Compound Forms:
blood | blooding |
| bad blood n | figurative (resentment, acrimony) | encono nm |
| | | resentimiento nm |
| | There has been bad blood between the two women for many years. |
| | Durante años hubo encono entre las dos mujeres. |
black pudding,
blood pudding,
also US: blood sausage n | (sausage made with blood) | morcilla nf |
| blood alcohol levels npl | (amount of alcohol in bloodstream) | nivel de alcohol en sangre nm + loc adj |
| | Su nivel de alcohol en sangre era superior al permitido por la ley, así que fue convicto por manejar bajo influencia del alcohol. |
| blood and guts n | informal (gore) (gore, figurado) | casquería nf |
| | Me gustan las películas de miedo, pero no las que hay mucha casquería. |
| blood and guts n | informal, figurative (violent struggle, effort) (coloquial) | con todo lo que tiene, sin guardarse nada expr |
| | (coloquial) | jugarse la vida, ponerlo todo expr |
| | It takes blood and guts to win a war. |
| blood and thunder n | figurative (violence, intensity) | violencia nf |
| | | intensidad nf |
| | For all his blood and thunder on the football field, Mark is a kind and gentle man. |
| blood bank n | (for donated blood) | banco de sangre nm |
| | The blood bank provides blood for surgery and transfusions. |
| blood brother n | (biological male sibling) | hermano biológico nm |
| | He's not my blood brother, just my step brother. |
| blood brother n | figurative (loyal male friend) (figurado) | hermano del alma nm |
| | They cut their palms and shook hands to become blood brothers. |
| blood cell n | (corpuscle) | glóbulo nm |
| | El recuento de glóbulos rojos te permitirá saber si estás anémico. |
| blood count n | (number of cells in [sb]'s blood) | recuento de células grupo nom |
| blood culture n | (test for bacteria in blood) | hemocultivo nm |
| blood diamond n | (gem mined to fund war) | diamantes para financiar la guerra nmpl |
| | The civil war in Sierra Leone was funded by diamonds, which gave rise to the movie "Blood Diamond". |
| blood disease n | (disease affecting the blood) (Med) | enfermedad hematológica nf |
| | Sickle cell anemia is a type of blood disease. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las enfermedades hematológicas son aquellas que afectan la producción de sangre y sus componentes. |
| blood donation n | (giving blood) | donación de sangre grupo nom |
| blood donor n | (person who donates blood) | donante de sangre n común + loc adj |
| | I'm a regular blood donor; I have donated 119 pints. |
| blood drive n | (event: blood donation) | campaña de donación de sangre nf + loc adj |
| | I'll be giving my 95th pint at the blood drive on Monday. |
| blood feud n | (family vendetta) (ES) | reyerta familiar nf + adj |
| | Their father's heinous murder started a blood feud. |
| blood flow n | (blood circulation) | flujo sanguíneo loc nom m |
| | | corriente sanguínea, circulación sanguínea loc nom f |
| | Blockages in the arteries of the leg can cause low blood flow, and pain while walking. |
| blood level | (medicine) | nivel en sangre nm + loc adj |
| blood libel n | (religion: alleged human sacrifice) | libelo de sangre nm |
| blood loss n | (amount of blood haemorrhaged) | hemorragia nf |
| | Ni bien llegaron los paramédicos, le pararon la hemorragia practicándole un torniquete. |
bloodlust,
blood-lust n | (desire to kill) | sed de sangre loc nom f |
| blood meal n | (fertilizer) | harina de sangre nf + loc adj |
| blood money n | (payment to a hired killer) (figurado) | dinero manchado con sangre loc nom m |
| | | paga a un asesino a sueldo nf + loc adj |
| | The assassin never told his wife that the money he gave her was blood money; he lied about it. |
| blood money n | (payment to murder victim's kin) | indemnización que se le da a los familiares de una víctima de asesinato grupo nom |
| blood money n | figurative (earned by sacrificing others) | dinero manchado con sangre expr |
| | | dinero sangriento expr |
| | 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 recibió dinero manchado con sangre cuando traicionó a Jesús. |
blood moon,
Blood Moon n | (in total lunar eclipse) | luna de sangre loc nom f |
| | | eclipse total de luna loc nom m |
| blood orange n | (fruit) | naranja sanguina loc nom f |
| | | naranja roja loc nom f |
| | Blood oranges have a sweetish flavor. |
| blood panel n | (blood cell count) | recuento de glóbulos rojos loc nom m |
| | Le hicieron un recuento de glóbulos rojos a John que mostró que tenía anemia. Ahora está tomando hierro. |
| blood plasma n | (yellowish fluid in blood) (ES) | plasma sanguíneo loc nom m |
| | More than half of total blood volume is blood plasma. |
| blood platelet | (anatomy) | plaqueta nf |
| | | trombocito nm |
| blood poisoning n | (condition: septicemia) | septicemia nf |
| blood pressure n | (on vessels) | presión arterial loc nom f |
| | | presión sanguínea loc nom f |
| | | presión nf |
| | The doctor told me that my blood pressure was rather high. |
| | El doctor me dijo que mi presión arterial estaba bastante alta. |
| blood pressure cuff n | (medical device) | esfigmomanómetro nm |
| | The nurse placed a blood pressure cuff around my arm. |
blood red,
blood-red adj | (vibrantly red) (CO) | rojo sangre de toro loc adj |
| | | rojo intenso loc adj |
| | She was wearing blood red lipstick. |
| | Estaba usando un lápiz labial rojo sangre de toro. |
| blood red n | (vibrant red colour) (AR, ES) | rojo sangre loc adj |
| | | rojo vivo, rojo intenso loc adj |
| | That carpet is a garish blood red. |
| | La alfombra es de un rojo sangre chillón. |
| blood relation n | (biological relative) (ES) | parentesco de sangre nm |
| | My African friend calls me his American mother, but of course I'm not a blood relation. |
| blood relations npl | (law: family members) | consanguíneo/a adj |
| | | relación de parentesco loc nom f |
| | | parentesco carnal nm + adj mf |
| blood relative n | (biological relation) | consanguíneo nm |
| | Parents, siblings, and grandparents are all blood relatives. |
| blood sausage | (cuisine) | morcilla nf |
| | (MX) | moronga, morronga nf |
| | (CL) | prieta nf |
| blood smear n | (blood specimen on microscope slide) (frotis) | extendido sanguíneo nm + adj |
| | Hacer el extendido y agitar al aire para que seque rápidamente. Se evita así que las células se deformen. |
| blood smear n | (blood test) | frotis de sangre grupo nom |
| | La observación del frotis no puso en evidencia ningún tipo de anormalidad. |
| blood sport n | often plural (game, contest: involves death of animals) | deporte de sangre grupo nom |
| | | deporte sangriento nm + adj |
| blood stain n | (dried blood mark) | mancha de sangre nf + loc adj |
| | Wash blood stains in cold water or you'll never get them out of fabric. |
blood sugar,
blood glucose n | (glucose in blood) | azúcar en sangre n amb + loc adj |
| | | glucosa en la sangre, glucosa en sangre nf + loc adj |
| | | glucosa sanguínea nf + adj |
| | Hypoglycemia means you have a low level of blood sugar. |
| | La hipoglucemia es causada por niveles bajos de azúcar en sangre. |
blood sugar,
blood glucose n | (glucose in blood: level) | glucemia, glicemia nf |
| | | nivel de azúcar en la sangre, nivel de azúcar en sangre nm + loc adj |
| | | nivel de glucosa en la sangre, nivel de glucosa en sangre nm + loc adj |
| | High blood sugar is a sign of diabetes. |
| | La glucemia alta es un síntoma de diabetes. |
blood sugar level,
blood glucose level n | (glucose in blood: amount) | nivel de azúcar en sangre nm |
| | Sometimes my blood sugar level drops and I pass out. |
| | A veces tengo mareos porque se me baja el nivel de azúcar en la sangre. |
| blood supply n | (circulation) | flujo sanguíneo nm |
| blood test n | (lab test on blood sample) | análisis de sangre nm inv + loc adj |
| | | examen de sangre nm + loc adj |
| | | prueba sanguínea nf + adj |
| | His blood test showed a high cholesterol level. |
| | Su análisis de sangre mostró un alto grado de colesterol. |
| blood test evidence n | (law: medical factors) | prueba de análisis de sangre nf + loc adj |
| blood thinner n | (anticoagulant) | anticoagulante nm |
| blood ties npl | (relationships by birth) | consanguinidad nf |
| | | lazos sanguíneos nmpl + adj |
| blood transfusion n | (transfer: donor blood) | transfusión nf |
| | Many people get blood transfusions after car accidents to replace the blood they lost from their wounds. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estaba tan mal que le hicieron una transfusión. |
blood type,
blood group n | (blood group, classification) | grupo sanguíneo nm + adj |
| | The most common blood type is O negative. |
blood typing,
blood grouping n | (classifying blood by group) | clasificación de grupos sanguíneos nf + loc adj |
| blood vessel n | (vein, artery or capillary) | vaso sanguíneo loc nom m |
| | His eyes were so irritated that the blood vessels were very visible. |
| | Tenía los ojos tan irritados que se le veían los vasos sanguíneos. |
| blood work n | (blood test) | análisis de sangre nm inv + loc adj |
| | | examen de sangre nm + loc adj |
| | | prueba sanguínea nf + adj |
| | A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| | Un control físico anual normalmente incluye análisis de sangre. |
| blood-and-thunder n as adj | figurative (violent, intense) | dramático/a adj |
| | | intenso/a adj |
| | Tonight's match is set to be a blood-and-thunder encounter. |
| blood-thinning adj | (anticoagulant) | anticoagulante adj mf |
bloodbath,
blood bath n | figurative (massacre) | masacre nf |
| | | carnicería nf |
| | (figurado) | baño de sangre loc nom m |
| | The battle was a bloodbath, with 10,000 soldiers killed. |
| | La batalla fue una masacre, con 10.000 soldados muertos. |
bloodletting,
blood-letting n | (treatment: cutting open a vein) | sangría nf |
| | | sangradura nf |
bloodletting,
blood-letting n | figurative (violence, bloodshed) (figurado) | carnicería nf |
| | (figurado) | masacre nf |
| | (figurado) | matanza nf |
| | (figurado) | baño de sangre loc nom m |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic or royal descent) (figurado) | sangre azul expr |
| | La reina Elizabeth II es de sangre azul. |
| blue blood n | figurative (aristocratic, royal person) (figurado) | sangre azul expr |
| | Queen Elizabeth II is a blue blood. |
| burst a blood vessel v expr | informal, figurative (lose your temper) (figurado) | perder los estribos loc verb |
| CBC n | initialism (complete blood count) (conteo sanguíneo completo) | CSC nm |
| | | hemograma nm |
| complete blood count n | (medicine: diagnostic blood test) | hemograma nm |
| cord blood n | (blood from umbilical cord) | sangre del cordón umbilical nf + loc adj |
curdle your blood,
make your blood curdle,
make the blood curdle,
curdle the blood v expr | figurative (fill with fear, horror) (coloquial) | helar la sangre a alguien loc verb |
| draw blood vtr + n | (make blood flow) | hacer brotar sangre loc verb |
| | | sacar sangre loc verb |
| | The swordsman's thrust drew blood. |
| | La estocada del espadachín hizo brotar sangre. |
| draw first blood v expr | (injure opponent first) | atacar primero vi + adv |
| | Charles drew first blood in the swordfight. |
| | Charles atacó primero en la pelea de espadas. |
| draw first blood v expr | figurative (win first attack) (figurado) | marcar el primer punto loc verb |
| | (figurado) | anotar el primer tanto loc verb |
| | | ganar el primer ataque loc verb |
| | Julia drew first blood in the debate with the government minister. |
| flesh and blood n | (human body, human nature) | carne y hueso loc nom f |
flesh and blood,
[sb]'s flesh and blood,
flesh and blood to [sb] n | (relative, kin) | carne de mi carne expr |
| | | mi sangre expr |
| | I'm not close to my siblings, but they are my flesh and blood and I would always help them if they needed me. |
full blood,
full-blood n | (of unmixed ancestry) | purasangre nm |
full blood,
full-blood adj | (of unmixed ancestry) | de pura sangre loc adj |
| | | de pura casta loc adj |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | medio hermano loc nom m |
| | | media hermana loc nom f |
half blood,
half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) (ofensivo) | mestizo, mestiza nm, nf |
| | | mulato, mulata nm, nf |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) (ES) | cruce nm |
| | That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
| | Ese hermoso perro es un cruce. |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) | medio hermano, media hermana loc nm, loc nf |