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"Injured" is a form of "injured", an adjective which is often translated as "herido". "Hurt" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "hacer daño". Learn more about the difference between "hurt" and "injured" below.
hurt(
huhrt
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. hacer daño
The thieves did not hurt the family during the robbery.Los ladrones no le hicieron daño a la familia durante el robo.
b. lastimar
You hurt me when you pushed me from behind.Me lastimaste cuando me empujaste desde atrás.
c. doler (emotionally)
His lack of support hurt me deeply.Su falta de apoyo me dolió muchísimo.
a. hacerse daño
I hurt my wrist when I fell down.Me hice daño en la muñeca cuando me caí.
b. lastimarse
He hurt his foot playing soccer.Se lastimó el pie jugando al fútbol.
a. perjudicar
The speculation hurt our economy.La especulación perjudicó nuestra economía.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. doler
After shopping for two hours, my feet hurt.Después de ir de compras dos horas, me dolían los pies.
The truth does hurt sometimes.De vez en cuando puede doler la verdad.
b. sufrir (emotional)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
She is hurting right now. It was a difficult breakup.Ella está sufriendo en este momento. Fue un separación dolorosa.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Do you think I should call him? - It can't hurt.¿Piensas que lo debería llamar? - No pierdes nada con hacerlo.
Eating another donut wouldn't hurt, right?No pasa nada si me como otra dona, ¿no?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. lastimado
Their star player is hurt and won't play in this game.Su jugador estrella está lastimado y no jugará en este partido.
b. herido
He could not finish the race because he was hurt.No pudo acabar la carrera porque estaba herido.
c. dolido (emotionally)
I am hurt by your lack of trust in me.Estoy dolido por tu falta de confianza en mí.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el dolor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I could see the hurt in her eyes.Pude ver el dolor en su mirada.
b. la pena
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
You have to move past the hurt of your failed relationships.Tienes que sobreponerte a la pena de tus relaciones fallidas.
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injured(
ihn
-
juhrd
)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. herido
Leslie took an injured hawk to the veterinarian for treatment.Leslie llevó un halcón herido al veterinario para tratamiento.
The injured player was taken to the hospital.El jugador herido fue trasladado al hospital.
b. lesionado
The injured passengers were assessed and taken to hospital in ambulances.Los pasajeros lesionados fueron evaluados y trasladados al hospital en ambulancias.
a. dolido
Please don't give me that injured look. You know you deserved a scolding.Por favor no me mires con esa mirada dolida. Sabes que merecías un regaño.
a. perjudicado
The injured party must present a claim within 30 days of the accident.La parte perjudicada tiene que presentar una reclamación dentro de 30 días del accidente.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. los heridos
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The injured crawled out of the wrecked bus.Los heridos salieron arrastrándose del autobús destrozado.
b. los lesionados
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There were thousands of injured to be attended to after the earthquake.Había miles de lesionados que atender después del terremoto.
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