blooded

• Adjectif utilisé principalement dans des formes composées (par exemple « de sang froid », « à sang chaud ») pour décrire le tempérament d'une personne ou les caractéristiques physiologiques d'un animal ; il peut aussi désigner un animal de race pure ou ayant du sang (noble).

An adjective used primarily in compound forms (e.g., 'cold-blooded', 'warm-blooded') to describe a person's temperament or an animal's physiological characteristics.

1. Of unmixed ancestryB2formal

   Referring to an animal, especially a horse or dog, that is of pure or unmixed breed.

   De race pure / de sang pur

   • The farm breeds only full-blooded Arabian horses.
   • A thoroughbred is a type of blooded horse.
   • They own several blooded hunting dogs.

   Synonymesfull-bloodedpurebloodedpurebredthoroughbred

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'initier ou d'introduire quelqu'un à une nouvelle expérience, ou pour désigner le fait de tacher ou de couvrir de sang.

A verb used to indicate the act of initiating or introducing someone to a new experience, or to stain or cover with blood.

1. To initiate or introduceC1formalbritish

   To give someone a first experience of something, often used in the context of hunting or military service.

   initier (à une première expérience)

   • The young soldier was blooded in his first battle.
   • The hounds were blooded during the fox hunt.
   • He was blooded into the secret society with a ritual.

   Synonymesbaptizebreak ininductinitiateintroduceinureseason

2. To stain with bloodB2formal

   To cause something to become covered or marked with blood.

   tacher de sang

   • The knife was blooded during the accident.
   • His shirt was blooded after the fight.
   • The snow was blooded by the wounded animal.

   Synonymesbloodstainbloody