navel

• Substantivo que designa a cicatriz ou depressão no centro do abdômen, onde o cordão umbilical estava ligado; em sentido figurado, o ponto central ou o meio de algo.

A noun referring to the small scar or depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached, or figuratively, the central point or middle of something.

1. Belly buttonA2formal

   The small scar on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.

   Umbigo

   • The baby's navel healed quickly after birth.
   • She wore a top that showed her navel.
   • He has a small mole near his navel.

   Sinônimosbelly buttonomphalosumbilicus

2. Central pointB2formal

   The middle or most important part of something.

   Ponto central

   • The town square is the navel of the city.
   • This theory is the navel of the entire debate.
   • The garden was the navel of the estate.

   Sinônimoscentercorefocushearthubmiddlemidpoint