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blood

 
 
/blʌd/ noun [U]

Translation

RED LIQUID the red liquid that flows around your body
kan
a blood test/sample548
FAMILY ORIGIN the family or place that you come from
kan bağı
I've got some Spanish blood in me.629
be in your blood If something is in your blood, you and other people in your family are interested in it or good at it.
kanında, doğasında, yapısında olmak
Sailing is in my blood.629
bad blood feelings of hate between people because of things that have happened in the past
kan davası, husumet, kin, garaz, düşmanlık
There's been bad blood between them for years.948
in cold blood in a cruel way, without showing any emotion
soğuk kanlı
He shot three policemen in cold blood.994
new blood new people in an organization who will provide new ideas and energy
taze kan, yeni insanlar
1362
→ See also your own flesh and blood
(Definition of blood noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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