stomach

S2 W1

BrE /ˈstɒmək/ AmE /ˈstɑːmək/

noun en → es

1 BODY PART [singular] A1

the organ in the body that holds and digests food after it has been eaten

estómago, vientre

Collocations stomach ache · empty stomach

  • He has a bad stomach ache.

    Tiene dolor de estómago.

2 FEELING [singular] A2

the feeling of being sick or uncomfortable in the stomach, often because you have eaten too much food

malestar en el estómago, indigestión

Collocations stomach upset · stomach trouble

  • She had a stomach upset after eating the spicy food.

    Tuvo malestar estomacal después de comer la comida picante.

3 ACCEPTANCE [transitive] B1

to accept or tolerate something, even though you do not like it very much

aceptar, tolerar

  • take something
  • I'll take your advice.

    Aceptaré tu consejo.

4 BELIEF [transitive] B1

to believe that something is true or likely to happen

creer, pensar que

  • take it/them for granted
  • I take it you're not coming.

    Supongo que no vienes.

5 STORAGE [transitive] B2

to store or keep something, especially in a container

almacenar, guardar

  • take sth with sb/sth
  • She takes her lunch to work.

    Ella lleva su almuerzo al trabajo.

6 ACTION [transitive] B2

to do something, especially a task or job

hacer, realizar

  • take sth
  • He took the job because he needed the money.

    Él aceptó el trabajo porque necesitaba dinero.

7 PUNISHMENT [transitive] C1

to punish someone by making them do something unpleasant or difficult as a result of their bad behavior

castigar, hacer que alguien haga algo

  • take sb to court
  • The judge took the man to court.

    El juez llevó al hombre a juicio.

8 MEASURE [transitive] C1

to measure or estimate something, especially in terms of time or distance

medir, estimar

  • take sth into account
  • We need to take the weather into account.

    Necesitamos tener en cuenta el clima.

Phrasal verbs

stomach up FEELING B2

sentirse mal, tener malestar estomacal

  • I feel sick after eating too much.

    Me siento mal después de comer demasiado.

stomach down POSITION B2

estar boca abajo, tumbarse boca abajo

  • He fell stomach down on the floor.

    Se cayó de espaldas al suelo.

stomach in POSITION C1

tener el estómago contraído, apretar el abdomen

  • She was standing with her stomach in.

    Ella estaba de pie con el abdomen contraído.

stomach out POSITION C1

proyectar el estómago, hincharse el vientre

  • He was standing with his stomach out.

    Él estaba de pie con el vientre hinchado.

stomach over POSITION C1

estar boca arriba, tumbarse boca arriba

  • She fell stomach over on the floor.

    Ella cayó de espaldas al suelo.

Idioms

stomach something B2

aceptar algo, soportar algo

  • I can't stomach the idea of working on weekends.

    No puedo aceptar la idea de trabajar los fines de semana.

stomach something like a horse C1

soportar algo como un caballo, aguantar cualquier cosa

  • He can stomach anything.

    Él puede soportar cualquier cosa.

stomach something with a smile C1

aceptar algo con una sonrisa, aguantar algo sin que se note

  • She managed to stomach the criticism with a smile.

    Ella logró soportar la crítica con una sonrisa.