escocer

v.

1 to sting (herida, piel).

me escuecen los ojos my eyes are stinging o smarting

2 to smart, to burn.

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escocer

Conjugation model [COCER], like {{link=cocer}}cocer

► verbo intransitivo

1 to smart, sting

■ le escuecen sus heridas his cuts sting

2 figurado to hurt

► verbo pronominal escocerse

1 (irritarse) to become sore, become chapped; (estar irritado) to be sore, be chapped

■ se le ha escocido el culito his bottom's chapped

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verb

to smart, sting

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1.

VI to sting, smart

el alcohol te va a escocer un poco — the alcohol will sting o smart a little

me escuece el labio/la herida — my lip/the cut stings o is smarting

2.

VT (=irritar) to annoy, upset

3.

See:

escocerse

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verbo intransitivo

a) herida/ojos to sting, smart

b) (moralmente) to irritate, irk

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= smart, itch.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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verbo intransitivo

a) herida/ojos to sting, smart

b) (moralmente) to irritate, irk

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= smart, itch.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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escocer [E10 ]

vi

1 (Med) «herida/ojos» to sting, smart

2 (moralmente) to irritate, irk

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escocer (conjugate escocer) verbo intransitivo [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
escocer verbo intransitivo to sting, smart: le escocían los ojos, her eyes were sore
su silencio escuece, her silence is irritating
'escocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
- arder
English:
burn
- chafe
- smart
- sting

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escocer

♦ vi

1. [herida, piel] to sting, to smart;

me escuecen los ojos my eyes are stinging o smarting;

dime si te escuece mucho tell me if it stings o smarts too much

2. [ofender] to hurt;

la derrota escoció mucho al equipo the defeat left the team smarting

♦ See also the pronominal verb escocerse

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escocer

v/i

1 sting, smart

2 fig

:

todavía le escuece la derrota he’s still smarting from the defeat

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escocer {14} vi

arder: to smart, to sting

♦ See also the reflexive verb escocerse

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escocer vb to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

me escuecen los ojos my eyes sting