Kilo Lingo

/saŋˈɡɾaɾ/

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Translation

to bleed

Word origin

From Latin sanguinare ('to bleed'), from sanguis ('blood'). The same Latin root gives English 'sanguine' and 'consanguinity'.

Origin
Latin
Root
sanguinare
English cognates
sanguine, consanguinity

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (1st group)

Examples

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The wound began to bleed again.

¿ frecuencia?

Does your nose bleed often?

Ponte tirita .

Put on a plaster so it does not bleed anymore.

pocos .

The cut stopped bleeding within a few minutes.

¡, !

Careful, that knee is bleeding!

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This word is part of lesson 42.