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| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) | animosidade sf |
| | | ressentimento sm |
| | There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| | Durante anos houve animosidade entre essas duas mulheres. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | morcela sf |
| | | chouriço sm |
| blood bank n | (for donated blood) | banco de sangue loc sm |
| | The blood bank provides blood for surgery and transfusions. |
| blood brother n | (biological male sibling) | irmão consanguíneo loc sm |
| | | irmão biológico loc sm |
| | He's not my blood brother, just my step brother. |
| blood brother n | figurative (loyal male friend) (pacto de lealdade) | irmão de sangue loc sm |
| | They cut their palms and shook hands to become blood brothers. |
| blood cell n | (corpuscle) | célula sanguínea sf |
| | | hematócitos sm pl |
| blood count n | (number of cells in [sb]'s blood) | contagem de células sanguíneas sf |
| blood disease n | (disease affecting the blood) | doenças sanguíneas loc sf pl |
| | Sickle cell anemia is a type of blood disease. |
| blood donor n | (person who donates blood) | doador de sangue loc sm |
| | I'm a regular blood donor; I have donated 119 pints. |
| blood drive n | (event: blood donation) | doação de sangue sf |
| | I'll be giving my 95th pint at the blood drive on Monday. |
| blood feud n | (family vendetta) | vendeta familiar loc sf |
| | Their father's heinous murder started a blood feud. |
| blood flow n | (blood circulation) | fluxo sanguíneo sm |
| | Blockages in the arteries of the leg can cause low blood flow, and pain while walking. |
Blood is thicker than water,
Blood before water expr | figurative (family relationships are strongest) | família em primeiro lugar expres |
| | Neil will always support his brother's position on this matter because blood is thicker than water. |
| blood money n | (payment to a hired killer) | dinheiro de sangue sm |
| | The assassin never told his wife that the money he gave her was blood money; he lied about it. |
| | O assassino nunca contou à sua mulher que o dinheiro que ele lhe dava era dinheiro de sangue; ele mentia sobre o assunto. |
| blood money n | (payment to murder victim's kin) | dinheiro para pagar assassino expres |
| blood money n | figurative (earned by sacrificing others) | dinheiro de sangue sm |
| | Judas received blood money when he betrayed Jesus. She considered money earned at the cost of so many people's lives 'blood money' and refused to accept it. |
| | Judas recebeu dinheiro de sangue quando ele traiu Jesus. Ela considerava dinheiro ganho à custa de tantas vidas como "dinheiro de sangue" e recusou aceitá-lo. |
blood moon,
Blood Moon n | (in total lunar eclipse) (eclipse lunar total) | lua de sangue sf |
| blood orange | (fruit) (fruta) | laranja sanguínea sf |
| blood plasma n | (yellowish fluid in blood) | plasma sanguíneo loc sm |
| | More than half of total blood volume is blood plasma. |
| blood poisoning n | (condition: septicemia) (condição médica) | sepsia sf |
| blood pressure n | (on vessels) | pressão sanguínea sf + adj |
| | | pressão arterial sf + adj |
| | The doctor told me that my blood pressure was rather high. |
| | O médico me disse que eu tinha pressão sanguínea alta. |
| blood pressure cuff n | (medical device) | medidor de pressão sanguínea sm |
| | The nurse placed a blood pressure cuff around my arm. |
blood red,
blood-red adj | (vibrantly red) | vermelho-sangue adj |
| | She was wearing blood red lipstick. |
| blood red n | (vibrant red colour) | vermelho-sangue sm |
| | That carpet is a garish blood red. |
| blood relation n | (biological relative) | relação consanguínea loc sf |
| | My African friend calls me his American mother, but of course I'm not a blood relation. |
| blood relative n | (biological relation) | parente sanguíneo loc sm |
| | | parente de sangue loc sm |
| | Parents, siblings, and grandparents are all blood relatives. |
| blood sausage | (cuisine) | chouriço sm |
| blood stain n | (dried blood mark) | mancha de sangue loc sf |
| | Wash blood stains in cold water or you'll never get them out of fabric. |
blood sugar,
blood glucose n | (glucose in blood) (glicose no sangue) | açúcar no sangue loc sm |
| | Hypoglycemia means you have a low level of blood sugar. |
blood sugar,
blood glucose n | (glucose in blood: level) | açucar no sangue loc sm |
| | High blood sugar is a sign of diabetes. |
blood sugar level,
blood glucose level n | (glucose in blood: amount) | nível de açúcar no sangue sm |
| | Sometimes my blood sugar level drops and I pass out. |
| blood test n | (lab test on blood sample) | exame de sangue loc sm |
| | | análise de sangue loc sf |
| | His blood test showed a high cholesterol level. |
| | Os exames de sangue do João revelaram um alto nível de colesterol. |
| | As análises de sangue do João revelaram um alto nível de colesterol. |
| blood thinner n | (anticoagulant) | anticoagulante sm |
| blood transfusion n | (transfer: donor blood) | transfusão de sangue loc sf |
| | Many people get blood transfusions after car accidents to replace the blood they lost from their wounds. |
blood type,
blood group n | (blood group, classification) | tipo sanguíneo loc sm |
| | The most common blood type is O negative. |
blood typing,
blood grouping n | (classifying blood by group) | classificação do tipo sanguíneo loc sf |
| | | tipagem sanguínea loc sf |
| blood vessel n | (vein, artery or capillary) | vaso sanguíneo loc sm |
| | His eyes were so irritated that the blood vessels were very visible. |
| blood work n | (blood test) | exame de sangue sm |
| | A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| blood-and-thunder n as adj | figurative (violent, intense) | violento adj |
| | | intenso adj |
| | Tonight's match is set to be a blood-and-thunder encounter. |
| blood-thinning adj | (anticoagulant) | anticoagulante adj |
bloodbath,
blood bath n | figurative (massacre) (massacre) | banho de sangue sm + prep + sm |
| | The battle was a bloodbath, with 10,000 soldiers killed. |
bloodletting,
blood-letting n | (treatment: cutting open a vein) | sangria sf |
| | (medicina) | flebotomia sf |
| | (medicina) | derrame sm |
bloodletting,
blood-letting n | figurative (violence, bloodshed) | carnificina sf |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) | sangue azul |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic, royal person) (figurado) | sangue azul loc sm |
| | Queen Elizabeth II is a blue blood. |
| CBC n | initialism (complete blood count) (abrev. Contagem Sanguínea Completa) | CBC sf |
| draw blood vtr + n | (make blood flow) | derramar sangue expres v |
| | The swordsman's thrust drew blood. |
| flesh and blood n | (human body, human nature) (figurado) | carne e osso expres |
| flesh and blood n | (relative, offspring) (familiar) | sangue do sangue expres |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | meio-irmão sm |
half blood,
half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) (potencialmente ofensivo) | mestiço sm |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) (animal) | mestiço sm |
| | That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) (apenas um dos pais em comum) | meio-irmão adj |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) (animal) | mestiço adj |
| high blood pressure n | (medicine: hypertension) (med.) | pressão alta, alta pressão sanguínea loc sf |
| | Exercise and diet are the best way to control high blood pressure. |
| in cold blood adv | figurative (without emotion) (figurado) | friamente adv |
| | | a sangue frio loc adv |
| | The gunman killed his victim in cold blood. |
lifeblood,
life-blood n | figurative (source of life, energy) (que dá vida, energia) | sangue vital loc sm |
| | (alma, ânimo, espírito) | força vital loc sf |
| | Agriculture is the lifeblood of that country. |
lifeblood,
life-blood n | literary (blood: symbol of life) | força vital loc sf |
| | She watched as his eyes slowly closed and his lifeblood seeped away. |
| low blood pressure n | (hypotension) (medicina: hipotensão) | pressão baixa loc sf |
| | Low blood pressure can make you feel dizzy. |
| portal blood n | (biology: blood carried by portal vein) | sangue da veia porta loc sm |
pureblood,
pure-blood,
pureblooded,
pure-blooded adj | (of unmixed breed) | puro-sangue adj |
pureblood,
pure-blood,
pureblooded,
pure-blooded adj | (of unmixed ancestry) (figurado) | puro-sangue adj |
| red blood cell n | (red corpuscle: component of blood) (corpúsculo vermelho: componente do sangue) | glóbulos vermelhos sm + adj |
| | | hemácias sfpl |
| | Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. |
| related by blood adj | (born to the same family) (nascido na mesma família) | consanguíneo adj |
| | | parente adj |
| | She's my aunt, though we're not related by blood. |
| smell blood v expr | figurative (sense a chance for victory) (figurado, buscar vitória) | sentir o cheirinho expres v |
| smell blood v expr | figurative (be eager to attack [sb]) (ter vontade de atacar alguém) | ter sede de sangue expres v |
| | | estar pronto para o ataque expres v |
| sweat blood v expr | figurative, informal (work extremely hard) (trabalho extremamente difícil) | trabalhar duro vt + adv |
| | (informal) | suar a camisa loc vt |
| | I sweat blood for that woman - I don't know what more she could expect. |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) (glóbulo branco, leucócito) | leucócito sm |
| | (informal) | glóbulo branco sm |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| be written in blood v expr | figurative (agreement: be binding) (acordo, sem saída) | assinado com sangue expres |
| | George tried to get out of the contract, but it seemed it was written in blood. |
| be written in blood v expr | figurative (event, outcome: be inevitable) | ser definitivo expres v |
| | | ser inevitável expres v |
| | | ser irreversível expres v |
| | Just because you do this now, it doesn't mean you can't change your mind later; nothing's written in blood. |
| be written in blood v expr | figurative (have arisen out of tragedy) | escrito com sangue expres v |