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bel·ly
(bĕl′ē)n. pl. bel·lies
1. See abdomen.
2. The underside of the body of certain vertebrate animals, such as a snake.
3. A cut of meat from the underside of an animal, especially a pig.
4. Informal
a. The stomach.
b. An appetite for food.
5. The womb; the uterus.
6.
a. A part that bulges or protrudes: the belly of a sail.
b. Anatomy The bulging, central part of a muscle.
7. A deep or central interior space: the engine in the belly of a ship; fish down in the belly of a river.
intr. & tr.v. bel·lied, bel·ly·ing, bel·lies
Phrasal Verb: To bulge or cause to bulge. See Synonyms at bulge.
belly up
To approach closely: belly up to the bar.
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belly
(ˈbɛlɪ)n, pl -lies
1. (Zoology) the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen.
2. the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony
3. a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply: the belly of a sail.
4. the inside or interior cavity of something: the belly of a ship.
5. the front or inner part or underside of something
6. (Instruments) the surface of a stringed musical instrument over which the strings are stretched
7. (Anatomy) the thick central part of certain muscles
8. (Textiles) Austral and NZ the wool from a sheep's belly
9. (Tanning) tanning the portion of a hide or skin on the underpart of an animal
10. (Archery) archery the surface of the bow next to the bowstring
11. archaic the womb
12. go belly up informal to die, fail, or come to an end
vb, -lies, -lying or -lied
to swell out or cause to swell out; bulge
[Old English belig; related to Old High German balg, Old Irish bolg sack, Sanskrit barhi chaff]
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bel•ly
(ˈbɛl i)n., pl. -lies, n.
1. the abdomen or underpart of an animal.
2. the stomach with its adjuncts.
3. appetite or capacity for food; gluttony.
4. the womb; uterus.
5. the interior of something: a ship's belly.
6. a protuberant surface of something: the belly of a flask.
7. the fleshy part of a muscle.
8. the front, inner, or under surface or part, as distinguished from the back.
9. the underpart of the fuselage of an airplane.
v.t. 10. to fill out; swell: Wind bellied the sails.
v.i. 11. to swell out: sails bellying in the wind.
12. belly up, Informal. to approach very closely: bellied up to a bar.
Idioms: go or turn belly up, Informal. to come to an end; die; fail.
[before 950; Middle English bely, Old English bel(i)g bag, skin, c. Old Saxon, Old High German balg, Old Norse belgr, Gothic balgs]
bel′ly•like`, adj.
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belly
- In the violin family, the top surface of an instrument, across which the strings are placed.See also related terms for strings.
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belly
Past participle: bellied
Gerund: bellying
| Imperative |
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| belly |
| belly |
| Present |
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| I belly |
| you belly |
| he/she/it bellies |
| we belly |
| you belly |
| they belly |
| Preterite |
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| I bellied |
| you bellied |
| he/she/it bellied |
| we bellied |
| you bellied |
| they bellied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bellying |
| you are bellying |
| he/she/it is bellying |
| we are bellying |
| you are bellying |
| they are bellying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have bellied |
| you have bellied |
| he/she/it has bellied |
| we have bellied |
| you have bellied |
| they have bellied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was bellying |
| you were bellying |
| he/she/it was bellying |
| we were bellying |
| you were bellying |
| they were bellying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had bellied |
| you had bellied |
| he/she/it had bellied |
| we had bellied |
| you had bellied |
| they had bellied |
| Future |
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| I will belly |
| you will belly |
| he/she/it will belly |
| we will belly |
| you will belly |
| they will belly |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have bellied |
| you will have bellied |
| he/she/it will have bellied |
| we will have bellied |
| you will have bellied |
| they will have bellied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be bellying |
| you will be bellying |
| he/she/it will be bellying |
| we will be bellying |
| you will be bellying |
| they will be bellying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been bellying |
| you have been bellying |
| he/she/it has been bellying |
| we have been bellying |
| you have been bellying |
| they have been bellying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been bellying |
| you will have been bellying |
| he/she/it will have been bellying |
| we will have been bellying |
| you will have been bellying |
| they will have been bellying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been bellying |
| you had been bellying |
| he/she/it had been bellying |
| we had been bellying |
| you had been bellying |
| they had been bellying |
| Conditional |
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| I would belly |
| you would belly |
| he/she/it would belly |
| we would belly |
| you would belly |
| they would belly |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have bellied |
| you would have bellied |
| he/she/it would have bellied |
| we would have bellied |
| you would have bellied |
| they would have bellied |
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Noun 1. [画像:belly - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis]belly - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
abdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aorta
arteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colon
hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"
underbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body
abdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen
2. [画像:belly - a protruding abdomen]belly - a protruding abdomen
adipose tissue, fatty tissue, fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
3. [画像:belly - a part that bulges deeply]belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
4. [画像:belly - the hollow inside of something]belly - the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"
5. [画像:belly - the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish]belly - the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
underpart - a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body; "the warbler has a white throat and underparts"; "a woodland mouse with white underparts"
Verb 1. [画像:belly - swell out or bulge out]belly - swell out or bulge out
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belly
noun stomach, insides (informal), gut, abdomen, tummy, paunch, vitals, breadbasket (slang), potbelly, corporation (informal) a horse with its belly ripped open
go belly up go bankrupt, break, fail, be ruined, go bust, become insolvent I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.
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belly
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Translations
بَطْن بَطْن، مَعِدَه
břicho
mavevom
ventro
maha
trbuh
has
magi; kviîur
腹部
배
inkštijuokimasis iš viso pilvokvatojimaspilvo skausmaspilvo šokis
kuņģisvēders
trebuh
mage
ท้อง
bụng
belly
[ˈbelɪ]B. VI (also belly out) [sail] → hincharse
C. CPD belly button N → ombligo m
belly dance N → danza f del vientre
belly dancer N → danzarina f del vientre
belly flop N → panzazo m
to do a belly flop → dar(se) un panzazo
belly landing N (Aer) → aterrizaje m de panza
to make a belly landing → aterrizar de panza
belly laugh N → carcajada f (grosera)
belly dance N → danza f del vientre
belly dancer N → danzarina f del vientre
belly flop N → panzazo m
to do a belly flop → dar(se) un panzazo
belly landing N (Aer) → aterrizaje m de panza
to make a belly landing → aterrizar de panza
belly laugh N → carcajada f (grosera)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
belly
belly
:bellyache (inf)
n → Bauchweh nt (inf), → Bauchschmerzen pl
bellybutton
n (inf) → Bauchnabel m
belly dance
n → Bauchtanz m
belly-dance
vi → bauchtanzen
belly dancer
n → Bauchtänzerin f
bellyflop
belly
:belly-land
vi → bauchlanden
belly landing
n → Bauchlandung f
belly laugh
belly up
adv to go belly (inf, company) → pleitegehen (inf); his plans went belly → er ging mit seinen Plänen baden (inf)
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belly
(ˈbeli) – plural ˈbellies – noun the part of the body between the breast and the thighs, containing the bowels. the horse's belly; I've a pain in my belly. maag بَطْن، مَعِدَه корем barriga břicho der Bauch mave; vom κοιλιά barriga, vientre kõht شکم vatsa ventre בטן, כרס पेट trbuh has perut magi; kviður pancia 腹 배, 복부 pilvas vēders; kuņģis perut buik mage, vom, buk brzuch نس، خيټه barriga burtă живот, брюхо brucho trebuh stomak buk, mage ท้อง karın 腹部 живіт, шлунок پیٹ ، توند bụng; dạ dày 腹部
ˈbellyache noun stomach pain. maagpyn مَغْص، وَجَعُ بَطْن колики dor de barriga bolení břicha die Bauchschmerzen mavepine κοιλόπονος barriga, estómago kõhuvalu دل درد vatsakipu mal de ventre כְּאֵב בֶּטֶן पेट दर्द bol u trbuhu hasfájás sakit perut (mal di pancia) 腹痛 복통 pilvo skausmas vēdersāpes; vēdergraizes sakit perut buikpijn mageknip ból brzucha د خيټه رنځ боль в животе bolesť brucha bolečina v trebuhu bol u stomaku magknip อาการปวดท้อง karın ağrısı 腹痛 біль у животі ہلکا درد đau bụng 腹痛
ˈbellyache verb (informal) to complain a lot without a good reason; to grumble. Stop bellyaching, we're all doing our share! kerm, kla يَتَذَمَّر، يَشْكو مِن хленча resmungar naříkat, hudrovat nörgeln beklage sig; brokke sig γκρινιάζω, κλαψουρίζω quejarse constantemente (de) virisema غرولند کردن؛ شکوه کردن marista bougonner, grommeler לְקָטֵר बिना कारण शिकायतें करना prigovarati, tužiti se nyavalyog mengeluh lagnarsi ぶつぶつ不平をいう 불평을 늘어놓다 zysti, inkšti žēloties; gausties merungut zeuren klage, kverulere stękać, marudzić ملامتول ныть; ворчать hundrať javkati gunđati gnälla, klaga บ่นว่า sızlanmak, homurdanmak 無故抱怨,發牢騷 нити, жалітися ناحق شکایت کرنا than vãn 无故抱怨
ˈbelly-dance noun a Middle Eastern dance performed by a woman. buikdans رَقْص البَطْن кючек dança do ventre břišní tanec der Bauchtanz mavedans χορός της κοιλιάς danza del vientre kõhutants رقص شکم napatanssi danse du ventre רִקוּד בֶּטֶן , רִיקוּד בֶּטֶן मध्यपूर्व एशिया की स्त्रियों का एक नृत्य trbušni ples hastánc tari perut danza del ventre ベリーダンス(腹部をくねらせて踊る 벨리 댄스 pilvo šokis vēderdeja tarian gelek buikdans magedans taniec brzucha د منځنى ختيځ يو ډول نڅا танец живота brušný tanec trebušni ples trbušni ples magdans ระบําหน้าท้อง göbek dansı 肚皮舞 танець живота مشرق وسطیٰ کا ایک رقص điệu múa bụng 肚皮舞
ˈbellyflop noun a bad jump into water in which the front of your body crashes flat against the water. maagplof, maagklap قَفْزَةُ بَطْن (في السِّباحَه) скок във вода salto de barriga placka, placák ein Bauchplatscher maveplasker βουτιά στο νερό με την κοιλιά planchazo kõhulihüpe, kõhukas با شکم به آب خوردن mahalasku faire un plat קְפִיצַת בֶּטֶן לַמָיִם पेट के बल डुबकी skok u vodu na trbuh hasas (ugrás) salah terjun spanciata, tuffo di pancia 腹打ち飛び込み 배치기 다이빙 šuolis į vandenį ant pilvo kritiens uz vēdera (ūdenī) jatuh terhempap plat vallen bij duik mageplask skok do wody na dechę ټوپ وهل удар животом о воду skok do vody na brucho skok na trebuh skok u vodu na stomak magplask กระโดดน้ําแบบเอาด้านหน้าลง suya karın üstü atlamak 胸腹先著水的不理想跳水動作 стрибок плиском پانی میں غلط طور سے چھلانگ لگانا nhảy tùm xuống nước 胸腹先着水的不理想跳水笨动作
ˈbelly-laugh noun a loud, deep laugh. the belly-laughs of the rugby players in the bar. buiklag, maaglag قَهْقَهَه، ضِحْك مِنَ الأعْماق неудържим смях gargalhada zasmání od plic, bouřlivý smích brüllendes Lachen skraldlatter δυνατό γέλιο carcajada, risotada naerulagin خندۀ بلند hörönauru gros rire צְחוֹק רוֹעֵם जोर जोर से हंसना smijeh iz trbuha röhögés tertawa gelak-gelak skellihlátur risata fragorosa 大笑い 포복 절도 juokimasis iš viso pilvo, kvatojimas skaļi smiekli; rēkoņa ketawa terbahak-bahak daverende lach skrallende (hjertelig) latter rechot قهقه خندل gargalhada râs din toată inima смех до колик в животе búrlivý smiech krohot grohotan smeh bullrande skratt เสียงหัวเราะดังทุ้ม katıla katıla gülme 捧腹大笑 сміх до кольок بلند آواز سے قہقہے لگانا cười ha hả 捧腹大笑
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belly
→ بَطْن břicho mave Bauch κοιλιά vientre maha ventre trbuh pancia 腹部 배 buik mage brzuch barriga живот mage ท้อง göbek bụng 腹部Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bel·ly
n. abdomen, barriga, vientre,
pop. panza;
___ button → ombligo;
___ worm → lombriz intestinal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
belly
n (pl -lies) abdomen m, barriga, estómago (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.