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Meaning of sanguineus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[saŋˈɡʷɪ.ne.ʊs]

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Беларуская крывавы
Български кървав кървящ
Català sanguinari
Español sanguinario
Gaeilge fuilteach
Gàidhlig cruan
ગુજરાતી લોહીતરસ્યું
Magyar vérszomjas
Bahasa Indonesia haus darah
Қазақша қанқұмар

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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