Saigner (en. Bleed)

/sɛɲe/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To let blood escape following an injury.

He hurt his arm and is starting to bleed.

Il s'est fait mal au bras et commence à saigner.

To take money or resources from a person or organization.

This company is bleeding its employees with low wages.

Cette entreprise saigne ses employés avec de faibles salaires.

To drain vitality or dynamism.

Poor investments will eventually bleed our project dry.

Les mauvais investissements vont finir par saigner notre projet.

From the Latin 'sanguinare', meaning 'to make blood flow'.

to bleed white

Trying to extract everything possible from something.

saigner à blanc

to bleed like a pig

To lose a lot of blood.

saigner comme un porc

to bleed the budget

To significantly reduce the budget of a project.

saigner le budget

blood

Red liquid that circulates through the veins of animals.

sang

bleeding

Loss of blood following an injury.

saignement

bleeding place

Place where animals are bled for slaughter.

saignoir

To be exhausted

After that race, I am bled dry!

Après cette course, je suis saigné !

To get robbed

That guy bled me dry with his exorbitant prices.

Ce gars m'a saigné avec ses prix exorbitants.