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Definition of freckles - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun, plural
bodysmall light brown spots on skin from sunlight
- She has freckles across her nose and cheeks.
- His freckles become more visible in summer.
- The child counted the freckles on her arm.
Origin of freckles
Middle English, freken (spot)
Terms with freckles included in their meaning
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appearance
covered with spots resembling freckles
skin
have freckles on the skin
skin
have freckles or small brown spots on the skin
skin
having many lentigines or freckles
dermatology
relating to or covered with freckles
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- French:taches de rousseur, ...
- German:Sommersprossen, ...
- Italian:lentiggini, ...
- Spanish:pecas, ...
- Portuguese:sardas, ...
- Chinese:雀斑, ...
- Japanese:そばかす, ...
- Arabic:نَمَش, ...
- Hebrew:נְמֵשִׁים, ...
- Russian:веснушки, ...
- Ukrainian:веснянки, ...
- Hindi:झाइयाँ, ...
Definition of freckle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
skinsmall brownish spot on the skin
- Her cheeks were adorned with cute freckles.
2.
candyUK small chocolate sweet with sprinklesUK
- I bought a freckle at the candy store.
Verb
1.
appearancetr. mark with small spots or discolorationstr.
- The artist decided to freckle the canvas with paint.
2.
skinintr. become covered with small brown spotsintr.
- Her face tends to freckle in the summer.
3.
induce markingtr. cause small brown spots to appear on skintr.
- The sun freckled her arms during the hike..
Images of freckle
small chocolate sweet with sprinkles
Expressions with freckle
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humorous phrase indicating unknown or unmeasured time when asked
When asked the time, he said it was a hair past a freckle.
Origin of freckle
Middle Dutch, freken (freckle)
Examples of freckle in a sentence
Freckles appear more in the summer. She loves eating a freckle after lunch. The freckle melted in my hand. She watched the raindrops freckle the window. The baker let chocolate chips freckle the cookies. My arms freckle after a week at the beach.
His nose began to freckle in the spring sunshine. Her cheeks freckled after a day at the beach. The child's nose freckled in the summer sun.
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- French:tache de rousseur, tacheter, ...
- German:Sommersprosse, besprenkeln, ...
- Italian:lentiggine, macchiare, ...
- Spanish:peca, pecar, ...
- Portuguese:sarda, salpicar, ...
- Chinese:雀斑, 撒上, ...
- Japanese:そばかす, 斑点をつける, ...
- Arabic:نَمَش, نَقَّطَ, ...
- Hebrew:נֶמֶשׁ, לְנַקֵּד, ...
- Russian:веснушка, покрывать, ...
- Ukrainian:веснянка, покривати, ...
- Hindi:झाई, धब्बे लगाना, ...
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