blush
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame,…An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
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» Tom kissed Mary's hand, making her blush.
Tom küsste Maria die Hand, wodurch sie errötete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Examples
81 sentencesTom kissed Mary's hand, making her blush.
deTom küsste Maria die Hand, wodurch sie errötete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're blushing like a schoolgirl.
Ти червонієш, наче школякра. — deniko
ruТы краснеешь, как школьница. — marafon
deDu wirst rot wie ein Schulmädchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're going to make me blush.
deDu wirst mir die Schamröte ins Gesicht treiben. — raggione
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
Schamröte, Erröten, Röte
покрасне́ниеpokrasnénije, румя́нецrumjánec, кра́ска стыда́kráska stydá
почервоні́нняpočervonínnja
(countable, uncountable)A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips.
Rouge
румя́наrumjána
рум'я́наrumʺjána
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
(countable, uncountable)A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
Pastellrosa, Lachs, Lachsfarbe
More meanings 3
The collective noun for a group of boys.
a blush of boys
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A feeling or appearance of optimism.
(countable, uncountable)A color between pink and cream.
Origin
From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“toFrom 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-.
Unknown; attested in the late 15th century.
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Forms
plural: blushesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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