bloody

bloody
bloody [{{t}}'blʌdɪ] (compar bloodier, superl bloodiest)
1 adjective
(a) (wound) sanglant, saignant; (bandage, clothing, hand) taché ou couvert de sang; (nose) en sang;
he came home with a bloody nose il est rentré en saignant du nez;
{{}}figurative{{}} to give sb a bloody nose donner une raclée à qn
(b) (battle, fight) sanglant, meurtrier
(c) (blood-coloured) rouge, rouge sang (inv)
(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}very familiar{{}} (as intensifier) foutu;
you bloody fool! espèce de crétin!;
bloody hell! et merde!;
I can't get the bloody car to start je n'arrive pas à faire démarrer cette foutue bagnole;
it's a bloody shame she didn't come c'est vachement dommage qu'elle n'ait pas pu venir
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (unpleasant) affreux, désagréable ;
he's been perfectly bloody with me il a été affreux avec moi
2 adverb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}very familiar{{}} vachement;
it's bloody hot! quelle putain de chaleur!;
you can bloody well do it yourself! tu n'as qu'à te démerder (tout seul)!;
are you coming? - not bloody likely! est-ce que tu viens? - pas question!;
I wish he'd bloody stop it! quand est-ce qu'il va s'arrêter, merde!
3 transitive verb
ensanglanter, couvrir de sang;
they came out of it bloodied but unbowed ils s'en sont sortis meurtris mais avec la tête haute
►► {{}}Botany{{}} bloody crane's bill géranium m sanguin;
Bloody Mary {{}}History{{}} (queen) = surnom de la reine Marie Tudor, donné par les protestants qu'elle persécuta; (cocktail) bloody mary m inv;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}History{{}} Bloody Sunday = dimanche sanglant (le 30 janvier 1972) au cours duquel des soldats britanniques abattirent 13 Irlandais qui manifestaient contre la détention de présumés terroristes

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