Saignant (en. Bleeding)

/sɛɲɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to meat cooked very little, leaving blood inside.

I love rare steak; it's still red inside.

J'adore le steak saignant, il est encore rouge à l'intérieur.

Refers to a state of injury with visible blood.

Get up, there's a bloody situation over there.

Levez-vous, il y a une situation saignante là-bas.

Designates a bright red color, similar to that of blood.

She chose a blood-red dress for the party.

Elle a choisi une robe saignante pour la fête.

From the verb 'saigner', meaning 'to make blood flow'.

medium

Refers to meat cooked just right.

à point

rare

Refers to meat barely browned, very undercooked.

bleu

well done

Refers to meat fully cooked, without any pink.

bien cuit

saigner

To make blood flow.

saigner

blood

Red liquid circulating in the bodies of animals.

sang

saignée

Act of bleeding a patient or an animal.

saignée

Very undercooked, in the sense that something is done hastily.

This dish is really bloody; I can't eat it like that.

Ce plat est vraiment saignant, je ne peux pas le manger comme ça.

Used to describe a difficult or messy situation.

This project has become a mess; we need to fix it quickly.

Ce projet est devenu saignant, on doit y remédier rapidement.