sunburn
A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's raysA burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
» Did you know that pigs can get sunburned?
Ти знала, що свині можуть згоріти на сонці?
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
Sonnenbrand
со́лнечный ожо́гsólnečnyj ožóg
сонячний опікsonjačnyj opik
redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
(countable, uncountable)A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
(countable, rare, uncountable)Suntan.
Examples
57 sentencesDid you know that pigs can get sunburned?
Ти знала, що свині можуть згоріти на сонці?
I got a little sunburned.
Я трохи згорів на сонці.
Tom got sunburned.
Том згорів на сонці.
ruТом обгорел на солнце.
deTom bekam einen Sonnenbrand.
I got a sunburn.
Я згорів.
If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn.
Якщо ти проводиш забагато часу на сонці без сонцезахисного крему, ти, ймовірно, згориш.
ruЕсли Вы проведете слишком много времени на солнце без солнцезащитного крема, то, скорее всего, вы обгорите.
deWenn man sich zu lange ohne Lichtschutzmittel in der Sonne aufhält, bekommt man leicht einen Sonnenbrand.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivativeFrom Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).
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Forms
plural: sunburnsSynonyms
2 synonyms- redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun:erythema solare
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable