

entrailles, profondeurs

Les parties les plus profondes à l’intérieur d’un grand lieu ou objet.

En anglais simple : The deepest parts inside a large place or object.

• The engine rumbled in the bowels of the ship.
• They disappeared into the bowels of the old building.
• Water flowed through tunnels deep in the bowels of the earth.

Comment l'utiliser : the bowels of something (The treasure lay in the bowels of the castle.)

Synonymes : depths, interior

Expressions courantes : bowel of something, bowel of the earth