noun🔗ShareCrouteAn incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing."The little girl's scraped knee had a thick scab forming over it. "Le genou écorché de la petite fille avait une croûte épaisse qui se formait dessus.medicinephysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaleThe scabies."My younger sister got scabies, and we had to take extra precautions to avoid spreading it. "Ma jeune sœur a contracté la gale et nous avons dû prendre des précautions supplémentaires pour éviter de la propager.medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaleThe mange, especially when it appears on sheep."The sheep had a bad scab on its leg, making it difficult to walk. "Le mouton avait une mauvaise gale à la patte, ce qui rendait la marche difficile.diseaseanimalmedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaleAny of several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by streptomyces bacteria (but formerly believed to be caused by a fungus)."The potato crop had a bad case of scab, making the spuds unsuitable for sale at the farmers' market. "La récolte de pommes de terre avait une grave gale, rendant les pommes de terre impropres à la vente au marché fermier.diseaseplantbiologyagriculturemicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGale communeCommon scab, a relatively harmless variety of scab (potato disease) caused by Streptomyces scabies."The farmer treated the potato plants to prevent common scab. "L'agriculteur a traité les plants de pommes de terre pour prévenir la gale commune.diseaseplantagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaleAny one of various more or less destructive fungal diseases that attack cultivated plants, forming dark-colored crustlike spots."The apple tree suffered from scab, leaving dark spots on the fruit. "Le pommier souffrait de gale, laissant des taches sombres sur les fruits.diseaseplantagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéfaut de fonderie, soufflure(founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold."The metal casting for the new school bell had a small scab on its surface, a tiny imperfection from the mold. "Le moulage métallique de la nouvelle cloche de l'école présentait une petite soufflure à sa surface, une infime imperfection du moule.materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMégot, vaurienA mean, dirty, paltry fellow.""No one wanted to work with the scab; he always took credit for other people's ideas and never helped with the hard work." "Personne ne voulait travailler avec le vaurien ; il s'attribuait toujours le mérite des idées des autres et n'aidait jamais pour le travail difficile.personcharacterattitudemoralnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJaune, briseur de grèveA worker who acts against trade union policies, especially a strikebreaker."During the factory strike, the company hired a scab to keep production going, angering the union workers. "Pendant la grève de l'usine, l'entreprise a embauché un jaune pour maintenir la production, ce qui a mis en colère les travailleurs syndiqués.politicsjoborganizationworksocietyeconomybusinesspersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe couvrir d'une croûteTo become covered by a scab or scabs."After I fell and scraped my knee, the wound started to scab over. "Après ma chute et mon écorchure au genou, la plaie a commencé à se couvrir d'une croûte.medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFormer une croûteTo form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin."The scraped knee scabbed over quickly, and the skin shed easily. "Le genou écorché a rapidement formé une croûte et la peau s'est détachée facilement.medicinebodyphysiologydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcorcher, gratterTo remove part of a surface (from)."The carpenter scabbed off the rough edges of the wooden plank. "Le charpentier a gratté les bords rugueux de la planche de bois.actionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire le briseur de grèveTo act as a strikebreaker."During the teacher's strike, some substitute teachers scabbed for the school district. "Pendant la grève des enseignants, certains professeurs remplaçants ont fait le briseur de grève pour le district scolaire.jobbusinessworkeconomyattitudesocietypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharemendier, quémanderTo beg (for), to cadge or bum."I scabbed some money off a friend."J'ai mendié de l'argent à un ami.attitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
