le ventre vide

on an empty stomach

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phrase Rare #34,234
on an empty stomach Used when someone has not eaten, often before an activity such as shopping, smoking, or going to bed.
FR: Évite de prendre ce médicament le ventre vide.
EN: Avoid taking this medicine on an empty stomach.

Mais je n'irai pas le ventre vide.

But I won’t go on an empty stomach.

— Assassination (2015)

Nous avons le ventre vide.

We have empty stomachs.

On ne se bat pas le ventre vide.

You can't fight on an empty stomach.

— Assassination (2015)

Ne fumez pas le ventre vide!

Don’t smoke on an empty stomach!

Ne restez pas le ventre vide.

Don’t go hungry.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Se coucher le ventre vide?

Going to bed on an empty stomach?

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

J'ai fait l'épicerie le ventre vide et j'ai pillé tous les rayons.

I went grocery shopping on an empty stomach and raided every aisle.

— Bugonia (2025)

Ne fume pas le ventre vide!

Don't smoke on an empty stomach!