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Italian

sanguinare

/saŋɡwiˈnaːre/verbB2
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Meaning

to bleed

  • to lose blood from an injury or wound

In a sentence

La ferita al braccio ha continuato a sanguinare per ore.

The wound on his arm kept bleeding for hours.

Ti sanguina ancora il naso dopo la caduta?

Is your nose still bleeding after the fall?

Se premi con una garza pulita, il taglio non sanguinerà più.

If you press with clean gauze, the cut will not bleed anymore.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
sanguinareinfinitive
sanguinoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sanguiniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sanguinaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sanguiniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sanguinateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sanguinanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sanguinavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sanguinaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sanguinavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sanguinavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sanguinavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sanguinavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sanguinaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sanguinastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sanguinòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sanguinammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sanguinasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sanguinaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sanguineròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sanguineraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sanguineràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sanguineremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sanguinereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sanguinerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sanguinisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sanguinisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sanguinisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sanguiniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sanguiniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sanguininosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sanguinassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sanguinassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sanguinassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sanguinassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sanguinastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sanguinasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sanguinereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sanguineresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sanguinerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sanguineremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sanguineresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sanguinerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sanguinaimperative · singular · 2nd person
sanguiniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sanguinateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sanguinandogerund
sanguinatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
  • To say 'my nose is bleeding', Italians often say 'mi sanguina il naso'.

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