scar(
skar
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This scar is from when I fell off my bike.Esta cicatriz es de cuando me caí de la bici.
2. (figurative) (negative effect)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la cicatriz (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The scars of war can be seen across the whole country.Las cicatrices de la guerra se ven por todo el país.
b. la huella (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bad experience at the school left him with deep emotional scars.La mala experiencia en la escuela le dejó profundas huellas emocionales.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (medicine)
a. cicatrizar
It looks like the cut is beginning to scar.Parece que el corte está empezando a cicatrizar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dejar una cicatriz en
The accident scarred his face.El accidente le dejó una cicatriz en la cara.
b. marcar
It's a deep cut. It's likely that it'll scar.Es un corte profundo. Es probable que te marque.
5. (figurative) (to have a negative effect on)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. marcar
He was scarred for life after his child's death.Quedó marcado para toda la vida tras la muerte de su hijo.
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