scar

scar ¹

 (skär)

n.

1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.

2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences.

3. Botany A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.

4. A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.

v. scarred, scar·ring, scars

v.tr.

1. To mark with a scar.

2. To leave lasting signs of damage on: a wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.

v.intr.

1. To form a scar: The pustule healed and scarred.

2. To become scarred: delicate skin that scars easily.

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[Middle English, alteration of escare, from Old French, scab, from Late Latin eschara, from Greek eskhara, hearth, scab caused by burning.]

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scar ²

 (skär)

n.

1. A protruding isolated rock.

2. A bare rocky place on a mountainside or other steep slope.

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[Middle English skerre, from Old Norse sker, low reef; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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scar

(skɑː)

n

1. (Pathology) any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound

2. a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress: his wife's death left its scars on him.

3. (Botany) the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem

4. a mark of damage; blemish

vb, scars, scarring or scarred

5. to mark or become marked with a scar

6. (intr) to heal leaving a scar

[C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab]

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scar

(skɑː)

n

1. (Geological Science) an irregular elongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock

2. (Geological Science) a similar formation in a river or sea

Also called (Scot): scaur

[C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, skerry]

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scar¹

(skɑr)

n., v. scarred, scar•ring. n.

1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.

2. a blemish remaining as a trace of damage or use.

3. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.

4. a lasting aftereffect of a troubling experience.

v.t.

5. to leave a scar on.

v.i.

6. to form a scar in healing.

[1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of eschar]

scar²

(skɑr)

n.

1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.

2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

[1300–50; Middle English skerre < Old Norse sker rock, reef]

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scar

- Traces back to Greek eskhara, "hearth" or "scab."

See also related terms for hearth.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

scar

Past participle: scarred
Gerund: scarring

Imperative

scar

scar

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scar - a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue cicatrice, cicatrix symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease callus - bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone cheloid, keloid - raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair pockmark - a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease sword-cut - a scar from a cut made by a sword vaccination - the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
	2.	scar - an indication of damage scrape, scratch, mark blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
Verb	1.	scar - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" pock, pit, mark nock, score, mark - make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" blemish, deface, disfigure - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" cicatrise, cicatrize - form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"

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scar

noun

1. mark, injury, wound, trauma (Pathology), blemish, discoloration, pockmark, naevus, cicatrix He had a scar on his forehead.

2. trauma, suffering, pain, strain, torture, disturbance, anguish emotional scars that come from having been abused

verb

1. mark, disfigure, damage, brand, mar, mutilate, maim, blemish, deface, traumatize, disfeature He was scarred for life during a pub fight.

2. damage, ruin, mar, spoil, mutilate, deface The table top was scarred and dented.

3. traumatize, distress, afflict, worry, trouble, pain, wound, upset, bother, disturb, torment, harrow, agonize This is something that is going to scar him forever.

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Translations

نَدَبَةنَدْبَه، أثر الجُرْحيَنْدُب الجُرْح

cicatriu

jizvazjizvit

ararre

NarbeSchrammevernarbenentstellen

ουλήσημάδι

cikatro

cicatrizdejar una cicatrizalforza

arm

اثرزخم

arpi

cicatricebalafre

צלקת

ožiljak

forradásforradást hagyhegsebhely

örveita ör

cicatricerupesegnaresfregiaresfregio

傷痕瘢痕

흉터

cicatrix

bliznaišraižyti randaisrandas

rētaatstāt rētuizrētot

litteken

arrarre

blizna

cicatriz

cicatrice

рубецшрам

jazvazjazviť

brazgotina

ärr

แผลเป็น

yara iziyara izi bırakmakyara

vết sẹo

伤疤使...留下伤疤

scar

¹ [skɑːʳ]

A. N (Med) → cicatriz f (fig) (on building, landscape etc) → huella f
it left a deep scar on his mind → dejó una huella profunda en su ánimo

B. VT → dejar una cicatriz en (fig) → marcar, rayar
he was scarred with many wounds → tenía cicatrices de muchas heridas
he was scarred for life → quedó marcado para toda la vida
the walls are scarred with bullets → las balas han dejado marca en las paredes

C. VI (= leave a scar) → cicatrizar (also scar over) (= heal) → cicatrizarse

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scar

² [skɑːʳ] N (Geog) (= crag) → paraje m rocoso, pendiente f rocosa

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scar

[ˈskɑː^r]

n → cicatrice f
to leave a scar (physical) → laisser une cicatrice
His early experiences had left a scar → Les expériences de son enfance l'avaient marqué.

vt → laisser une cicatrice à, laisser une marque à
to scar sb for life (physically) → laisser à qn des cicatrices permanentes; (emotionally) → marquer qn à vie

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scar

n (on skin, tree) → Narbe f; (= scratch) → Kratzer m; (= burn) → Brandfleck m, → Brandloch nt; (fig, emotional) → Wunde f; (on good name) → Makel m

vt furniture → zerkratzen, Brandflecken hinterlassen auf (+dat); (fig) person → zeichnen; to scar the skin/a tree → auf der Haut/an einem Baum Narben/eine Narbe hinterlassen; he was scarred for life (lit) → er behielt bleibende Narben zurück; (fig) → er war fürs Leben gezeichnet; her scarred face → ihr narbiges Gesicht; the table was scarred with cigarette burns → der Tisch war mit Brandlöchern or Brandflecken von Zigaretten übersät; his mind was scarred forever by this tragic occurrence → dieses tragische Ereignis hatte bei ihm tiefe Wunden hinterlassen

vi → Narben/eine Narbe hinterlassen

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scar

¹ [skɑːʳ]

1. n (Med) → cicatrice f; (on face) → sfregio, cicatrice (fig) (on landscape) → segno
it left a deep scar on his mind → gli ha lasciato il segno

2. vt (gen) → lasciare delle cicatrici su; (face) → sfregiare (fig) → segnare, lasciare il segno su
scarred by acne → butterato/a dall'acne
a battle-scarred town → una città segnata dalla guerra

3. vi (also scar over) (heal) → cicatrizzarsi

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scar

² [skɑːʳ] n (Geog) → rupe f

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scar

(skaː) noun

the mark that is left by a wound or sore. a scar on the arm where the dog bit him. litteken نَدْبَه، أثر الجُرْح белег cicatriz jizva die Narbe ar σημάδι, ουλήcicatriz arm اثر زخم arpi cicatriceצלקת दाग, क्षतचिह्न ožiljak, brazgotina forradás parut luka ör cicatrice 傷跡 상처 randas rēta parut littekenarrblizna داغ ، د پر هار نښه ، ټپ cicatriz cicatrice рубец, шрам jazva brazgotina ožiljak ärr รอยแผลเป็น yara izi 傷疤 шрам, рубець داغ، زخم کا نشان sẹo, vết sẹo 伤疤

verb – past tense, past participle scarred –

to mark with a scar. He recovered from the accident but his face was badly scarred. geskraap, vol littekens يَنْدُب الجُرْح белязвам marcar zjizvit entstellen arre αφήνω σημάδι dejar una cicatriz armi jätma, armistuma زخم جا گذاشتن arpeutua marquer d'une cicatrice לְצַלֵק दाग डालना biti obilježen ožiljkom forradást hagy berparut-parut veita ör sfregiare 傷跡を残す 흉터가 남다 išraižyti randais atstāt rētu; izrētot meninggalkan parut vol littekens danne/få arr, arre pokiereszować, poznaczyć bliznami ټپى كول، پرهارول، د اغول، ټپى كيدل، داغكيدل marcar a însemna оставлять рубцы, шрамы zjazviť pustiti brazgotino ostati ožiljak tillfoga ärr เป็นรอยแผล yara izi bırakmak 留疤 залишати рубці, шрами خراش داغ وغیرہ ڈالنا để lại vết sẹo 使...留下伤疤

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scar

→ نَدَبَة jizva ar Narbe ουλή cicatriz arpi cicatrice ožiljak cicatrice 傷痕 흉터 litteken arr blizna cicatriz шрам ärr แผลเป็น yara vết sẹo 伤疤

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scar

n. cicatriz, marca en la piel;

v. cicatrizar;

___ tissue → tejido cicatrizal, pop. postilla.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

scar

n cicatriz f; to leave a — dejar cicatriz

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