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1 sanguine
adjective* * *san·guine[ˈsæŋgwɪn]to be \sanguine about sth etw für wahrscheinlich halten* * *['sŋgwɪn]adj1) (= optimistic) optimistischto have a sanguine nature or disposition — von Natur aus ein Optimist sein
to be sanguine about sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) zuversichtlich sein
he is sanguine about the future of his country — er ist voller Zuversicht was die Zukunft seines Landes betrifft
I remain sanguine about his chances —
sanguine that we shall succeed — zuversichtlich, dass wir Erfolg haben werden
2)sanguine complexion — rote or gesunde (euph) Gesichtsfarbe
* * *sanguine [ˈsæŋɡwın]A adj (adv sanguinely)1. heiter, lebhaft, leichtblütig2. voll-, heißblütig, hitzig3. zuversichtlich, optimistisch:be sanguine of success zuversichtlich auf Erfolg rechnen4. rot, frisch, blühend, von gesunder Gesichtsfarbe5. MED, HIST sanguinisch6. (blut)rotB s Rötelstift m* * *adjective(confident) zuversichtlich ( about was... betrifft); heiter [Temperament]
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