bleeding

qui saigne

Dont le sang sort d’une coupure ou d’une autre partie blessée du corps.

En anglais simple : Having blood coming out of a cut or another injured part of the body.

• He held his bleeding finger.
• The nurse cleaned the bleeding wound.
• Bleeding gums can make brushing painful.

Expressions courantes : bleeding wound, bleeding gums, bleeding nose

foutu, maudit

Mot placé devant un nom pour exprimer un fort agacement ou renforcer ce qu’on dit.

En anglais simple : Used before a noun to show strong annoyance or make a description stronger.

• That alarm is a bleeding nuisance.
• What a bleeding mess you've made!
• He called me a bleeding idiot.

Synonymes : bloody, blasted

Expressions courantes : bleeding idiot, bleeding nuisance, bleeding shame

saignement, hémorragie

Écoulement de sang provenant d’une partie blessée ou abîmée du corps.

En anglais simple : The loss of blood from an injured or damaged part of the body.

• The bleeding soon stopped.
• Press firmly on the cut to reduce bleeding.
• Doctors checked him for internal bleeding after the accident.

Synonymes : blood loss, hemorrhage

Expressions courantes : internal bleeding, stop bleeding, heavy bleeding

règles, saignement menstruel

Écoulement de sang pendant la période menstruelle mensuelle.

En anglais simple : The flow of blood from the body during a woman's monthly period.

• Her monthly bleeding usually lasts four days.
• She uses pads during menstrual bleeding.
• The diary records when bleeding begins each month.

Synonymes : menstruation, period

Expressions courantes : menstrual bleeding, monthly bleeding, heavy bleeding

saignée, épuisement

Perte progressive d’argent, de forces ou d’autres ressources précieuses.

En anglais simple : The gradual loss of money, strength, or another valuable resource.

• The company must stop the financial bleeding.
• New controls reduced the bleeding of funds.
• Constant repairs caused a slow bleeding of our savings.

Comment l'utiliser : bleeding of something (The bleeding of public funds continued for years.)

Synonymes : depletion, draining

Expressions courantes : financial bleeding, stop the bleeding, bleeding of resources

traversée de l'encre

Passage de l’encre ou de marques à travers le papier ou un autre matériau, les rendant visibles au verso.

En anglais simple : When ink or marks pass through paper or another material and appear on the other side.

• Thick paper reduces ink bleeding.
• Bleeding made the writing visible on the reverse side.
• The printer tested a new coating to prevent bleeding.

Synonymes : bleed-through

Expressions courantes : ink bleeding, prevent bleeding, bleeding through paper

très, sacrément

Mot qui renforce une description, souvent quand on est agacé.

En anglais simple : Used to make a description stronger, often when you are annoyed.

• It's bleeding cold in here.
• The answer was bleeding obvious.
• Why are these tickets so bleeding expensive?

Synonymes : very, extremely, bloody

Expressions courantes : bleeding obvious, bleeding expensive, bleeding cold