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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblessure
Pronunciation / Transliteration: blessyur
"Il a une blessure à la jambe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Harm or damage done to a person's or animal's body.
"He suffered a serious knee injury during the football match." - 2
Damage or harm to a person's feelings, reputation, or interests.
"The scandal caused severe injury to her political career."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'injury' originates from the Latin 'injuria', meaning 'wrong' or 'injustice'. It evolved through Old French 'injurie' before entering Middle English as 'injurie', eventually becoming 'injury' in modern English, reflecting a shift from a legal context to a more general sense of harm or damage to the body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Injury" is said worldwide
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blessure
Transliteration: blessyur
"Il a une blessure à la jambe."
Verletzung
Transliteration: fer-let-tsung
"Er hat eine schwere Verletzung."
infortunio
Transliteration: in-for-tu-no
"Il giocatore ha subito un infortunio."
lesión
Transliteration: le-syon
"Ella sufrió una lesión en el brazo."
lesão
Transliteration: le-zãw
"O atleta recuperou da lesão."
चोट
Transliteration: chot
"खेलते समय उसे चोट लग गई।"
伤害
Transliteration: shāng hài
"他在车祸中受了重伤。"
부상
Transliteration: bu-sang
"그는 경기 중에 부상을 입었다."
怪我
Transliteration: kega
"彼は足に怪我をした。"
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