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How to say "blood" in Russian

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кровь

Meaning: blood

Pronunciation: [krohf']

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #370 (see frequency list)

I got my blood tested.
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Example sentences:

Я сдал кровь на анáлиз.
I got my blood tested.
literal I gave blood for a test.
Он потеря́л мнóго крóви.
He lost a lot of blood.
Переливáние крóви - очéнь отвéтственная процеду́ра.
Blood transfusion is a very important treatment.
literal Blood transfusion is a very responsible treatment.
Солдáт был весь в крови́.
The soldier was covered with blood.
Я люблю́ мя́со с крóвью.
I like rare meat.
Мы родны́е тóлько по крóви.
We are relatives only by blood.
Онá дворя́нских кровéй.
She comes from a noble family.
literal She is of noble bloods.
Да, у негó горя́чая кровь...
Yes, he is hot-tempered.
literal Yes, he has a hot blood.
У нас дог сáмой чи́стой крóви.
We have a pureblooded dog.
На э́тот раз обошлóсь без крóви.
This time it didn't come to violence.
literal This time it didn't come to blood.
От таки́х новоcтéй холодéeт кровь.
One grows cold with terror of this news.
literal The blood grows cold of this news.
Да, он хитрéц, э́то у негó в крови́.
Yes, he is sly, it runs in his blood.
Вдруг егó глазá налили́сь крóвью.
Suddenly his eyes got bloodshot.
Они́ проли́ли свою кровь за рóдину.
They shed their blood for their homeland.

Idioms and set expressions:

Кровь из нóсу = Even if it kills you
literal Blood from the nose
Кровь с молокóм = Milk and roses
literal Blood with milk
В кровь, дó крови = Till it bleeds
Войти́ в плоть и кровь = Become ingrained
literal Come into flesh and blood
До послéдней кáпли крóви = To the last drop of blood
Отдéлаться мáлой крóвью = Get off cheap
literal Get off with small blood
Пóртить себé кровь = Worry (oneself) needlessly
literal Spoil one's blood
Писáть крóвью сéрдца = Write sincerely
literal Write with heart's blood
Гру́ппа крóви = Blood group
Сéрдце крóвью обливáeтся = Smb's heart is bleeding
Кровь удáрила в гóлову = One is dead-frightened
literal Blood hit into one's head

Related words:

кровáвый = bloody
кровянóй = blood (adjective)
крóвушка = blood (diminutive)
кровотечéние = bleeding, haemorrhage

Proverbs and sayings:

Ни мóря без воды́, ни войны́ без крóви.
There is no sea without water nor war without blood.
Крóви и крóвью не смóешь.
Blood can not be washed off with blood.
Кровь не водá, а сéрдце не кáмень.
Blood is thicker than water.
literal Blood is not water and heart is not a stone.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	кро́вь	кро́ви
Genitive	кро́ви	крове́й
Dative	кро́ви	кровя́м
Accusative	кро́вь	кро́ви
Instrumental	кро́вью	кровя́ми
Prepositional	кро́ви	кровя́х
Locative	в крови́	-

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