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sanguinary

sanguinary

Meaning of sanguinary

involving much blood or violence

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British English/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəri/
American English/ˈsæŋɡwəˌnɛri/
Russian transcription[krɐˈvavɨj]
sanguinary
sanguinary - кровавый
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sanguinary with Russian translation

sanguinary usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Фильм заканчивается кровавой битвой.

The film ends with a sanguinary battle.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они назвали нападение кровавым и жестоким.

They described the attack as sanguinary and brutal.

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sanguinaryкровавый
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

sanguinary synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between sanguinary / bloody / bloodstained / murderous / brutal

🇬🇧English
sanguinary

кровавый — involving much blood or violence

C2Very Rarely

The film ends with a sanguinary battle.

Фильм заканчивается кровавой битвой.

B
🇬🇧English
bloody

can mean involving blood, but also used as an intensifier in informal speech

B2Very Often

The crime scene was bloody and chaotic.

Место преступления было кровавым и хаотичным.

B
🇬🇧English
bloodstained

describes visible blood marks or stains rather than violence itself

C2Often

The detective found a bloodstained knife.

Детектив нашёл нож в пятнах крови.

M
🇬🇧English
murderous

more focused on intent or tendency to kill, or on extreme violence

C2Often

He gave her a murderous look.

Он бросил на неё убийственный взгляд.

B
🇬🇧English
brutal

focuses more on cruelty, harshness, and lack of pity than on blood itself

C2Very Often

The prisoners were subjected to brutal treatment.

Пленных подвергали жестокому обращению.

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How to pronounce sanguinary and what this word means

sanguinary translation: кровавый. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sanguinary

/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəri/

sanguinary translation

кровавый

sanguinary examples

The film ends with a sanguinary battle.

sanguinary transcription

/ˈsæŋɡwɪnəri/, /ˈsæŋɡwəˌnɛri/

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sanguinary meaning: what does it mean?

involving much blood or violence

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sanguinary is pronounced as /ˈsæŋɡwɪnəri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The film ends with a sanguinary battle. Translation: Фильм заканчивается кровавой битвой.

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