herir
herir
transitive verb
1to 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
2to hurt (vista); to pierce (oído)
- el nuevo edificio hiere la vista -> the new building is an eyesore
3to hurt (sentimentalmente)
- lo que dijiste le hirió profundamente -> what you said hurt him deeply
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herir [ay-reer']
article & verb transitive
1To wound, to break the continuity of any part of the body.
2To wound, to hurt by violence, to cause either bodily or mental pain, to harm, to mischief (dañar).
3To shine upon, to cast his beams upon, to irradiate (sol).
4To knock, to dash together, to strike (golpear), to collide.
5To strike, or to make an impression upon the mind or upon the senses, to affect, to touch, to move (corazón etc.) 6.
6To offend (ofender), to pique, to irritate.
verb & verb reflexive
7AGRAVIARSE.
- 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.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "herir"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hiero | herí | hería | heriré | hiera |
| Tú | hieres | heriste | herías | herirás | hieras |
| Ella/Él/Usted | hiere | hirió | hería | herirá | hiera |
| Nosotros | herimos | herimos | heríamos | heriremos | hiramos |
| Vosotros | herís | heristeis | heríais | heriréis | hiráis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | hieren | hirieron | herían | herirán | hieran |
