sunblock
A sunscreen with a high sun protection factorA sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
» I told Tom to wear sunblock.
Я сказал Тому, чтобы он пользовался солнцезащитным кремом. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF).
- a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
Examples
7 sentencesI told Tom to wear sunblock.
ruЯ сказал Тому, чтобы он пользовался солнцезащитным кремом. — sharptoothed
I told you to wear sunblock.
I told them to wear sunblock.
I told him to wear sunblock.
I told her to wear sunblock.
deIch habe ihr gesagt, dass sie sich mit Sonnencreme einreiben soll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From sun + block.From sun + block.
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Forms
plural: sunblocksSynonyms
3 synonyms- a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn:sunscreensun blocker
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.