scar

cicatriz

Marca que queda en la piel después de curarse un corte u otra herida.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: scar on something (He has a scar on his knee.); scar from something (The scar from her operation has faded.)

Expresiones frecuentes: scar on something, small scar, leave a scar

traumatizar, marcar

Causar un dolor emocional que sigue afectando a alguien durante mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: be scarred by something (She was deeply scarred by years of bullying.)

Sinónimos: traumatize

Expresiones frecuentes: scar someone emotionally, scar someone deeply, scar for life

dejar cicatrices, cicatrizar

Dejar una marca duradera en la piel al curarse una herida, o desarrollar esa marca.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: scar someone's face, scar the skin, scar badly