Avoir l’estomac dans les talons is a French idiom that translates literally to “to have the stomach in the heels” and means to be very hungry or famished.
avoir l’estomac dans les talons
to be very hungry, famished
Example sentences
Je n’ai pas mangé depuis ce matin et il est déjà 18h00. J’ai l’estomac dans les talons !
I haven’t eaten since this morning and it’s already 6pm. I’m famished!
This second example sentence has a si (if) clause using the futur simple tense. The structure is: si + clause in present tense, then clause in future tense. I explain this in my lesson covering the future tense. The preposition vers can translate to “towards” or “around”.
Si tu ne prends pas ton petit-déjeuner, tu aura l’estomac dans les talons vers 11h.
If you don’t have your breakfast you’ll be starving around 11am.
Related lessons
French expressions | Lessons by David Issokson
