BLOODLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bloodless in English

bloodless
adjective
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/ˈblʌd.ləs/ uk

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bloodless adjective (NOT VIOLENT)

A bloodless military operation involves no deaths:
The rebel soldiers seized power in a bloodless coup.
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bloodless adjective (PALE)

used to describe a face or skin that is extremely pale:
His face was thin and bloodless.
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bloodless adjective (NO EMOTION)

without emotion
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Not showing or feeling emotions
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(Definition of bloodless from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

bloodless | Intermediate English

bloodless
adjective
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happening without the use of violence:
The rebel soldiers seized power in a bloodless coup.
(Definition of bloodless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of bloodless

in Chinese (Traditional)
溫和的, （軍事行動）不流血的, 兵不血刃的…
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温和的, （军事行动）不流血的, 兵不血刃的…
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sin derramamiento de sangre, sin (derramamiento de) sangre, anémico…
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pacífico, sem derramamento de sangue, anêmico…
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kansız, kan akıtmadan, solgun…
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sans effusion de sang, anémié…
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nekrvavý, bez krveprolití, anemický…
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ublodig, blodfattig…
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tak berdarah, kurang darah…
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ไร้เลือด, โลหิตจาง…
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không đổ máu, thiếu máu…
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bezkrwawy…
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tanpa pertumpahan darah, pucat…
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unblutig, blutarm…
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ublodig, blodfattig…
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безкровний, анемічний, блідий…
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бескровный…
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incruento, anemico…
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