avoir du sang sur les mains

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ dy sɑ̃ syʁ le mɛ̃/
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Verb

avoir du sang sur les mains

  1. (figuratively) to have blood on one's hands
    Tu es peut-être sorti indemne de ton accident de conduite en état d’ivresse, mais tu as le sang de ce pauvre garçon sur les mains.
    You may have walked away from your drunk driving accident unscathed, but you have that poor boy's blood on your hands.
    La police a maintenant du sang sur les mains après que la répression des manifestants a tourné à la violence.
    The police now have blood on their hands after their crackdown on protesters turned violent.

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