gut
To eviscerateTo eviscerate.
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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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3 senses(transitive)To eviscerate.
Holonym: field dress
The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.
ausnehmen, ausweiden
потроши́тьpotrošítʹ, вы́потрошитьvýpotrošitʹ
(transitive)To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
Fire gutted the building.
Congress gutted the welfare bill.
ausweiden
remove the guts of
(transitive)To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of).
They were gutted by the court's decision.
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
guts, gutting, gutted, guttedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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