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Meaning of sanguineus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[saŋˈɡʷɪ.ne.ʊs]

Definitions

  1. of blood, bloody, blood-stained, bloodshot
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. bloodthirsty
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. blood-coloured, blood-red
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

Examples

““… pectora quōrum inter flūctūs arrēcta iubaeque sanguineae superant undās ….” “[Sea serpents, with] their chests erect among the waves, and their blood-red crests rising over the waters ….” – Aeneas”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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