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chapped

/tʃæpt/

Translations

chappedadjective

more chapped

Comp.

most chapped

Super.

gercéSe dit surtout de la peau, des lèvres ou des mains, irritées et fendillées par le froid ou le vent.

Her chapped lips were a result of the harsh winter winds.

Ses lèvres gercées étaient le résultat des vents violents de l’hiver.

Additional translations

fâchéSens familier nord-américain.

Synonyms

chappedpast participle

/tʃæpt/

Used adjectivally as the past participle of the verb 'chap'.

gercéSe dit surtout de la peau, des lèvres ou des mains, irritées et fendillées par le froid ou le vent.

After a week in the mountains, his hands were badly chapped.

Après une semaine à la montagne, ses mains étaient très gercées.

Synonyms

chapverb

chapped

Past Simple

chapped

Past Simple

chapped

Past Participle

chapping

Gerund

/tʃæp/

gercerSurtout pour la peau, les lèvres ou les mains exposées au froid, au vent ou à la sécheresse.

The cold wind chapped her lips, making them sore and dry.

Le vent froid lui a gercé les lèvres, les rendant douloureuses et sèches.

Synonyms

Definitions

chappedadjective

Having dry, cracked, or rough skin, typically due to cold or windy weather.

Her chapped lips were a result of the harsh winter winds.

(North American slang) Angry, annoyed, or upset.

He was really chapped when they canceled the concert.

chappedpast participle

Of skin, lips, or similar surfaces: cracked, rough, and sore, typically from exposure to cold or wind.

After a week in the mountains, his hands were badly chapped.

chapverb

To crack, roughen, or redden (the skin) as a result of exposure to cold or wind.

The cold wind chapped her lips, making them sore and dry.

To become cracked, roughened, or sore through exposure to cold, wind, or dryness.

My hands chap quickly when I forget to wear gloves in winter.