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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesunblutig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊnˌbluːtɪç
"Es war eine überraschend unblutige Revolution."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Achieved, conducted, or occurring without the shedding of blood or loss of life.
"The country underwent a largely bloodless revolution that established a new democratic government." - 2
Lacking emotion, passion, warmth, or vitality; cold and clinical.
"His analysis of the humanitarian crisis was criticized as a bloodless exercise in bureaucratic numbers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English blēd(ig) combined with the Germanic suffix -lēas meaning 'devoid of'. Historically recorded around the late 14th century, it initially referred strictly to physical exsanguination or the lack of bloodshed in combat, before expanding metaphorically in the modern era to describe things devoid of emotion, passion, or vitality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bloodless" is said worldwide
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sans effusion de sang
Transliteration: sã e-fy-zjɔ̃ də sã
"Un coup d'État sans effusion de sang a eu lieu cette nuit."
unblutig
Transliteration: ˈʊnˌbluːtɪç
"Es war eine überraschend unblutige Revolution."
incruento
Transliteration: in-kruˈɛn-to
"La transizione politica è stata pacifica e incruenta."
incruento
Transliteration: in-kɾuˈen.to
"Fue un golpe de estado incruento sin víctimas mortales."
incruento
Transliteration: ĩ.kruˈẽ.tu
"A revolução foi essencialmente incruenta."
रक्तहीन
Transliteration: raktaheen
"यह एक रक्तहीन क्रांति थी।"
无流血的
Transliteration: wú liúxuè de
"这是一场几乎没有流血的政变。"
무혈의
Transliteration: muhyeorui
"그들은 무혈 혁명을 성취했습니다."
無血の
Transliteration: muketsu no
"それは無血のクーデターだった。"
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