damage

daño, deterioro

Perjuicio que reduce la salud, utilidad, valor o integridad de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Harm that makes something less healthy, useful, valuable, or complete.

• The storm caused serious damage.
• There was little damage to the car.
• Can we repair the damage to the roof?

Cómo se usa: damage to something (The fire caused damage to several buildings.)

Sinónimos: harm, injury

Expresiones frecuentes: cause damage, serious damage, damage to something

indemnización, daños y perjuicios

Dinero que un tribunal obliga a pagar para compensar el daño causado.

En inglés sencillo: Money a court orders someone to pay for harm they caused.

• The court awarded her damages.
• He sued the company for damages after the accident.
• They agreed to pay damages to the injured driver.

Cómo se usa: damages for something (She claimed damages for the loss of her belongings.); pay damages to someone (The company paid damages to its former employee.)

Sinónimos: compensation

Expresiones frecuentes: damage award, damage claim

cuenta, coste

Cantidad de dinero que hay que pagar por algo.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of money you must pay for something.

• What’s the damage for lunch?
• The damage came to eighty pounds.
• After the repairs, he asked, “What’s the damage?”

Sinónimos: cost, bill

Expresiones frecuentes: what’s the damage, total damage

dañar, estropear

Perjudicar algo, reduciendo su salud, utilidad o valor.

En inglés sencillo: To harm something so that it becomes less healthy, useful, or valuable.

• The water damaged my phone.
• Smoking can damage your health.
• Did the storm damage the roof?

Sinónimos: harm, hurt, impair

Antónimos: repair

Expresiones frecuentes: damage something, damage health, damage a reputation, damage property

dar de baja

Retirar del inventario productos rotos o invendibles y registrarlos para decidir qué hacer con ellos.

En inglés sencillo: To remove broken or unsellable goods from shop stock and record them for further handling.

• Please damage these broken mugs.
• The assistant damaged the returned items before closing.
• Have you damaged the spoiled stock yet?

Sinónimos: write off

Expresiones frecuentes: damage returned items, damage something out