Rougi (en. Blushed)

/ʁu.ʒi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Which has taken on a red color.

The child's cheeks were reddened by the cold.

Les joues de l'enfant étaient rougies par le froid.

To have blushed from shame or embarrassment.

He blushed upon hearing the compliment.

Il s'est rougi en entendant le compliment.

To evoke a more intense red color.

The sky turned red at sunset.

Le ciel s'est rougi au coucher du soleil.

From the verb 'rougir', derived from the Latin 'rubeo' meaning to blush.

to blush with anger

To turn red due to anger.

rougir de colère

to blush with embarrassment

To turn red due to embarrassment.

rougir d'embarras

to make blush

To provoke a reaction of shame or embarrassment in someone.

faire rougir

red

Color of the oscillation between red and violet.

rouge

to blush

The action of becoming red.

rougir

blushing

The act or state of becoming red.

rougissement

To be angry to the point of blushing.

When he saw what they had done, he was so red that one would have thought he was about to explode.

Lorsqu'il a vu ce qu'ils avaient fait, il était tellement rougi qu'on aurait cru qu'il allait exploser.

To be embarrassed or self-conscious.

When she mentioned his ex, he blushed.

Quand elle a mentionné son ex, il est devenu rougi.