injury

S2 W1

BrE /ˈɪndʒəri/ AmE /ˈɪndʒəri/

noun en → es

1 HARM/INJURE [singular] A2

a physical harm or wound caused by an accident, violence, etc.

herida, lesión, daño

  • suffer a/an injury

Collocations sports injury · work-related injury

  • He suffered a serious head injury in the accident.

    Él sufrió una lesión grave en la cabeza en el accidente.

2 LEGAL [singular] B1

a legal claim for compensation after an accident or injury

reclamación, demanda por daños y perjuicios

  • make a/an injury claim

Collocations personal injury claim · compensation for an injury

  • She made a personal injury claim after the accident.

    Ella presentó una demanda por daños y perjuicios después del accidente.

3 SPORT [singular] B1

an incident in a sport or game that causes harm to a player

lesión en el deporte, golpe

  • suffer an injury

Collocations football injury · basketball injury

  • The player suffered a knee injury during the match.

    El jugador sufrió una lesión en la rodilla durante el partido.

1 HARM/INJURE [transitive] B1

to cause harm or damage to someone's health, feelings, etc.

dañar, lesionar, herir

  • injure somebody/something

Collocations injure a player · injure one's feelings

  • The accident injured several people.

    El accidente lesionó a varias personas.

2 LEGAL [transitive] B2

to make a legal claim for compensation after an injury or accident

presentar una demanda por daños y perjuicios, reclamar

  • injure somebody/something

Collocations injure a reputation · injure someone's feelings

  • He injured his company's reputation with that statement.

    Ese comentario dañó la reputación de su empresa.

3 SPORT [transitive] B2

to cause harm or damage to a player in a sport or game

lesionar, herir en el deporte

  • injure somebody/something

Collocations injure a player's knee · injure an athlete

  • The tackle injured the goalkeeper.

    El choque lesionó al portero.