lesionarse

to injure oneself

lesionarse(leh-syoh-nahr-seh)

pronominal verb

1. (to suffer injury)

a. to injure oneself

Ten cuidado, Scott. No quieres lesionarte antes del partido.

Be careful, Scott. You don't want to injure yourself before the game.

Me lesioné jugando al baloncesto.

I injured myself playing basketball.

b. to get injured

Ronaldo se lesionó y se perderá los dos próximos partidos.

Ronaldo got injured and will miss the next two games.

lesionar

transitive verb

2. (to cause injury)

a. to injure

El defensor afirmó que no quiso lesionar al delantero rival.

The defender claimed that he didn't mean to injure the rival forward.

b. to hurt

¡Me empujaste a propósito para lesionarme!

You pushed me on purpose to hurt me!

3. (to disserve)

a. to damage

El escándalo del soborno lesionó la reputación del gobernador.

The bribery scandal damaged the governor's reputation.

b. to harm

El crecimiento del número de fábricas lesionó el medio ambiente.

The expansion of factories harmed the environment.

lesionar

transitive verb

1. (físicamente)

a. to injure

2. (perjudicar)

a. to damage, to harm

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a. to injure oneself

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lesionar

transitive verb

(dañar) to hurt; (herir) to injure;

pronominal verb

lesionarse to injure oneself

lesionarse la pierna to injure one's leg

se lesionó la pierna al tropezar