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scald in Spanish

scald in Spanish is escaldadura, quemadura, escaldar — scald means to injure the skin by contact with very hot liquid or steam.

scald in Spanish

escaldadura
noun
A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
quemadura
noun
A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
escaldar
verb
To burn with hot liquid.
quemar
verb
To burn with hot liquid.
escaldar
verb
(cooking) To heat almost to boiling.

What does "scald" mean?

  1. verb To injure the skin by contact with very hot liquid or steam.
    "The fireman was scalded by steam, but he did not fare so badly as the enemy pilot, whose dead body was found on a bank about 100 yd. away from the train."
  2. verb (cooking) To heat a liquid until it is just below boiling point.
    "Scald the milk until little bubbles form."
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scald in a sentence

  • The fireman was scalded by steam, but he did not fare so badly as the enemy pilot, whose dead body was found on a bank about 100 yd. away from the train.
  • Scald the milk until little bubbles form.

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What is "scald" in Spanish?
"scald" in Spanish is escaldadura, quemadura, escaldar. scald means: To injure the skin by contact with very hot liquid or steam.
Are there other ways to say "scald" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "scald": escaldadura, quemadura, escaldar, quemar.
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