bruise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbruːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bruz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅z)

Inflections of 'bruise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bruises
v 3rd person singular
bruising
v pres p
bruised
v past
bruised
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bruise n (mark on body)cardenal nm
  moretón nm
  moratón nm
 James had a big bruise on his knee from running into the coffee table.
 James tenía un enorme cardenal en la rodilla de chocarse con la mesa de centro.
bruise n (blemish on fruit)golpe nm
  magulladura nf
  magullón nm
 Somebody must have dropped this peach; there are bruises all over it.
 A alguien se le debe haber caído este durazno, está lleno de golpes.
bruise [sth/sb] vtr (person, body: leave a bruise)magullar vtr
  (a sí mismo)hacerse una magulladura en loc verb + prep
 I bruised my knee when I walked into the fire hydrant.
 Me magullé la rodilla cuando me di contra la boca de incendios.
bruise vi (leave a bruise)dejar un moretón loc verb
  hacer un moretón loc verb
 Ouch! I banged my knee. That's really going to bruise.
 ¡Ay! Me he dado un golpe en la rodilla. Eso me va a dejar un moretón.
bruise vi (person: be bruised)salirle moretones a loc verb + prep
  (parte del cuerpo)amoratarse v prnl
 Don't pull my arm like that; I bruise easily.
 No me agarres el brazo así; me salen moretones muy fácilmente.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bruise [sth] vtr (fruit: damage)magullar vtr
 You'll bruise the peaches if you handle them that roughly.
 Magullarás los melocotones si los manipulas tan bruscamente.
bruise [sth] vtr (crush or press food)machacar vtr
  pisar vtr
  majar vtr
 Bruise the herbs before adding them to the mixture.
 Machaca las hierbas antes de añadirlas a la mezcla.
bruise vi (fruit: be damaged)magullarse v prnl
 The apple bruised after it fell off my desk.
 La manzana se magulló al caerse de mi escritorio.
bruise [sth] vtr figurative (injure: [sb]'s feelings)herir vtr
  lastimar vtr
 Emily bruised Jessica's pride when she won the chess game.
 Emily hirió el orgullo de Jessica cuando ganó la partida de ajedrez.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bruise [sb]'s ego,
dent [sb]'s ego,
damage [sb]'s ego
v expr
figurative (hurt [sb]'s pride)herir el ego de loc verb
  herirle el ego a loc verb
stone bruise n (painful foot condition)metatarsalgia nf
  contusión plantar loc nom f
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'bruise' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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In Lists: Injuries, more...
Collocations: bruise easily, bruised his [ego, pride], bruised her (own) [face, knees, cheek, ribs], more...

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