red-faced
red-faced · more red-faced · most red-faced
червоний, рудий
красный, рыжий, алый
rotgesichtig
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, faceUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.
Meaning
6 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.
With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
(broadly)Embarrassed
A red-faced John edged his way quietly out of the room.
(broadly)Inebriate
Coming home late and red-faced every night from the pub is not what I expected of you.
(broadly)Angry
The customer gave a red-faced account of the argument with the waiter.
(broadly)Flustered
"I can't for the life of me think where I left the tickets!", she cried out, red-faced.
(broadly)Exhausted
He collapsed, red-faced from the effort, against the door jamb.
More definitions
- having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
- (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
Translations
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By meaning 1
with a red face:
Forms
more red-faced, most red-faced| Comparative | more red-faced Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most red-faced Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form