scarlet fever
A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red…A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.
» Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.
Vor mehreren hundert Jahren löschten Scharlachepidemien Tausende von Menschen auf dem ganzen Kontinent aus.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.
Scharlach
скарлати́наskarlatína
скарлати́наskarlatýna
an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
(UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Romantic attraction to soldiers in preference to other people.
Examples
1 sentencesSeveral hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.
deVor mehreren hundert Jahren löschten Scharlachepidemien Tausende von Menschen auf dem ganzen Kontinent aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
(attraction to soldiers): In allusion to the red coats they used to wear.(attraction to soldiers): In allusion to the red coats they used to wear.
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Forms
plural: scarlet fevers| Singular | scarlet fever |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash:scarlatina
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable