to have a florid face
- Fuente de la expresión
- DUE
- Estructura completa
- (someone) to have a florid face
- Variantes
- to have a high colour
- Contexto
- He had a florid face, his head smattered in wispy White hair; he wore a White headband to keep the sweat out of his eyes. He looked up from the newspaper he was Reading. “Ambrose’s the name. Chief steward. The Coast relief, right?”.
- Fuente del contexto
- Google Books
- Tipo de fuente
- Libro
- Autor
- Wayne E. Ward
- Título de la fuente
- The Last Seaman
- Año
- 2003
- Web
- https://books.google.es/books?id=-fJLAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA354&lpg=PA354&dq=%22had+a+florid+face%22&source=bl&ots=74Q9ljUxCz&sig=ACfU3U2n757_vrfTWriVQwterxbI_4wl1w&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAx5XQyuTtAhVyBGMBHRtoDNM4ChDoATAFegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=%22had%20a%20florid%20face%22&f=false
- Observaciones
- It is a somewhat archaic way of describing the complexion of a middle aged man with Northern European ancestry who has a pinkish red complexion. Not sunburn, but just naturally red. There is an implication that they have that red face due to enjoying a bit of alcohol on a regular basis, as broken veins are one of the reasons the face might be red.
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- Dialectal Only United Kingdom
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente