sunburn
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sunburn¹
- /ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/ UK
- /ˈsʌnˌbɝn/ US
Rhymes with -ʌnbɜn
Where it comes from
From Middle English *sunne burnen, *sonne brennen, *sunne brennen (suggested by derivatives sonne brennynge, sunne brennynge (“sunburn”, literally “sun-burning”) and sunne brente (“sunburnt”), equivalent to sun + burn. Compare West Frisian sinnebrân (“sunburn”), Dutch zonnebrand (“sunburn”), German Sonnenbrand (“sunburn”), Swedish solbränna (“sunburn”), and Icelandic sólbruni (“sunburn”), as well as Old English sunbryne (“sunburn”).
noun sunburns
- A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
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A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.
Similar: sunscald
- Suntan. The neutral colours showed off her café au lait sunburn.
verb sunburns · sunburning · sunburned · sunburnt
- To receive a sunburn. c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, London: D.N. and T.C., 1678, Act V, Scene 2, p. 64, I have brought Your grace a Salamanders skin, to keep you From sun-burning.
- To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt. My Aunt charg’d me not to pull off my Glove for fear of Sun-burning my hand.
Sunburn²
Where it comes from
From sunburn, in reference to Sunny's name and Aubrey's hot-headed, "fiery" personality.
proper noun
- The ship of characters Sunny (or Omori) and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.
Translations
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noun burn on skin
| Español | quemadura solar, quemadura de piel, quemadura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 햇볕에 탐 haetbyeote tam |
| 日本語 | 日焼け hiyake |
| 中文 | 曬傷 /晒伤 shàishāng, 曬熟 /晒熟 shàishóu |
| Português | queimadura solar, escaldão |
| Français | coup de soleil, actinite |
| Deutsch | Sonnenbrand |
| Italiano | eritema solare, scottatura solare, ustione solare |
| Русский | со́лнечный ожо́г sólnečnyj ožóg |
| Tiếng Việt | cháy nắng |
| العربية | حَرْق شَمْسِيّ ḥarq šamsiyy, لَفْح الشَّمْس lafḥ aš-šams |
verb to receive a sunburn
| Español | quemarse la piel |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 日に焼ける hi-ni yakeru |
| Português | apanhar um escaldão |
| Français | attraper un coup de soleil |
| Deutsch | Sonnenbrand bekommen |
| Русский | обгоре́ть на со́лнце obgorétʹ na sólnce, получи́ть со́лнечный ожо́г polučítʹ sólnečnyj ožóg |
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title = {sunburn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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