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Detailed Translations for bloodletting from English to French

bloodletting:

bloodletting [the ~] nom

  1. the bloodletting (bloodshed)
    la boucherie; le massacre; le carnage; l'hécatombe

Translation Matrix for bloodletting:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
boucherie bloodletting; bloodshed abattoir; bloodbath; butcher; butcher's; butcher's shop; butchery; kill; killing off; massacre; pork-butchery; pork-shop; slaughter; slaughterhouse; slaughtering; slaughtering-table
carnage bloodletting; bloodshed bloodbath; butchery; kill; killing off; massacre; slaughter; slaughtering
hécatombe bloodletting; bloodshed bloodbath; butchery; kill; massacre; slaughter
massacre bloodletting; bloodshed bloodbath; butchery; kill; killing off; massacre; slaughter; slaughtering
- battue; bloodbath; bloodshed

Synonyms for "bloodletting":


Related Definitions for "bloodletting":

  1. indiscriminate slaughter1
    • ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name1
  2. formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)1

Wiktionary Translations for bloodletting:

bloodletting
noun
  1. ancient medical practice

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
bloodletting effusion de sang BlutvergießenEskalation, bei der Menschen verletzt oder getötet werden
bloodletting saignée AderlassMedizin, historisch: Absaugenlassen von Blut durch Blutegel, früher auch Ablaufenlassen von Blut