injury

lesión, herida

Daño en el cuerpo de una persona o un animal, a menudo causado por un accidente.

En inglés sencillo: Damage to a person's or animal's body, often caused by an accident.

• She has a knee injury.
• Two people suffered serious injuries in the crash.
• How long will it take to recover from this injury?

Cómo se usa: an injury to something (He suffered an injury to his knee.)

Sinónimos: harm, damage

Expresiones frecuentes: a serious injury, head injury, recover from injury, a severe injury

daño, perjuicio

Daño reconocido por la ley, como una pérdida de dinero o un sufrimiento emocional.

En inglés sencillo: Harm recognized by law, including lost money or emotional suffering.

• The court recognized her financial injury.
• He sought compensation for emotional injury.
• The lawyer must prove that the breach caused injury.

Cómo se usa: injury arising from something (The claim concerns injury arising from a broken contract.)

Sinónimos: harm, damage

Expresiones frecuentes: financial injury, emotional injury, injury from something

perjuicio, daño, lesión

Daño causado a los derechos, la reputación, los bienes o los intereses de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Harm done to someone's rights, reputation, possessions, or interests.

• The article caused injury to his reputation.
• They sought redress for injury to their property rights.
• The court examined the alleged injury to her interests.

Cómo se usa: injury to something (The false report caused injury to her reputation.)

Sinónimos: harm, damage, wrong

Expresiones frecuentes: injury to reputation, injury to rights, suffer an injury