gut

S2 W2

BrE /ɡʌt/ AmE /ɡʌt/

noun / verb en → es

1 ORGAN [uncountable] B1

the long tube in the body that food passes through after it leaves the stomach, and where nutrients are absorbed into the blood

intestino, tripas

Collocations have a gut feeling

  • She had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

    Ella tuvo una intuición de que algo andaba mal.

2 REMOVE [transitive] B1

to remove the inside parts of an animal or a plant, especially when you are going to cook it

desollar, deshuesar, limpiar el interior de algo

  • gut something
  • He gutted the fish and cleaned it.

    Él desolló el pescado y lo limpió.

3 DESTROY [transitive] B2

to damage or destroy something completely, especially a building or town

destruir por completo, arrasar

  • gut something
  • The town was gutted by fire.

    La ciudad fue arrasada por el incendio.

1 BODY [uncountable] B2

the stomach or abdomen, especially when it is large and fat

abdomen, vientre

Collocations have a beer gut

  • He has a big beer gut.

    Él tiene un gran vientre de cerveza.

2 FEELING [uncountable] C1

a strong feeling or opinion about something, especially one that is based on instinct rather than reason

sentimiento fuerte, intuición

Collocations have a gut feeling

  • She has a gut feeling that he's lying.

    Ella tiene una intuición de que está mintiendo.