1 (red) [+face, cheeks] colorado; rojo she arrived looking flushed llegó colorada
If your child's flushed and feverish it could mean she's ill or simply that she's too hot He rose, his face flushed Her face was suddenly hot and flushed ...his delicate good looks and permanently flushed cheeks
to be flushed from alcohol/sleep estar colorado por el alcohol/de haber dormido
He was interrupted by another soldier, his face flushed from the sun and alcohol Her cheeks were flushed from sleep
to be flushed with anger estar rojo de ira
Her face was flushed with anger
to be flushed with embarrassment estar rojo de vergüenza; estar sonrojado
Her stepmother's face, usually so pale, was flushed with embarrassment
2 (excited) to be flushed with success estar eufórico por el éxito
Grace was flushed with the success of the venture
to be flushed with excitement estar arrebatado de entusiasmo
She came back indoors, flushed with excitement
to be flushed with victory estar eufórico por el triunfo
The publishers were flushed with triumph when they secured rights to her novel Flushed with victory, the Chinese could afford to appear generous
3 (tinged) white flowers flushed with pink flores blancas teñidas de rosa; (f)
...flowers which are white flushed with pink towards the base
