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blood·y
(blŭd′ē)adj. blood·i·er, blood·i·est
1. Stained with blood.
2. Of, characteristic of, or containing blood.
3. Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed: a bloody fight.
4. Bloodthirsty.
5. Suggesting the color of blood; blood-red.
6. Chiefly British Slang Used as an intensive: "Everyone wants to have a convict in his bloody family tree" (Robert Hughes).
adv.
Chiefly British Slang Used as an intensive: bloody well right.
tr.v. blood·ied, blood·y·ing, blood·ies
1. To stain, spot, or color with or as if with blood.
2. To make bleed, as by injuring or wounding: The troops were bloodied in the skirmish.
blood′i·ly adv.
blood′i·ness n.
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bloody
(ˈblʌdɪ)adj, bloodier or bloodiest
1. covered or stained with blood
2. resembling or composed of blood
3. marked by much killing and bloodshed: a bloody war.
4. cruel or murderous: a bloody tyrant.
5. (Colours) of a deep red colour; blood-red
adv, adj
slang chiefly Brit (intensifier): a bloody fool; bloody fine food.
vb, bloodies, bloodying or bloodied
(tr) to stain with blood
ˈbloodily adv
ˈbloodiness n
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blood•y
(ˈblʌd i)adj. blood•i•er, blood•i•est, adj.
1. stained or covered with blood.
2. bleeding: a bloody nose.
3. characterized by bloodshed: bloody battles.
4. inclined to bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
5. blood-red.
6. containing or composed of blood.
7. Chiefly Brit. Slang. (used as an intensifier): a bloody shame.
v.t. 8. to stain or smear with blood.
9. to cause to bleed.
adv. 10. Chiefly Brit. Slang. (used as an intensifier): bloody awful.
[before 1000]
blood′i•ly, adv.
blood′i•ness, n.
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bloody
Past participle: bloodied
Gerund: bloodying
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| Verb | 1. | bloody - cover with blood; "bloody your hands" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
| Adj. | 1. | bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" bloodless - free from blood or bloodshed; "bloodless surgery"; "a bloodless coup" |
| 2. |  bloody - informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" | |
| Adv. | 1. |  bloody - extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
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bloody
adjective
1. (Slang) damned, flaming, fucking (taboo slang), bleeding, blooming, freaking (slang, chiefly U.S.), rotten, blinking, confounded, ruddy, infernal, deuced, wretched, frigging (taboo slang) I just assumed they were bloody idiot tourists.
2. cruel, fierce, savage, brutal, vicious, ferocious, cut-throat, warlike, barbarous, sanguinary Forty-three demonstrators were killed in bloody chaos.
3. bloodstained, raw, bleeding, blood-soaked, blood-spattered His fingers were bloody and cracked.
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bloody
adjectiveverbTo cover with blood:
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Translations
دَمَوي، ميّالٌ إلى سَفْكِ الدِّماءدَمَوِيّلَعين، مَلْعونمُلَطَّخٌ بالدَّميَنْزِفُ دماًا
krvavýzatracenýzkrvavenýkrvácející
blodigblodplettetforbandedesatansblødende
verinen
krvav
véres
blæîandiblóîugurblóîugur, blóîi drifinn; mannskæîurbölvaîur
血まみれの
피투성이의
sângeros
krvavkrvavečprekletprekletovražje
blodig
เต็มไปด้วยเลือด
kanlıAllahın belâsıçok kan dökülenkana bulanmışkanayan
đẫm máu
bloody
[ˈblʌdɪ]A. ADJ (bloodier (compar) (bloodiest (superl)))
1. (lit) (= bloodstained) [hands, dress] → ensangrentado, manchado de sangre; (= cruel) [battle] → sangriento, cruento (frm); [steak] → sanguinolento
her fingers were cracked and bloody → sus dedos estaban agrietados y sangraban
to give sb a bloody nose → romper la nariz a algn
her fingers were cracked and bloody → sus dedos estaban agrietados y sangraban
to give sb a bloody nose → romper la nariz a algn
B. ADV (Brit) not bloody likely! → ¡ni hablar!, ¡ni de coña!
he can bloody well do it himself! → ¡que lo haga él, leche! or coño!
that's no bloody good! → ¡me cago en la mar, eso no vale para nada!, ¡eso no vale para nada, joder!
it's a bloody awful place → es un sitio asqueroso, es un sitio de mierda
he runs bloody fast → corre que se las pela, corre (de) la hostia
he can bloody well do it himself! → ¡que lo haga él, leche! or coño!
that's no bloody good! → ¡me cago en la mar, eso no vale para nada!, ¡eso no vale para nada, joder!
it's a bloody awful place → es un sitio asqueroso, es un sitio de mierda
he runs bloody fast → corre que se las pela, corre (de) la hostia
C. VT he had bloodied his knee when he fell → se había hecho sangre en la rodilla al caer
she stared at her bloodied hands → se miró las manos manchadas de sangre
he was bloodied but unbowed (fig) → había sufrido pero no se daba por vencido
she stared at her bloodied hands → se miró las manos manchadas de sangre
he was bloodied but unbowed (fig) → había sufrido pero no se daba por vencido
D. CPD Bloody Mary N → bloody mary m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bloody
[ˈblʌdi] adj
[war, riot] → sanglant(e)
[knife, fingers] → ensanglanté(e); [nose] → en sang
(British) [man, woman, thing] → foutu(e)
that bloody television → cette foutue télévision
bloody hell! → merde!
that bloody television → cette foutue télévision
bloody hell! → merde!
adv (British) (= really) bloody awful → totalement nul(le)
bloody good → vachement bon(ne), sacrément bon(ne)
bloody difficult → sacrément difficile
bloody good → vachement bon(ne), sacrément bon(ne)
bloody difficult → sacrément difficile
vt [+ knee, nose] → ensanglanterBloody Mary bloody mary [ˌblʌdiˈmɛəri] n → bloody mary mbloody-minded [ˌblʌdiˈmaɪndɪd] adj (British) [person] → obstiné(e); [determination, persistence] → obstiné(e); [attitude] → buté(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bloody
adj (+er)
(lit) nose, bandage, battle → blutig; to give somebody a bloody nose (fig) (in contest) → jdm einen Denkzettel verpassen; (in war) → jdm eine Niederlage beibringen
(Brit inf: = damned) → verdammt (inf), → Scheiß- (inf); (in positive sense) genius, wonder → echt (inf), → verdammt (inf); it was a bloody nuisance/waste of time → Mann or Mensch, das war vielleicht ein Quatsch (inf) → or Scheiß (inf) → /das war reine Zeitverschwendung; it was there all the bloody time → Mann (inf) → or Mensch (inf) → or Scheiße (inf), → das war schon die ganze Zeit da; I haven’t got any bloody time → verdammt noch mal, ich hab keine Zeit (inf); he hasn’t got a bloody hope → Mensch or Mann, der hat doch überhaupt keine Chance (inf); bloody hell! → verdammt! (inf), → Scheiße! (inf); (in indignation) → verdammt noch mal! (inf); (in amazement) → Menschenskind! (inf), → meine Fresse! (sl); he is a bloody marvel → er ist echt or verdammt gut (inf)
adv (Brit inf) → verdammt (inf), → saumäßig (inf); hot, cold, stupid → sau- (inf); (in positive sense) good, brilliant → echt (inf), → verdammt (inf); that’s bloody useless, that’s no bloody good → das ist doch Scheiße (inf); not bloody likely → da ist überhaupt nichts drin (inf); he can bloody well do it himself → das soll er schön alleine machen, verdammt noch mal! (inf)
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bloody
[ˈblʌdɪ]1. adj
a. (bleeding) → sanguinante, che sanguina; (bloodstained) → insanguinato/a; (cruel, battle, feud) → sanguinoso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
blood
(blad) noun1. the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart. Blood poured from the wound in his side.
2. descent or ancestors. He is of royal blood.
ˈbloodless adjective1. without the shedding of blood. a bloodless victory.
2. anaemic. She is definitely bloodless.
ˈbloody adjective1. stained with blood. a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.
2. bleeding. a bloody nose.
3. murderous and cruel. a bloody battle.
4. used in slang vulgarly for emphasis. That bloody car ran over my foot!
ˈbloodcurdling adjective terrifying and horrible. a blood-curdling scream.
blood donor a person who gives blood for use by another person in transfusion etc.
blood group/type any one of the types into which human blood is classified. Her blood group is O.
ˈblood-poisoning noun an infection of the blood. He is suffering from blood-poisoning.
blood pressure the (amount of) pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood-vessels. The excitement will raise his blood pressure.
ˈbloodshed noun deaths or shedding of blood. There was much bloodshed in the battle.
ˈbloodshot adjective (of eyes) full of red lines and inflamed with blood.
ˈbloodstained adjective stained with blood. a bloodstained bandage.
ˈbloodstream noun the blood flowing through the body. The poison entered her bloodstream.
ˈblood test noun an analysis of a patient's blood to find out if he/she has any diseases. etc.
ˈbloodthirsty adjective1. eager to kill people. a bloodthirsty warrior.
2. (of a film etc) full of scenes in which there is much killing.
ˈbloodthirstiness nounˈblood transfusion noun
the process of giving blood to someone through the veins during an operation etc.
ˈblood-vessel noun any of the tubes in the body through which the blood flows. He has burst a blood-vessel.
in cold blood while free from excitement or passion. He killed his son in cold blood.
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bloody
→ دَمَوِيّ krvavý blodig blutig αιματηρός ensangrentado, sangriento verinen sanglant krvav sanguinoso 血まみれの 피투성이의 bloederig blodig krwawy ensanguentado, sangrento кровавый blodig เต็มไปด้วยเลือด kanlı đẫm máu 血腥的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bloody
a. ensangrentado-a, con sangre, sanguinolento-a, cruento.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
bloody
adj sanguinolento (form), con sangre; — discharge secreción sanguinolenta, secreción con sangre; — nose (fam) hemorragia nasal (form), sangrado nasal or por la nariz; — show (obst) sangrado vaginal (antes de la expulsión del feto)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.