What does saignée in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word saignée in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use saignée in French.

The word saignée in French means bleeding, channel, drainage channel, groove, loss, bleed, bleed from, bleed, kill, bleed dry, bleed, make sacrifices for, make sacrifices in order to do , make sacrifices to do, bleed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word saignée

bleeding

nom féminin (Médecine (ouverture d'une veine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Autrefois, la saignée était extrêmement populaire pour soigner les malades.

channel

nom féminin (entaille dans un mur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'électricien a fait une saignée pour pouvoir passer ses fils électriques.

drainage channel

nom féminin (tranchée, rigole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'eau s'écoule grâce à une saignée.

groove

nom féminin (entaille dans un tronc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On obtient le sirop d'érable en faisant une saignée dans leur tronc.

loss

nom féminin (figuré (perte d'hommes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On parle encore de la saignée de la guerre de 1914-1918.

bleed

verbe intransitif (perdre du sang) (wound)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je me suis coupé : je saigne maintenant.
I cut myself and now I'm bleeding.

bleed from

(perdre du sang)

Tu n'aurais pas un mouchoir ? Je saigne du nez.
You haven't got a tissue, have you? I have a nosebleed.

bleed

verbe transitif (vider de son sang : un animal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La fermière saigne le poulet avant de le plumer.
The farmer bleeds the chicken before plucking it.

kill

verbe transitif (familier (tuer [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tu vas voir, je vais te saigner !
Just you wait; I'm going to kill you!

bleed dry

verbe transitif (figuré (faire trop payer [qqn]) (figurative)

Avec tous ces impôts, le seigneur saignait le peuple.
With all these taxes, the Lord was bleeding the people dry.

bleed

verbe transitif (Médecine : pratique la saignée sur) (Medicine)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Autrefois, les médecins saignaient beaucoup les malades.
In days gone by, doctors often used to bleed patients.

make sacrifices for

(figuré (faire des efforts, des sacrifices)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mes parents se sont saignés pour moi, alors le moins que je puisse faire, c'est de les aider financièrement maintenant que je le peux.
My parents made sacrifices for me, so the least I can do is help them financially now that I am able to.

make sacrifices in order to do , make sacrifices to do

verbe pronominal (figuré (faire des efforts, des sacrifices)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa mère s'est saignée pour faire faire de bonnes études à son fils.
His mother made sacrifices to ensure her son got into a good school.

bleed

verbe intransitif (littéraire (souffrir) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mon cœur a beaucoup saigné lorsqu'elle m'a quitté.
My heart bled heavily when she left me.

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