blush

rougir

Avoir le visage qui devient rose ou rouge par timidité ou par gêne.

En anglais simple : If you feel shy or embarrassed, your face becomes pink or red.

• She blushed when he smiled.
• His compliment made me blush.
• Do you always blush when people praise you?

Comment l'utiliser : blush at something (She blushed at the compliment.); blush with something (He blushed with embarrassment.)

Synonymes : flush, redden

Contraires : pale

Expressions courantes : blush with embarrassment, blush at something, make someone blush, blush pink

rosir, rougir

Prendre une couleur rose ou rouge clair.

En anglais simple : To become pink or light red.

• The sky began to blush.
• The apples blushed as they ripened.
• By morning, the opening petals had blushed pink.

Synonymes : redden, turn pink

Expressions courantes : blush pink, begin to blush, blush at dawn

révéler en rougissant

Laisser paraître un sentiment en devenant rouge au visage.

En anglais simple : To show a feeling by becoming red in the face.

• She blushed her embarrassment.
• Unable to speak, he blushed his shame.
• The young guest blushed her discomfort under their curious stares.

Comment l'utiliser : blush + feeling (He blushed his embarrassment instead of answering.)

Synonymes : betray, reveal

Contraires : conceal

Expressions courantes : blush your shame, blush your embarrassment

avoir une teinte rosée

Présenter une couleur rose ou rouge douce et chaleureuse.

En anglais simple : To have a soft, warm pink or red colour.

• Pink roses blush beside the path.
• The flowers blushed softly in the afternoon light.
• Pale blossoms blush among the dark green leaves.

Synonymes : glow

Expressions courantes : blush softly, blush in something

fard à joues, blush

Produit de maquillage qui donne aux joues une couleur rose ou rouge.

En anglais simple : Makeup that gives your cheeks a pink or red colour.

• She put on some blush.
• Use a soft brush to apply the blush.
• This cream blush gives my cheeks a warm colour.

Synonymes : blusher, rouge

Expressions courantes : apply blush, cream blush, blush brush

rose pâle

Couleur rose très claire avec une légère nuance crème.

En anglais simple : A very pale pink colour with a little cream in it.

• She chose a dress in blush.
• The walls were painted a soft blush.
• Their wedding colours were blush and gold.

Synonymes : pale pink

Expressions courantes : blush pink, blush dress, shade of blush

vin rosé

Vin de couleur rose clair.

En anglais simple : A light pink wine.

• She ordered a glass of blush.
• They served a chilled blush with lunch.
• This blush has a light, fruity taste.

Synonymes : rosé

Expressions courantes : blush wine, glass of blush, chilled blush

groupe de garçons

Nom inhabituel donné à un groupe de garçons.

En anglais simple : A group of boys, described with an unusual group name.

• A blush of boys gathered outside.
• The poem describes a blush of boys playing by the river.
• He used the unusual phrase a blush of boys.

Comment l'utiliser : a blush of boys (A blush of boys ran across the field.)

Synonymes : group

Expressions courantes : blush of boys, a merry blush