Blush

"Blush" in French

blush

(makeup)

fard

(makeup)

fard à joues

(makeup)

rougeur

(an act of blushing)

cramoisir

(to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

piquer un fard

(to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

rougir

(to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

s'empourprer

(to redden or pinken in the face from shame, shyness, excitement, or embarrassment)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.