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chafing

/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

chafingnoun

chafings

Traductions

frottement

The chafing of the rope against the rock eventually caused it to fray.

Le frottement de la corde contre le rocher a fini par l’effilocher.

échauffementEn parlant d’une irritation de la peau provoquée par le frottement.

After the long hike, he noticed chafing on his thighs from his shorts.

Après la longue randonnée, il a remarqué un échauffement sur les cuisses à cause de son short.

Définitions

The act or process of rubbing or wearing away by friction.

The chafing of the rope against the rock eventually caused it to fray.

A sore or irritation of the skin caused by friction.

After the long hike, he noticed chafing on his thighs from his shorts.

Synonymes

chafinggerund / present participle

/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

Used attributively and predicatively to describe something that causes irritation by rubbing, or a utensil that keeps food warm.

Traductions

irritantQui irrite ou abrase par frottement.

Tight backpack straps can have a chafing effect on the shoulders.

Des bretelles de sac à dos trop serrées peuvent avoir un effet irritant sur les épaules.

de maintien au chaudSurtout dans l’expression culinaire chafing dish.

The buffet was laid out in gleaming chafing dishes.

Le buffet était disposé dans des plats de maintien au chaud étincelants.

Définitions

Causing irritation or abrasion through friction.

Tight backpack straps can have a chafing effect on the shoulders.

Designed or used to keep food warm over a gentle heat (chiefly attributive).

The buffet was laid out in gleaming chafing dishes.

Synonymes

chafeverb

chafing

Gerund

chafed

Past Simple

chafed

Past Participle

chafing

Gerund

/tʃeɪf/

Traductions

irriterSens de frottement provoquant une irritation.

The rough fabric chafed her skin after a long day of wearing the dress.

Le tissu rugueux a irrité sa peau après une longue journée à porter la robe.

agacerSens figuré : contrarier, lasser.

The constant delays began to chafe the passengers waiting at the airport.

Les retards incessants ont commencé à agacer les passagers qui attendaient à l'aéroport.

frotterDans un contexte concret de réchauffement par frottement.

He chafed his hands together to keep warm in the cold weather.

Il frottait ses mains l'une contre l'autre pour se réchauffer par temps froid.

Traductions supplémentaires

s'impatienterS'emploie surtout avec at ou under.

Définitions

To make sore by rubbing.

The rough fabric chafed her skin after a long day of wearing the dress.

To irritate or annoy.

The constant delays began to chafe the passengers waiting at the airport.

To warm by rubbing, especially with the hands.

He chafed his hands together to keep warm in the cold weather.

To become impatient or irritated, especially because of a restriction or delay (usually followed by "at" or "under").

The horses chafed at their harnesses during the long wait.

Synonymes

chafenoun

Définitions

A state or feeling of irritation or annoyance.

She felt a growing chafe at his constant lateness.

A sore or worn area on the skin caused by rubbing or friction.

After the long hike, he noticed a chafe on his heel from his new boots.

chafegerund / present participle

chafing

Used in compounds like 'chafing dish'; also as descriptive adjective ('chafing straps')

Traductions

irritantQui provoque une irritation par frottement.

The chafing straps of his backpack left red marks on his shoulders.

Les sangles irritantes de son sac à dos lui ont laissé des marques rouges sur les épaules.

Traductions supplémentaires

anti-frottementEmploi attributif, surtout en contexte technique ou commercial.

chauffantDans l'expression attribuée au maintien au chaud des aliments.

Définitions

Designed to keep food warm over a heat source; used attributively.

The sauce was kept hot in a chafing dish.

Causing soreness or irritation by rubbing; abrasive.

The chafing straps of his backpack left red marks on his shoulders.

chafeadjective

Définitions

Attributive: relating to or intended to prevent chafing.

Runners often apply chafe cream before long races.

chafepast participle

Définitions

Sore or worn from rubbing or friction.

After the marathon, he treated his chafed skin with aloe.