blush

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A feeling or appearance of optimism.
4. (countable, uncountable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
5. (countable, uncountable) A color between pink and cream.
6. (US, countable, uncountable) A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
3. (intransitive) To become red or pink.
4. (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
5. (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
6. (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
7. (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
9. (intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/blʌʃ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: blusshen

Ereditato da inglese antico: blysċan

Affine Middle Low German: blöschen

Affine inglese antico: blysian

Affine olandese: blozen

Affine danese: blusse

Affine norse antico: blys

Affine danese: blus

In summary

From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“to be red; shine”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
Cognate with Middle Low German blöschen (“to blush”). Compare also Old English blysian (“to burn; blaze”), Dutch blozen (“to blush”), Danish blusse (“to blush”), Old Norse blys (“torch”), Danish blus (“blaze”).

Concetti

arrossire

😊

rossore

vergognarsi

diventare rosso

fard

vergognare

imporporarsi

avvampare

colorito

sinonimi

flush

redden

turn red

become red

colour

be ashamed

color

redness

ashamed

go red

crimson

color

be bashful

blushing

colour

blusher

bloom

feel shy

glow

rosiness

feel shame

turn pink

discolour

rose

🌹

beam

rouge

ruddiness

ruddle

ruddy

shocked

shy

surprised

deep red

be abashed

damask

change color

change colour

dye red

complexion

be modest

blotch

be shy of

shame

bashful

flush with color

charlie balled

makeups

pink

feel ashamed

Traduzioni

rougir

erröten

😊

rot werden

ruborizarse

blozen

😊

sonrojarse

κοκκινίζω

kleuren

rumieniec

rood worden

rougeur

rubor

Schamröte

😊

ruborizar

😊

enrojecer