scars in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scars 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

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cicatrice

scar

cicatriciel (cicatricielle)

scar attr

stigmate (sur la peau)

scar

balafre (marque)

scar

trace (cicatrice)

scar

les traces indélébiles d'une enfance malheureuse fig

the indelible scars of an unhappy childhood

la cicatrice qui sabre sa joue

the scar which is scored across his cheek

scars in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scars 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

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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

scars 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