bowel
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestineA part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
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» I have trouble with my bowels.
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5 sensesA part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
Dickdarm
то́лстая кишка́tólstaja kišká
товста́ ки́шкаtovstá kýška
(in the plural)The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
Darm
вну́тренностиvnútrennosti
вну́трощіvnútrošči
(figuratively, in the plural)The (deep) interior of something.
The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.
Inneres, Eingeweide, Bauch
(archaic, in the plural)The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
(in the plural, obsolete)Offspring
- the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
Examples
26 sentencesI have trouble with my bowels.
When was your last bowel movement?
deWann war Ihr letzter Stuhlgang? — Manfredo
What color are your bowel movements?
deWelche Farbe hat Ihr Stuhlgang? — driini
Do you have regular bowel movements?
deHaben Sie regelmäßigen Stuhlgang? — driini
You're aware of my bowel problems.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutiveBorrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.
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plural: bowelsSynonyms
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