bloody

foutu, sacré

Mot familier, parfois grossier, qui renforce une émotion, surtout la colère.

En anglais simple : Used to show strong feelings, especially anger, about someone or something.

• What a bloody mess!
• The bloody bus is late again.
• That was a bloody waste of time.

Expressions courantes : bloody fool, bloody nuisance, bloody mess

sanglant, ensanglanté

Couvert de sang, ou marqué par une violence qui fait des blessés ou des morts.

En anglais simple : Covered with blood, or involving violence that causes people to bleed or die.

• He had a bloody nose.
• She washed her bloody hands.
• The country endured years of bloody conflict.

Synonymes : bloodstained, blood-soaked

Expressions courantes : bloody nose, bloody battle, bloody hands

faire saigner

Frapper ou blesser quelqu’un au point de le faire saigner.

En anglais simple : To hit or hurt someone so that they bleed.

• The punch bloodied his nose.
• She fell and bloodied her lip.
• A flying stone had bloodied the goalkeeper’s face.

Expressions courantes : bloody someone’s nose, bloody someone’s face, bloody an opponent

ensanglanter

Couvrir quelque chose de sang ou y laisser des traces de sang.

En anglais simple : To cover or mark something with blood.

• The cut bloodied his shirt.
• The butcher bloodied his apron while working.
• She wrapped the wound carefully to avoid bloodying the sheets.

Synonymes : bloodstain

Expressions courantes : bloody an apron, bloody a shirt, bloody your hands