herir

/eˈɾiɾ/, [eˈɾiɾ]

hurt, injure


Verb herir (first-person singular present hiero, first-person singular preterite herí, past participle herido)

  1. (transitive) to wound, injure (to cause physical injury and pain)
  2. (transitive) to hurt, offend, wound (to cause emotional pain)

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Examples
  • Tom no quiso herir a Mary.

    Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary.

  • Tuve miedo de que pudiera herir sus sentimientos.

    I was afraid that it might hurt her feelings.

  • Lo último que querría hacer es herir a Tom.

    The last thing I'd ever want to do is hurt Tom.

  • Tom no quería herir a nadie.

    Tom didn't mean to hurt anybody.

  • No quiero herir a Tom, pero si tengo que hacerlo lo haré.

    I don't want to hurt Tom, but I will if I have to.

  • No quiero volver a herir a Tom.

    I don't want to hurt Tom again.

  • Si alguna vez haces algo para herir a Tom, te mataré.

    If you ever do anything to hurt Tom, I'll kill you.

  • Una simple palabra puede herir a una persona.

    Just a word can do harm to a person.

  • Él no quería herir tus sentimientos.

    He did not intend to hurt your feelings.

  • A veces mentimos para no herir los sentimientos de otro.

    Sometimes we lie so that we don't hurt the feelings of others.

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