Also means
womb
Usage Note
Ventre refers to the belly or abdomen in everyday speech — avoir mal au ventre ('to have a stomachache') is very common. In a more literary or historical register it can mean 'womb'. The phrase à plat ventre means 'flat on one's stomach' or, figuratively, 'grovelling'.
Examples
"J'ai mal au ventre ce matin."
Natural Translation
My stomach hurts this morning.
Literal Translation
I have pain in the stomach this morning.
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