gut
The alimentary canal, especially the intestineThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
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» You should trust your gut instinct.
Du solltest dich auf dein Bauchgefühl verlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sie sollten sich auf Ihr Bauchgefühl verlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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7 senses(countable, uncountable)The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
Darm, Eingeweide
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
(countable, informal, uncountable)The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
You've developed quite a beer gut since I last met you.
Bauch, Ranzen
брю́хоbrjúxo, пу́зоpúzo
(uncountable)The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.
Darm, Darmsaite
жилкаžilka, жилаžila
(countable, uncountable)A person's emotional, visceral self.
I have a funny feeling in my gut.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A class that is not demanding or challenging.
You should take Intro Astronomy: it's a gut.
(countable, especially, uncountable)A narrow channel, passage, or stream of water. (Compare gote.)
the Gut of Canso
a narrow channel or strait
(countable, uncountable)The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line.
Examples
99 sentencesYou should trust your gut instinct.
deDu solltest dich auf dein Bauchgefühl verlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I can feel it in my gut.
When did you last trust your gut?
Tom showed Mary how to gut a fish.
ruТом показал Мэри, как потрошить рыбу. — sharptoothed
My gut tells me that Tom is lying.
ruНутром чую, что Том лжёт. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“gFrom Middle English gut, gutte, gotte, from Old English gutt (usually in plural guttas (“guts, entrails”)), from Proto-Germanic *gut-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Related to English gote (“drain”), Old English ġēotan (“to pour”). More at gote, yote.
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Forms
plural: gutsSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
71 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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