stomach bug

stomach bug(
stuhm
-
uhk
 
buhg
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(illness)
a. el virus del estómago
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Priscilla is not coming to work today. She has a stomach bug.Priscilla no va a venir a trabajar hoy. Tiene un virus del estómago.
b. la infección del estómago
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I think that I have a stomach bug. Can I take the day?Creo que tengo una infección del estómago. ¿Puedo tomar el día?
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I have a stomach bug. - You feel bad because you ate ten cookies for breakfast.Me duele la barriga. – Te sientes mal porque comiste diez galletas para el desayuno.
I have a stomach bug. I'm going to rest for a bit.Tengo un problema del estómago. Voy a descansar un rato.
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