scar

cicatrice

Marque restant sur la peau après la guérison d’une coupure ou d’une autre blessure.

En anglais simple : A mark on your skin that remains after a cut or other injury has healed.

• She has a scar on her hand.
• The burn left a deep scar.
• His scars have faded over the years.

Comment l'utiliser : scar on something (He has a scar on his knee.); scar from something (The scar from her operation has faded.)

Expressions courantes : scar on something, small scar, leave a scar

traumatiser, marquer

Causer une souffrance émotionnelle qui continue à affecter quelqu’un longtemps.

En anglais simple : To cause someone emotional pain that continues for a long time.

• The war scarred him deeply.
• Years of abuse had scarred the children.
• That frightening experience left her emotionally scarred.

Comment l'utiliser : be scarred by something (She was deeply scarred by years of bullying.)

Synonymes : traumatize

Expressions courantes : scar someone emotionally, scar someone deeply, scar for life

laisser une cicatrice, marquer

Laisser une marque durable sur la peau après une blessure, ou garder une telle marque.

En anglais simple : To leave a lasting mark on skin after an injury heals, or to develop such a mark.

• Deep cuts can scar your skin.
• The burn scarred his arm.
• Will this wound scar?

Expressions courantes : scar someone's face, scar the skin, scar badly