"avoir la boule au ventre" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ la bul o vɑ̃tʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-avoir la boule au ventre.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir la boule au ventre.wav Forms: avoir une boule au ventre [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir la boule au ventre
  1. (figuratively) to have a knot in one's stomach Tags: figuratively Related terms: avoir l’estomac noué
    Sense id: en-avoir_la_boule_au_ventre-fr-verb-0mdkxfQb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(figuratively) to have a knot in one's stomach"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/a.vwaʁ la bul o vɑ̃tʁ/"
    },
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    },
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