sprain

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spreɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sprān)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sprain [sth]⇒ vtr (injure a joint)hacerse un esguince loc verb
  esguinzarse⇒ v prnl
  (músculo)torcerse⇒ v prnl
 John stood on a loose rock and sprained his ankle.
 John pisó una roca que estaba suelta y se hizo un esguince en el tobillo.
sprain n (body: injured muscle)esguince nm
  torcedura nf
 The football player had to pull out of the game because of a sprain.
 El futbolista tuvo que abandonar el partido a causa del esguince.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cervical sprain n (neck injury)esguince cervical nm
  latigazo cervical nm
sprain your ankle,
turn your ankle v expr		 (suffer injury: twisted ankle)torcerse el tobillo loc verb
  (AR)esguinzarse el tobillo loc verb
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'sprain' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
distorsión - esguince - torcedura - torcer

In Lists: Injuries, more...
Collocations: a [serious, severe, minor] sprain, a [sore, painful] sprain, has a [shoulder, knee] sprain, more...

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