Definition:
to bleed (literally and figuratively), to tap (a tree)
Il saigne du nez - His nose is bleeding.
Mon coeur saigne pour toi - My heart bleeds for you.
Allez-vous saigner les boeufs ? - Are you going to bleed (kill by bleeding) the cattle?
Je n'ai jamais saigné un arbre - I've never tapped a tree (for syrup).
Related: saigner qqun à blanc - to bleed someone dry; Ça va saigner (familiar) - The fur is going to fly!; saignant - bleeding, rare (meat), (inf) scathing; la saignée - bleeding, bloodletting, savage cut; le saignement - bleeding
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Il saigne du nez - His nose is bleeding.
Mon coeur saigne pour toi - My heart bleeds for you.
Allez-vous saigner les boeufs ? - Are you going to bleed (kill by bleeding) the cattle?
Je n'ai jamais saigné un arbre - I've never tapped a tree (for syrup).
Related: saigner qqun à blanc - to bleed someone dry; Ça va saigner (familiar) - The fur is going to fly!; saignant - bleeding, rare (meat), (inf) scathing; la saignée - bleeding, bloodletting, savage cut; le saignement - bleeding
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