scar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scar in the English»French Dictionary

I.scar [Brit skɑː, Am skɑr] N

1. scar lit, fig:

scar

cicatrice f

scar (from knife on face)

balafre f

acne scars

traces fpl d'acné

her years in prison left a permanent scar

ses années de prison l'ont marquée à jamais

the country still bears the scars of its violent past

le pays porte toujours la cicatrice de son passé violent

2. scar (crag):

scar

rocher m escarpé

II.scar <pres part scarring; pret, pp scarred> [Brit skɑː, Am skɑr] VB trans

scar (physically, psychologically)

marquer

scar (with knife on face)

balafrer

scar fig landscape

défigurer

to scar sb for life lit

laisser à qn une cicatrice permanente

to scar sb for life fig

marquer qn pour la vie

scarred by acne

ravagé par l'acné

society scarred by crime

société mutilée par le crime

III.scar <pres part scarring; pret, pp scarred> [Brit skɑː, Am skɑr] VB intr

scar

se cicatriser

scar tissue N

scar tissue

tissu m conjonctif

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unsightly scar, blemish

disgracieux/-ieuse

livid face, scar

livide

Translations for scar in the French»English Dictionary

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cicatrice

scar

cicatriciel (cicatricielle)

scar attr

stigmate (sur la peau)

scar

balafre (marque)

scar

la cicatrice qui sabre sa joue

the scar which is scored across his cheek

il a une cicatrice à la naissance du cou

he has a scar at the base of his neck

scar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scar in the English»French Dictionary

I.scar [skɑ:ʳ, Am skɑ:r] N

1. scar MED (mark on skin):

scar

cicatrice f

2. scar (from a blade):

scar

balafre f

scar tissue

tissu m cicatriciel

3. scar (mark of damage):

scar

stigmate m

4. scar PSYCH:

scar emotional, psychological

traumatisme m

5. scar GEO:

scar

écueil m

II.scar <-rr-> [skɑ:ʳ, Am skɑ:r] VB trans MED

to be scarred by sth

garder les traces de qc

to be scarred for life

être marqué à vie

III.scar [skɑ:ʳ, Am skɑ:r] VB intr

to scar (over)

se cicatriser

Translations for scar in the French»English Dictionary

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cicatrice

scar

balafre

scar

la cicatrisation de cette égratignure sera rapide

the scratch will soon scar over

une balafre lui traversait le front

a scar ran across his forehead

scar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scar tissue

tissu m cicatriciel

to scar (over)

se cicatriser

a scar ran across his forehead

une balafre lui traversait le front

the scratch will soon scar over

la cicatrisation de cette égratignure sera rapide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He survives, but at the sacrifice of his right eye, which is now red and has a scar.

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Low outcroppings of rock in the mown turf were grooved and scarred by the last glacial period.

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When his back is seen, there is a long scar on the back of his head.

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The most classic osteological correlates in animal anatomy are the muscle scars and bony processes seen on the bones of animals.

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Such beauty existing next to the scars shows that beauty is in everything.

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Stumps of trees still carry notch scars where springboards supported brawny loggers.

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The scars appear as though they have been etched into your skin.

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A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass.

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The first step involves grinding away the patients skin and replacing it with new grafts, which are incapable of scarring, burning, or bruising.

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The scars of flood that came in 1984 and caused significant damage of property can still be seen in some parts.

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