sunburn

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
2. (countable, uncountable) A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
3. (countable, rare, uncountable) Suntan.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To receive a sunburn.
2. (transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

Sinonieme

tan

burn

suntan

erythema solare

heliosis

sear

blow

sun-tan

tawniness

combust

embrown

strike out

brown

die

💀

fry

Vertalings

coup de soleil

Sonnenbrand

queimadura solar

abbronzatura

quemadura solar

ηλιόκαμα

güneş yanığı

zonnebrand

brûler

tintarella

ηλιακό έγκαυμα

quemadura del sol

μαύρισμα

colrar-se

ηλιοκαίω

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsʌnbɝn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *sunne burnen

Verwante met Fries: sinnebrân

Verwante met Nederlands: zonnebrand

Verwante met Duits: Sonnenbrand

Verwante met Sweeds: solbränna

Verwante met Yslands: sólbruni

In summary

From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).