insanguinato

blood-soaked

adjective een-sahn-gwee-NAH-toh Rare

Also means

bloodstained

Usage Note

Insanguinato is the past participle of insanguinare (to drench in blood), used as an adjective. It agrees in gender and number: la mano insanguinata (the bloodied hand), i vestiti insanguinati (the bloodied clothes). It is stronger and more vivid than macchiato di sangue (stained with blood).

Examples

"Aveva le mani insanguinate."

Natural Translation

His hands were covered in blood.

Literal Translation

He-had the hands blood-soaked.

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