rougir
French → English
(physiology) to blush: to turn red in the face due to embarrassment or shame
Elle ne peut s'empêcher de rougir dès que quelqu'un lui fait un compliment.
(English) She can't help but blush as soon as someone pays her a compliment.
Il a rougi de confusion quand il a réalisé son erreur monumentale.
(English) He blushed with confusion when he realized his monumental error.
(physics) to glow red: to become red as a result of extreme heat
On a fait rougir le fer dans la forge avant de le battre sur l'enclume.
(English) The iron was made to glow red in the forge before being beaten on the anvil.
La résistance du four commence à rougir au bout de quelques secondes.
(English) The oven's heating element starts to glow red after a few seconds.
Entry ID: fr:en:rougir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary