frostbite

ˈfrɑːstˌbaɪt

frostbit, frostbitten

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Definition of frostbite - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicalinjury from freezing of body parts

He suffered frostbite on his fingers during the hike.

chilblain

sailing

Rare

small type of sailing dinghy

Rare

They raced their frostbite across the lake.

dinghy

small boat

Verb

skin damage

tr.

injure skin by freezing temperatures

tr.

He frostbites his fingers during the hike.

chill

freeze

sports

intr.

Rare

engage in winter sailboating

intr.

Rare

They love to frostbite on the frozen lake.

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small type of sailing dinghy

Origin of frostbite

Old English, frost (frost) + bite (bite)

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frostbitten

adj.

medical

affected by frostbite, showing damage from cold

Examples of frostbite in a sentence

Mountaineers risk frostbite in extreme cold conditions.
The frostbite is popular among young sailors.
She bought a frostbite for weekend sailing.
She frostbites her toes every winter.
The climber frostbites his nose on the expedition.
They decided to frostbite during the winter festival.

Many enthusiasts gather to frostbite every January.

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French:engelure, souffrir de gelures, ...
German:Erfrierung, frostbeulen, ...
Italian:congelamento, congelare, ...
Spanish:congelación, congelarse, ...
Portuguese:congelamento, congelar, ...
Chinese:冻伤, 进行冬季帆船运动, ...
Japanese:凍傷, 凍傷にする, ...
Arabic:عَضَّة الصَّقِيع, أَصَابَ الجِلْدَ بِعَدَمِ التَّجَمُّد, ...
Hebrew:כְּוִיַּת קוֹר, לְקַבֵּל כְּוִיַּת קוֹר, ...
Russian:обморожение, отморозить, ...
Ukrainian:обмороження, обморожувати, ...
Hindi:शीतदंश, ठंड से नुकसान पहुंचाना, ...
Bengali:হিমাঘাত, হিমশীতল করা, ...
Catalan:congelació, lesionar per congelació, ...
Czech:omrzlina, omrznout, ...
Danish:forfrysning, få forfrysninger, ...
Dutch:bevriezing, bevriezen, ...
Greek:κρυοπάγημα, παγώνω το δέρμα, ...
Hungarian:fagyás, elfagyni, ...
Khmer:របួសកកដោយត្រជាក់, បង្កឱ្យស្បែករងរបួសដោយសារត្រជាក់កក, ...
Korean:동상, 동상에 걸리다, ...
Persian:سرمازدگی, یخ زد, ...
Polish:odmrożenie, odmrozić, ...
Portuguese (BR):congelamento, congelar, ...
Romanian:degerături, a degera, ...
Swedish:frostskada, få köldskador, ...
Thai:ภาวะถูกน้ำแข็งกัด, ถูกน้ำแข็งกัด, ...
Turkish:donma, don vurmak, ...
Vietnamese:tê cóng, tổn thương da, ...

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