blood sport in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sport [Am spɔrt, Brit spɔːt] N

II.sport [Am spɔrt, Brit spɔːt] VB trans

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III.sport [Am spɔrt, Brit spɔːt] VB intr liter

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IV.sport [Am spɔrt, Brit spɔːt] ADJ Am

I.blood [Am bləd, Brit blʌd] N U

1. blood:

blood
sangre f
to give blood
dar or donar sangre
music is in his blood
lleva la música en la sangre
blood and guts inf
violencia f
a blood-and-guts movie
una película sangrienta or de mucha violencia
blood and thunder
melodrama m
a film with plenty of blood and thunder
una película de las de capa y espada
fresh or new or young blood
sangre or savia f nueva
in cold blood
a sangre fría
to be out for blood
estar buscando con quién desquitarse
they're out for or after her blood
se la tienen jurada inf
to draw blood lit (wound)
sacar or hacer salir sangre
to draw blood (in argument)
dar en el blanco
her remark had drawn blood
sus palabras lo habían herido en lo más vivo
to draw first blood
anotarse el primer tanto
to get blood out of or from a stone
sacar agua de las piedras
trying to get information from him is like trying to get blood out of a stone
a él hay que sacarle la información con sacacorchos or con tirabuzón
you can't get blood out of a stone
no se le puede pedir peras al olmo
to get sb's blood up inf it gets my blood up to see so much injustice
se me sube la sangre a la cabeza cuando veo tanta injusticia
to have sb's blood on one's hands
tener las manos manchadas con la sangre de alguien
to make sb's blood boil it makes my blood boil to think that …
me hierve la sangre cuando pienso que …
to make sb's blood run cold, to chill sb's blood his laugh made my blood run cold
su risa hizo que se me helara la sangre (en las venas)
to sweat blood inf (work hard)
sudar sangre or tinta inf
to sweat blood (be anxious)
sudar la gota gorda inf
to taste blood
probar el sabor de la victoria
attr blood alcohol/sugar
concentración f de alcohol/azúcar en la sangre
blood cell or corpuscle
glóbulo m
blood plasma
plasma m sanguíneo
blood serum
suero m sanguíneo
blood supply
riego m sanguíneo
blood temperature
temperatura f del cuerpo
blood temperature
temperatura f corporal

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blood sport in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blood sport in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for blood sport in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.sport [spɔ:t, Am spɔ:rt] N

II.sport [spɔ:t, Am spɔ:rt] VB trans

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However, we must recognize that politics has become a blood sport in our fair land, and lying is now par for the course.
thehill.com
They may ban foxhunting, but this is one blood sport they can't do away with without cutting their own throats.
www.gq-magazine.co.uk
Public humiliation as a blood sport has to stop.
www.pinknews.co.uk
Falconry is a blood sport, and some people are turned off by that.
standardspeaker.com
We've got such a beautiful national park here and to have that blood sport occurring after hours is somewhat disturbing.
www.abc.net.au
Indeed, why do you think interviewing politicians has become such a prized blood sport?
www.irishcentral.com
It's not about who is doing well in the polls, or which political leader might be the target of blood sport.
www.afr.com
It's going to be blood sport in the battle for status, because weddings are such a big event.
adage.com
Such debate is not a blood sport, but it can't always be a polite discussion around a cup or two or three of tea.
www.macleans.ca
Baiting is a blood sport used for entertainment and gambling.
en.wikipedia.org

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