| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| blistering adj | figurative (heat: fierce) | abrasador/a adj |
| | | ardiente adj mf |
| | The soldiers marched in the blistering heat. |
| | Los soldados marcharon bajo el calor abrasador. |
| blistering adj | figurative (verbal attack: ferocious) | feroz adj mf |
| | | violento/a adj |
| | | despiadado/a adj |
| | The critic's blistering review of the play made the director cry. |
| | La evaluación feroz del crítico sobre la obra hizo llorar al director. |
| blistering adj | figurative (pace: very fast) | veloz adj mf |
| | The winning team rowed in perfect unison and kept up a blistering pace. |
| | El equipo ganador remó al unísono y mantuvo un ritmo veloz. |
| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| blister n | (swelling filled with fluid) | ampolla nf |
| | | vejiga nf |
| | The blisters on Julie's heels are large and painful. |
| | Las ampollas del talón de Julie son grandes y dolorosas. |
| blister n | (air pocket in paint surface, etc.) | burbuja nf |
| | | ampolla nf |
| | Brett smoothed out the blisters in the freshly laid wallpaper. |
| | Brett alisó las burbujas en el empapelado recién puesto. |
| blister⇒ vi | (form blisters) | ampollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The burn on Mac's arm has blistered. |
| | La quemadura del brazo de Mac se ha ampollado. |
| blister vi | (paint, etc.: form air pockets) | hacer burbujas loc verb |
| | | abombarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (formal) | formarse ampollas en loc verb + prep |
| | The paint blistered because there was damp within the walls. |
| | La pintura hizo burbujas porque había humedad en las paredes. |
| | Se formaron ampollas en la pintura porque había humedad en las paredes. |
| blister [sth]⇒ vtr | (raise a blister on) | dar ampollas loc verb |
| | | sacar ampollas loc verb |
| | These new shoes have blistered my heels. |
| | Estos nuevos zapatos me dieron ampollas en los tobillos. |
| blister [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang (reprimand, criticize) | reprender a vtr + prep |
| | Caroline blistered her daughter for her inappropriate behavior. |
| | Caroline reprendió a su hija por su comportamiento inapropiado. |
| blister [sth]⇒ vtr | (subject to intense heat) (figurado) | calcinar⇒ vtr |
| | A hot summer sun blistered the valley. |
| | Un sol de verano calcinaba el valle. |