umbilical cord
US /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
UK /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl ˌkɔːrd/
1.
cordon ombilical
a flexible cordlike structure containing blood vessels and attaching a human or other mammalian fetus to the placenta during gestation
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The doctor clamped and cut the umbilical cord after the baby was born.
Le médecin a clampé et coupé le cordon ombilical après la naissance du bébé.
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The umbilical cord provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing fetus.
Le cordon ombilical fournit des nutriments et de l'oxygène au fœtus en développement.
2.
lien vital, cordon ombilical (figuratif)
a connection or link that is essential or that provides support, especially one that is difficult to break
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He still has an umbilical cord to his mother, calling her for every decision.
Il a toujours un cordon ombilical avec sa mère, l'appelant pour chaque décision.
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The company's dependence on that single client was like an umbilical cord, making them vulnerable.
La dépendance de l'entreprise à l'égard de ce client unique était comme un cordon ombilical, les rendant vulnérables.