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Italian

cicatrice

/tʃikaˈtri.tʃe/noun · feminineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 46,141

Meaning

scar

  • a mark left on the skin after a wound or burn has healed

In a sentence

Ha una piccola cicatrice vicino all'occhio sinistro.

He has a small scar near his left eye.

Quella vecchia caduta ti ha lasciato una cicatrice?

Did that old fall leave you with a scar?

La crema aiuta a rendere meno visibili le cicatrici.

The cream helps make scars less visible.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
cicatricefeminine · singular
cicatricifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Feminine noun ending in -e; forms the plural in -i ('cicatrici').

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