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ventre

belly, stomach

noun VAHN-truh Less Common

Also means

womb

Usage Note

Ventre refers to the belly or abdomen in everyday speech — avoir mal au ventre ('to have a stomachache') is very common. In a more literary or historical register it can mean 'womb'. The phrase à plat ventre means 'flat on one's stomach' or, figuratively, 'grovelling'.

Examples

"J'ai mal au ventre ce matin."

Natural Translation

My stomach hurts this morning.

Literal Translation

I have pain in the stomach this morning.

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