sang

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/sɑ̃/

nounmasculineSing

blood

Après l'accident, il y avait du sang partout.

After the accident, there was blood everywhere.

nounmasculineSing

ancestry; lineage; descent (as in 'having X blood')

Elle a du sang italien du côté de sa mère.

She has Italian blood on her mother's side.

Synonyms:origine, lignée, ascendance

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Sang means "blood." It is a masculine noun.

USAGE

It refers to the bodily fluid: "Il y a du sang sur le sol." (There is blood on the floor.) It's also used in common expressions like "avoir le sang froid" (to be cool-headed) or "de sang-froid" (in cold blood).

TRAPS

Do not confuse sang (blood) with "chant" (singing) or "chanson" (song). "Sang" is pronounced similarly to "cent" (one hundred) and "sans" (without).