sangrado
/sanˈɡɾado/
The Spanish word for "bleeding" is sangrado.
sangrado is used to refer to the act or instance of bleeding. You can use it to specify certain types of bleeding, such as sangrado nasal (nosebleed), sangrado gastrointestinal (gastrointestinal bleeding) or sangrado vaginal (vaginal bleeding). To describe the intensity of the bleeding, you can use the adjectives leve (mild) or moderado (moderate).
Meaning: losing blood (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
sangrado is the past participle of the verb sangrar (to bleed), used here as a noun to mean the act or instance of bleeding.
Which one should you use?
Use the noun sangrado to refer to the phenomenon of bleeding, but use the verb sangrar if you want to describe the actual action of bleeding.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun, sangrado is masculine and singular, so it must agree with its modifiers in both gender and number.
How do you pronounce it?
/sanˈɡɾado/
Did you know?
- The word sangría, which sounds similar to sangrado, actually refers to a popular Spanish fruit-infused wine drink rather than any medical condition.
- In Spanish, the word sangrado is also used in the printing and design industry to describe a 'bleed', where images extend past the trim edge of the page.
- The word sangre ('blood') and the verb sangrar ('to bleed') share a root with the English word 'sanguine'. While 'sanguine' now means optimistic, it originally described a temperament dominated by blood.
Examples in context
- No puedo detener el sangrado.I cannot stop the bleeding.This sentence is useful for expressing the inability to stop the sangrado.Tatoeba #1713616 by marcelostockle, translation #1465788 by CC
- A veces tengo sangrado vaginal anormal.I sometimes have abnormal vaginal bleeding.This sentence is useful for mentioning sangrado in a medical context.Tatoeba #9749548 by Eremon, translation #38258 by cromwellt
- ¿Tienes algún hematoma o sangrado inexplicable?Do you have any unexplained bruising or bleeding?This sentence is useful for asking about unexplained sangrado or bruising.Tatoeba #10111205 by manufrutos, translation #9849467 by NurseMeeks
- El paciente tiene un sangrado abundanteThe patient has profuse bleeding
- La herida causó una hemorragia internaThe wound caused internal bleeding
- Me he cortado y estoy sangrandoI have cut myself and I'm bleeding
- ¡Me hice un corte y hay sangre!I got a cut and there's blood!
- La herida está goteando sangreThe wound is dripping blood
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía is showing Javier a cut on her finger.
- SofíaMira mi dedo, todavía tiene un poco de sangrado.Look at my finger, it is still bleeding a little.
- JavierParece que el sangrado se detuvo ya.It looks like the bleeding has stopped already.
- SofíaNo estoy segura, creo que sigue sangrado.I'm not sure, I think it's still bleeding.
- JavierPonle una venda para evitar más sangrado.Put a bandage on it to prevent more bleeding.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry sangrado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
