What does sanguine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sanguine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sanguine in French.

The word sanguine in French means haematite, sanguine, red chalk, bloodstone, blood orange, blood, blood-red, hot-headed, hot-head, blood cell, blood orange, platelet, blood transfusion. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sanguine

haematite

nom féminin (minerai de fer) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces crayons sont faits avec de la sanguine.

sanguine, red chalk

nom féminin (crayon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait un joli portait de l'enfant à la sanguine.

bloodstone

nom féminin (pierre précieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a un collier avec des sanguines.

blood orange

nom féminin (variété d'orange à chair rouge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En hiver, nous achetons des sanguines.

blood

adjectif (de sang)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Tout individu possède un groupe sanguin : A, B ou O.
Everyone has a blood group: A, B or O.

blood-red

adjectif (rouge foncé) (in colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Des tentures sanguines ornaient les murs.
Blood-red hangings adorned the walls.

hot-headed

adjectif (coléreux) (UK, figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
De tempérament sanguin, il s'emportait à la moindre contrariété.
Having a hot-headed temperament, he would lose his temper at the slightest annoyance.

hot-head

nom masculin (personne impulsive) (UK, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un sanguin, il s'emporte facilement.
He's a hothead; he loses his temper easily.

blood cell

nom féminin (cellules du sang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blood orange

nom féminin (fruit : orange pigmentée de rouge) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

platelet

nom féminin (composant du sang) (blood)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blood transfusion

nom féminin (injection de sang) (medicine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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