herir
transitive verb
1. to injure (físicamente); to wound (en lucha, atentado)
- lo hirieron en el hombro -> he was wounded in the shoulder, he suffered a shoulder wound
- la hirieron de muerte -> she was fatally wounded
2. to hurt (vista); to pierce (oído)
- el nuevo edificio hiere la vista -> the new building is an eyesore
3. to hurt (sentimentalmente)
- lo que dijiste le hirió profundamente -> what you said hurt him deeply
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herir [ay-reer']
article & verb transitive
1. To wound, to break the continuity of any part of the body.
2. To wound, to hurt by violence, to cause either bodily or mental pain, to harm, to mischief (dañar).
3. To shine upon, to cast his beams upon, to irradiate (sol).
4. To knock, to dash together, to strike (golpear), to collide.
5. To strike, or to make an impression upon the mind or upon the senses, to affect, to touch, to move (corazón etc.) 6.
6. To offend (ofender), to pique, to irritate.
verb & verb reflexive
7. AGRAVIARSE.
- Un sonido me hirió el oído -> a sound reached my ear
- Es un color que hiere la vista -> it's a color which offends the eye
To play on a stringed instrument.
Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | herir | ||||
| gerundio: | hiriendo | ||||
| participio pasado: | herido | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | hiero hieres hiere herimos herís hieren | herí heriste hirió herimos heristeis hirieron | hería herías hería heríamos heríais herían | heriré herirás herirá heriremos heriréis herirán | hiera hieras hiera hiramos hiráis hieran |
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