etch
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a patternTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
» The incident was etched in his memory.
Инцидент оставил неизгладимый след в его памяти.
Meaning
4 sensesTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
To engrave a surface.
radieren, ätzen, beizen
гравирова́тьgravirovátʹ, вы́гравироватьvýgravirovatʹ, трави́тьtravítʹ
гравіюватиhravijuvaty, травитиtravyty, витравлюватиvytravljuvaty
(figuratively)To make a lasting impression.
The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
His sorrow was etched on his face.
einbrennen, einprägen
make an etching of
To sketch; to delineate.
Examples
15 sentencesThe incident was etched in his memory.
ruИнцидент оставил неизгладимый след в его памяти. — Lenin_1917
That tragedy was etched in my mind.
This incident was etched in his memory.
deDieser Vorfall hatte sich in sein Gedächtnis eingebrannt. — Yorwba
He had a stony face, etched by time.
Strange symbols were etched on the turtle's shell.
Translations
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Origin
From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat).
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Forms
etches, etching, etched, etchedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle