bowel

intestino

Organo lungo a forma di tubo che assorbe le sostanze nutritive del cibo e trasporta gli scarti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: intestines, gut

Espressioni comuni: bowel movement, bowel health

intestino

Una parte specifica dell’intestino, attraverso cui passano cibo e scarti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: intestine

Espressioni comuni: small bowel, large bowel

viscere, profondità

Le parti più profonde all’interno di un luogo o di un oggetto grande.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the bowels of something (The treasure lay in the bowels of the castle.)

Sinonimi: depths, interior

Espressioni comuni: bowel of something, bowel of the earth