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Meaning of blæða | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈplaiːða]

Definitions

  1. to cause to bleed [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated as "bleed" with the dative object as the subject)
    impersonal, weak
  2. to pay, to pay through the nose
    intransitive, weak

Equivalents

Examples

“Henni blæddi út.”

She bled to death.

“Mér blæðir.”

I am bleeding.

“Hann mátti blæða.”

He had to pay through the nose.

“Ég skal blæða á þig kaffi.”

I'll buy you some coffee.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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