Usage Note
Bloody mary is the French name for the classic cocktail of vodka and tomato juice, often with Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, and Tabasco. It is used on French menus without translation; the phrase is invariable and treated as a masculine noun (un bloody mary).
Examples
"Il a commandé un bloody mary au bar."
Natural Translation
He ordered a Bloody Mary at the bar.

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