a sangue

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “at blood”. === Adjective === a sangue (invariable) rare (of cooked meat) === Adverb === a sangue violently, to the point of bleeding ==== Usage notes ==== When used as a prepositional phrase, it chiefly follows words of physical fighting like battere (“to beat”), picchiare (“to hit”), percuotere (“to thrash”), etc.