Usage Note
Abdomen is used in both medical and everyday registers for the lower trunk region. In informal speech, ventre or bide is more common; abdomen sounds clinical. The plural abdomens is standard; the adjective abdominal (plural abdominaux) is frequently used in sports and fitness contexts.
Examples
"Il ressent une douleur à l'abdomen."
Natural Translation
He feels a pain in the abdomen.

Free starter pack
Building your French vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore French by topic