Usage Note
Saigner is used both literally (a wound bleeding) and in food contexts: viande saignante ('rare meat', literally 'bleeding meat'). The related noun is saignement ('bleeding'). In informal expression, saigner à blanc means 'to bleed dry' (financially).
Examples
"Sa main saigne beaucoup."
Natural Translation
His hand is bleeding a lot.
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