hurt

blesser, faire mal à

Causer une douleur ou une blessure à une personne ou à un animal.

En anglais simple : To cause pain or an injury to a person or animal.

• Please do not hurt the cat.
• I hurt my knee when I fell.
• Did you hurt yourself on that broken glass?

Synonymes : injure

Expressions courantes : hurt someone, hurt your back, hurt yourself

faire mal

Ressentir une douleur dans le corps ou dans une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : To feel physical pain in your body or a part of it.

• My head hurts.
• Does your shoulder still hurt?
• His feet were hurting after the long walk.

Comment l'utiliser : it hurts to do something (It hurts to bend my knee.)

Synonymes : ache

Expressions courantes : hurt badly, hurt all over, hurt when walking, hurt a lot

nuire à, endommager

Abîmer quelque chose, aggraver sa situation ou réduire ses chances de réussite.

En anglais simple : To damage something or make its condition or chances worse.

• Too much rain can hurt the crops.
• The delays hurt our business.
• Will this mistake hurt my chances of getting the job?

Synonymes : harm, damage

Contraires : help

Expressions courantes : hurt something, hurt the economy, hurt your chances, hurt your prospects

blessé

Qui a une blessure ou ressent une douleur physique.

En anglais simple : Physically injured or feeling pain.

• Is anyone hurt?
• Two people were hurt in the crash.
• She got hurt while playing football.

Synonymes : injured, wounded

Contraires : unhurt

Expressions courantes : get hurt, badly hurt, hurt in something

peine, douleur

Souffrance causée par une expérience pénible, ou cette expérience elle-même.

En anglais simple : Emotional pain caused by an upsetting experience, or the experience that caused it.

• She could see the hurt in his eyes.
• They talked about old hurts from their childhood.
• His rejection caused her a lot of hurt.

Synonymes : pain, distress

Expressions courantes : old hurts, deep hurt, hurt and anger

blessure

Lésion du corps qui provoque une douleur.

En anglais simple : An injury or physical damage that causes pain.

• The fall caused him a serious hurt.
• Her hurts healed slowly after the accident.
• The doctor treated his cuts and other hurts.

Synonymes : injury, wound

Expressions courantes : physical hurt, serious hurt