scarlet

scar·let

 (skär′lĭt)

n.

1. A strong to vivid red or reddish orange.

2. Scarlet-colored clothing or cloth.

adj.

1. Of a strong to vivid red or reddish orange.

2. Flagrantly immoral or unchaste: scarlet thoughts.

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[Middle English, scarlet cloth, scarlet, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlata, scarlet cloth, from Persian saqirlāt, rich cloth, scarlet cloth, variant of siqillāt, from Arabic, perhaps from Medieval Greek *sigillatos, from Latin sigillātus, decorated with raised figures, from sigilla, little figures, pl. of sigillum, sigil; see sigil.]

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scarlet

(ˈskɑːlɪt)

n

1. (Colours) a vivid red colour, sometimes with an orange tinge

2. cloth or clothing of this colour

adj

3. (Colours) of the colour scarlet

4. sinful or immoral, esp unchaste

[C13: from Old French escarlate fine cloth, of unknown origin]

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scar•let

(ˈskɑr lɪt)

n.

1. a bright red color inclining toward orange.

2. cloth or clothing of this color.

adj.

3. of the color scarlet.

4. sexually immoral.

[1200–50; Middle English < Old French escarlate < Medieval Latin scarlata, scarletum]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scarlet - a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge orange red, vermilion red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Adj.	1.	scarlet - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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Translations

قِرْمِزيقِرْمِزِيّ

šarlatšarlatový

purpurrødskarlagensrød

ScharlachrotScharlach

άλικος

escarlata

helakanpunainenkirkkaanpunainentulipunainen

écarlate

grimizan

skarlátskarlátpirosskarlátvörösélénkvörös

skarlatsrauîur litur

scarlattoscarlattina

深紅色の

주홍의

skaisčiai raudona spalvaskarlatina

spilgti sarkana krāsaspilgti sarkans

scharlakenscharlakenroodvuurrood

purpurrødskarlagen

szkarłatnyszkarłatszkarłatnaszkarłatne

escarlate

алыйбагровый

šarlátšarlátový

škrlatenškrlatna

scharlakansröd

สีแดงสด

kan kırmızısıparlak kırmızı

đỏ tươi

猩红的鲜红的

scarlet

[ˈskɑːlɪt]

A. N → escarlata f

B. ADJ → color escarlata, colorado (LAm)
scarlet fever → escarlatina f
scarlet pimpernel (Bot) → pimpinela f
scarlet runner → judía f escarlata
to blush scarlet; turn scarlet → enrojecer, ponerse colorado
he was scarlet with rage → se puso rojo de furia

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scarlet

[ˈskɑː^rlɪt] adj (in colour) → écarlatescarlet fever n → scarlatine f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scarlet

n → Scharlach(rot) nt

adj → (scharlach)rot, hochrot; to turn or go scarlet → hochrot werden, rot anlaufen (inf); he was scarlet with rage → er war rot or knallrot (inf) → vor Wut; a scarlet woman (old, hum) → eine verrufene or liederliche Frau

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scarlet

[ˈskɑːlɪt]

1. n → scarlatto

2. adj → scarlatto/a

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scarlet

(ˈskaːlit) noun, adjective

(of) a bright red colour. scarlet poppies; She blushed scarlet. bloedrooi قِرْمِزي ален escarlate šarlat(ový) das Scharlachrot, scharlachrot purpurrød άλικο, πορφυρόescarlata sarlakpunane قرمز روشن kirkkaan punainen écarlateשני सिंदूरी लाल grimiz, grimizan skarlát(piros) merah skarlatsrauður litur scarlatto 深紅色 진홍색 skaisčiai raudona spalva spilgti sarkana krāsa; spilgti sarkans berwarna merah darah scharlakenskarlagen, purpurrød szkarłat(ny) تك سور،( پوخ سور escarlate stacojiu ярко-красный, алый (цвет) šarlát; šarlátový škrlat svetlocrven scharlakansrött สีแดงสด parlak kırmızı 鮮紅的 яскраво-червоний колір قرمزی رنگ đỏ tươi 鲜红的

scarlet fever

an infectious fever usually with a sore throat and red rash. skarlakenkoors حُمّى قِرْمِزِيَّه скарлатина escarlatina spála der Scharlach skarlagensfeber οστρακιάescarlatina sarlakid مخملك tulirokko scarlatineשנית एक तरह का बुखार šarlah skarlát demam merah skarlatssótt scarlattina しょう紅熱 성홍열 skarlatina skarlatīna, šarlaks demam skarlet; skarlatina roodvonkskarlagensfeber szkarlatyna تك سور escarlatina scarlatină скарлатина šarlach škrlatinka šarlah scharlakansfeber ไข้อีดำอีแดง kızıl hastalığı 猩紅熱 скарлатина لال بخار bệnh ban đỏ 猩红热

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scarlet

→ قِرْمِزِيّ šarlatový skarlagensrød scharlachrot άλικος escarlata kirkkaanpunainen écarlate grimizan scarlatto 深紅色の 주홍의 scharlaken purpurrød szkarłatny escarlate алый scharlakansröd สีแดงสด kan kırmızısı đỏ tươi 猩红的

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