desangrábamos

This is the 10772nd most frequent Spanish word.


desangrábamos

"We were bleeding."


In this sentence, 'desangrábamos' metaphorically refers to intense effort, indicating exhaustion or extreme sacrifice.

Durante aquel arduo trabajo en el campo, nos desangrábamos por el esfuerzo.

During that arduous work in the field, we were bleeding due to the effort.


Here, 'desangrábamos' is used literally, describing the physical act of bleeding.

En la batalla, desangrábamos lentamente hasta quedar sin fuerzas.

In the battle, we were bleeding slowly until losing strength.


In this context, 'desangrábamos' is used metaphorically to express the emotional burden of selfless acts.

Cuando ayudábamos a los demás, sentíamos que nos desangrábamos por la magnitud del sacrificio.

When we helped others, we felt as if we were bleeding due to the magnitude of the sacrifice.