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windburned

/ˈwɪndbɜːnd/

/ˈwɪndbɜrnd/

Translations

windburnedadjective

more windburned

Comp.

most windburned

Super.

/ˈwɪndbɜːnd/

/ˈwɪndbɜrnd/

gercéPour la peau ; se dit d’une peau rouge, sèche ou irritée par le vent.

After spending the day sailing, her cheeks were windburned and tender to the touch.

Après une journée de voile, ses joues étaient gercées et sensibles au toucher.

Additional translations

rougi par le ventPlus descriptif ; insiste sur l’effet visible du vent sur la peau.

Synonyms

windburnverb

windburned

Past Simple

windburned

Past Simple

windburned

Past Participle

windburning

Gerund

/ˈwɪnd.bɜːn/

/ˈwɪnd.bɝːn/

Rare; chiefly transitive, meaning ‘to cause windburn’.

irriterSurtout pour la peau exposée à un vent fort.

The chill January breeze windburned his nose within minutes.

La bise glaciale de janvier lui a irrité le nez en quelques minutes.

Additional translations

rougirPour la peau : devenir rouge sous l'effet du vent.

windburnedadjective

Having skin that is red, sore, or irritated due to exposure to strong wind.

After spending the day sailing, her cheeks were windburned and tender to the touch.

windburnverb

To cause windburn to; to irritate or redden (skin) through exposure to strong wind.

The chill January breeze windburned his nose within minutes.