blush

blush
1. intransitive verb
1) rot werden

make somebody blush — jemanden rot werden lassen

2) (be ashamed) sich schämen (at bei)
2. noun
1) (reddening) Erröten, das (geh.)

spare somebody's blushes — jemanden nicht in Verlegenheit bringen

2) (rosy glow) Röte, die
* * *
1. noun
(a red glow on the skin caused by shame, embarrassment etc.) das Erröten
2. verb
(to show shame, embarrassment etc by growing red in the face: That girl blushes easily.) erröten
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blush
[blʌʃ]
I. vi erröten, rot werden
II. n
1. (red face) Erröten nt kein pl
a \blush of shame crept up his face er wurde rot vor Scham
the dawn came with a \blush of red (fig poet) die Morgendämmerung überzog den Himmel rot
to spare sb's \blushes jdn nicht verlegen machen
2. AM (blusher) Rouge nt
3.
at first \blush auf den ersten Blick
* * *
[blʌʃ]
1. vi
1) (= go red) rot werden, erröten (with vor +dat)
2) (fig: be ashamed) sich schämen (for für)

I blush to say so — es ist mir peinlich, das zu sagen

2. n
Erröten nt no pl

with a blush — errötend

without a blush — ohne rot zu werden

to spare or save sb's blushes —

to put sb to the blush (dated) the first blush of dawn (fig) at first blush — jdn in Verlegenheit bringen der zarte Schimmer der Morgenröte auf den ersten Blick

* * *
blush [blʌʃ]
A v/i
1. erröten, rot werden, einen roten Kopf bekommen (alle:
at bei):
blush for (oder with) shame schamrot werden
2. fig sich schämen (for für; to do zu tun)
3. meist poet sich röten, in rötlichem Glanze erstrahlen
4. TECH wolkig oder trübe werden (Lack etc)
B s
1. Erröten n, (Scham)Röte f:
put sb to the blush jemanden zum Erröten oder in Verlegenheit bringen; spare A 1
2. a) Röte f, rötlicher Glanz:
blush wine Rosé m
b) rosiger Hauch
3. blusher
4. at first blush obs oder poet auf den ersten Blick
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) rot werden

make somebody blush — jemanden rot werden lassen

2) (be ashamed) sich schämen (at bei)
2. noun
1) (reddening) Erröten, das (geh.)

spare somebody's blushes — jemanden nicht in Verlegenheit bringen

2) (rosy glow) Röte, die
* * *
n.
Erröten -ungen n.
Schamröte f. v.
erröten v.
rot werden ausdr.
sich schämen v.

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