blese
Translation
injured; wounded
Word origin
Past participle of blesser ('to wound'), from Frankish blettjan ('to bruise, dent'). The word is part of the Germanic layer of French rather than the Latin one.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- blettjan
Grammar
Examples
gravement l'.
He was seriously injured in the accident.
.
She is wounded in the leg.
.
I felt hurt by his words.
boitant.
The injured player left the pitch limping.
cœur l' .
His wounded heart stopped him from coming back to her.
.
The injured player had to leave the match.
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