Kilo Lingo

blese

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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

Feminineblessée
Masc pluralblessés
Fem pluralblessées

Examples

gravement l'.

He was seriously injured in the accident.

.

She is wounded in the leg.

.

I felt hurt by his words.

joueur boitant.

The injured player left the pitch limping.

cœur l' .

His wounded heart stopped him from coming back to her.

joueur .

The injured player had to leave the match.

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This word is part of lesson 20.