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embalmed

/ɪmˈbɑːmd/

/ɪmˈbɑlmd/

Translations

embalmedadjective

/ɪmˈbɑːmd/

/ɪmˈbɑlmd/

embauméSens littéral, pour un corps ou un reste humain conservé contre la décomposition.

The embalmed body was placed in the casket for the funeral service.

Le corps embaumé a été placé dans le cercueil pour la cérémonie funèbre.

Additional translations

figéSens figuré, pour quelque chose de conservé intact, sans évolution, comme arrêté par le temps.

Synonyms

embalmverb

embalmed

Past Simple

embalmed

Past Simple

embalmed

Past Participle

embalming

Gerund

/ɪmˈbɑːm/

/ɪmˈbɑlm/

embaumerSens courant pour le corps d’un défunt ; s’emploie aussi au sens figuré, plus littéraire.

The mortician was tasked to embalm the body before the funeral service.

Le thanatopracteur avait pour mission d’embaumer le corps avant la cérémonie funèbre.

Additional translations

immortaliserSens figuré : conserver durablement dans la mémoire ou la tradition.

Synonyms

Definitions

embalmedadjective

Preserved from decay, typically by the use of chemicals.

The embalmed body was placed in the casket for the funeral service.

Figuratively, preserved unchanged or fixed, as if protected from the effects of time or change.

The memoir offers an embalmed snapshot of her childhood, untouched by later revelations.

embalmverb

To treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent decay.

The mortician was tasked to embalm the body before the funeral service.

To preserve something, especially a memory or tradition, so that it remains unchanged or is kept alive.

The poet's words embalmed the hero's bravery for future generations.