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ЖИВОТ (ЖИВОТЫ, ЖИВОТИКИ) ПОДВОДИТ/ПОДВЕЛО (ПОДТЯНУЛО) (у кого)
highly collVPimpers)
1. (in refer, to a temporary condition that is not life-threatening) s.o. is very hungry: у X-a живот подводит = X has a gnawing in (the pit of) his stomach
X has hunger painsX is ravenous (famished, dying of hunger
etc).
2. (in refer, to a life-threatening situation) s.o. lives in want, is perishing for lack of food: у X-a живот подвело = X is starving
X is half-starved.