Parch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɑːɹtʃ/.

Examples

The sun parched the earth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sear

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat “The sun parched the earth”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dörren

durch Hitzeeinwirkung welken oder austrocknen

🇫🇷French

dessécher

provoquer le flétrissement ou le dessèchement dû à l'exposition à la chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

tostar

causar que se marchite o se seque por la exposición al calor

🇳🇱Dutch

uitdrogen

verdorren of uitdrogen door blootstelling aan hitte

🇵🇹Portuguese

parca

fazer murchar ou ressecar devido à exposição ao calor

🇷🇺Russian

иссушать

вызывать увядание или высыхание от воздействия тепла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूखना

गर्मी के संपर्क में आने से सूखने या सूखने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্চ

তাপের সংস্পর্শে থেকে শুকিয়ে যাওয়া বা পার্চ হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்ச்

வெப்பத்தின் வெளிப்பாட்டிலிருந்து வாடி அல்லது வாடிவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పార్చ్

వేడికి గురికావడం వల్ల వాడిపోవడానికి లేదా ఎండిపోవడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

पार्च

उष्णतेच्या प्रदर्शनामुळे कोमेजणे किंवा पार्च करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરચ

ગરમીના સંપર્કમાં આવવાથી સુકાઈ જવું અથવા પેર્ચ થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾರ್ಚ್

ಶಾಖಕ್ಕೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಒಣಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಒಣಗಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਰਚ

ਗਰਮੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੱਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਰਚ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پارچ

گرمی کی نمائش سے مرجھانے یا پارچ کرنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胹

因受热而枯萎或干枯

🇯🇵Japanese

乾いた

熱にさらされると枯れたり乾いたりする

🇰🇷Korean

볶다

열에 노출되면 시들거나 마르게 된다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phơi

gây khô héo hoặc khô héo do tiếp xúc với nhiệt

🇹🇭Thai

ปาร์ช

ทำให้เหี่ยวหรือแห้งจากการถูกความร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanggang

menyebabkan layu atau kering karena terkena panas

🇵🇭Filipino

tuyot

maging sanhi ng pagkalanta o pagkatuyo mula sa pagkakalantad sa init

🇲🇾Malay

kering

menyebabkan layu atau kering akibat terdedah kepada haba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارش

يسبب الذبول أو الجفاف من التعرض للحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

پارچ

باعث پژمرده شدن یا خشک شدن در اثر قرار گرفتن در معرض گرما می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

parşömen

ısıya maruz kalmaktan dolayı solmaya veya kavrulmaya neden olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְיַבֵּשׁ

לגרום לקמל או להתייבש מחשיפה לחום

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