sangría — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleed verb To lose blood from an injury.
- bloodletting noun The old medical practice of draining blood from a patient believed to cure illness.
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- indentation noun A dent, notch, or inward curve in a surface or edge.
- sangria noun A chilled Spanish drink made from wine mixed with fruit, juice, and sometimes soda or brandy.
Senses
sangría is used for these senses in English:
- bleed (printing) A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).
- bloodletting (historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
- drain Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- indentation (typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
- sangria A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
bleed — full definition
- verb To lose blood from an injury.
- verb To drain someone or something of money or resources over time.
- verb Of colour or ink, to spread beyond its intended area.
bloodletting — full definition
- noun The old medical practice of draining blood from a patient believed to cure illness.
- noun (figurative) A painful reduction of something, such as staff or funding, in hopes of improving the situation.