gut

ventre, bide

La partie avant du corps située sous la poitrine, surtout quand elle est grosse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : belly, stomach, abdomen

Expressions courantes : beer gut, big gut, in the gut

instinct, intuition

Ce qui nous fait sentir ou savoir quelque chose sans y réfléchir consciemment.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : instinct, intuition

Expressions courantes : trust your gut, in your gut, listen to your gut

cours facile

Un cours à l’école ou à l’université qui demande très peu d’efforts.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : easy course

Expressions courantes : a gut course, take a gut, easy gut

vider, dépouiller

Retirer ou détruire l’intérieur de quelque chose ou ses parties les plus importantes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : strip, hollow out

Expressions courantes : gut a building, gut a house, gut a bill

vider, éviscérer

Enlever les organes à l’intérieur d’un animal, généralement avant de le cuisiner.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : eviscerate

Expressions courantes : gut a fish, gut a trout, gut an animal, gut a deer

anéantir, abattre

Causer à quelqu’un une très grande déception ou une profonde peine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : devastate, crush, dishearten

Expressions courantes : gut someone, gut the fans, gut the team

instinctif, intuitif

Fondé sur un fort sentiment intérieur plutôt que sur une réflexion approfondie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : instinctive, intuitive

Contraires : reasoned, calculated

Expressions courantes : gut feeling, gut reaction, gut instinct, gut response

en boyau

Fabriqué avec des intestins d’animaux, notamment pour les cordes d’instruments de musique ou de raquettes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : gut strings, gut string, gut cord