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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesescaldar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: is-kal-dar
"Cuidado para não escaldar as mãos com o vapor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To injure with very hot liquid or steam.
"Be careful not to spill the boiling water and scald your hand."
- 1
An injury to the skin caused by hot liquid or steam.
"He treated the minor scald on his forearm with cool running water."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'scalden', originating from Old Northern French 'escalder', which traces back to the Vulgar Latin 'excaldare' (to wash in hot water), formed from the Latin prefix 'ex-' (out) and 'caldus' (hot).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scald" is said worldwide
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ébouillanter
Transliteration: eboulyahn-tay
"Attention à ne pas vous ébouillanter avec l'eau chaude."
verbrühen
Transliteration: fer-bruh-en
"Pass auf, dass du dich nicht mit dem heißen Wasser verbrühst."
scottare
Transliteration: skot-ta-re
"Fai attenzione a non scottarti con il vapore."
escaldar
Transliteration: es-kal-dar
"El agua hirviendo puede escaldar la piel rápidamente."
escaldar
Transliteration: is-kal-dar
"Cuidado para não escaldar as mãos com o vapor."
झुलसाना
Transliteration: jhulsana
"उबलते पानी से हाथ झुलस सकता है।"
烫伤
Transliteration: tàngshāng
"小心别被开水烫伤了。"
데다
Transliteration: deda
"뜨거운 물에 손을 데지 않도록 조심하세요."
火傷する
Transliteration: yakedo suru
"熱いお湯で火傷をしないように気をつけてください。"
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