pocked

• Qualifie une surface couverte de petits trous ou de creux, souvent à la suite d'une maladie (comme la variole) ou de l'usure.

Describes a surface that is marked with small holes or indentations, often as a result of disease (such as smallpox) or wear.

1. Having holes or pitsC1formal

   Describes a surface, especially a paved one, that is marked with small holes or depressions.

   criblé de trous

   • The old road was pocked with potholes from years of neglect.
   • The moon's surface is pocked with craters.
   • The concrete wall was pocked by decades of weather.

   Synonymesholeyhoneycombedpittedpockmarked

   Antonymesevenflatlevelsmoothunblemished

2. Marked by skin blemishesC1formal

   Having marks or scars on the skin, as if from smallpox, acne, or other skin conditions.

   marqué de cicatrices cutanées

   • His face was pocked from severe acne he had as a teenager.
   • The survivor's skin was pocked with scars from the disease.
   • Her cheeks were slightly pocked, a reminder of a childhood illness.

   Synonymesblemishedpittedpockmarkedscarredspotty

   Antonymesclearsmoothunblemished

• Verbe désuet signifiant percer, transpercer ou faire un trou dans quelque chose, ainsi que laisser des marques (cicatrices de variole).

An archaic verb meaning to pierce, stab, or make a hole in something, or to mark with pockmarks.

1. Mark with a scarC1formal

   To mark or scar the skin, typically as a result of disease or injury, leaving small pits or indentations.

   Marquer de cicatrices

   • The disease pocked his face with deep scars.
   • Years of acne had pocked her cheeks.
   • The explosion pocked the walls with shrapnel marks.

   Synonymespitpockmarkscar

   Antonymesflattenpolishsmooth