bruise
gb/bɹˈuz/ us/bɹˈuz/
A2
Inglés
~ 1500
zúzódás, kék folt, véraláfutás, megzúz, megnyom, megnyomódik, megbánt, csorbát ejt, megsért
SUSTANTIVO
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
to have/get [a bruise]
She had a large bruise on her arm after bumping into the door.
Nagy zúzódás volt a karján, miután nekiment az ajtónak.
The soccer player showed the reporter a nasty bruise on his leg.
A futballista megmutatta az újságírónak a lábán lévő csúnya zúzódást.
It took two weeks for the bruise to fade completely.
He covered the bruise with makeup before the meeting.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I have a bruise on my knee.
Kék folt van a térdemen.
Her bruise is big and purple.
Nagy és lila a véraláfutása.
He got a bruise when he fell.
The bruise will go away soon.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
Significado
Injury causing skin discoloration
Colocaciones
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
Sinónimos
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
Antónimos
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
Temas
health
|daily life
|body
Definición
A dark or purple mark on the skin made when you hit it and small blood vessels break.
An injury appearing as a discolored area on the skin, caused by a blow that breaks blood vessels but does not cut the skin.
VERBO
B1
2
megzúz
B2
Patrón de uso:
to bruise [part of the body]
She bruised her knee when she tripped on the stairs.
Megzúzta a térdét, amikor megbotlott a lépcsőn.
Be careful not to bruise your hand while moving the boxes.
Vigyázz, nehogy megzúzd a kezed a dobozok mozgatása közben.
He bruised easily because of his condition.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I bruised my leg yesterday.
Tegnap megzúztam a lábam.
He bruised his arm at work.
Munka közben megzúzta a karját.
She bruised her foot playing soccer.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
Significado
To injure skin without breaking it
Colocaciones
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
Sinónimos
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
Antónimos
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
Temas
health
|daily life
|body
Definición
To hurt the skin so it changes color but is not cut.
To injure part of the body by causing blood vessels under the skin to break, resulting in discoloration, without cutting the skin.
VERBO
B1
3
megnyom
B1
megnyomódik
B1
Patrón de uso:
to bruise [a fruit/vegetable]
Be careful not to bruise the peaches when packing them.
Vigyázz, nehogy megnyomd az őszibarackokat csomagolás közben.
The apples were bruised during transport.
Az almák szállítás közben megnyomódtak.
Bruising the mint leaves helps release their flavor.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Do not bruise the bananas.
Ne nyomd meg a banánokat.
He bruised the apple when he dropped it.
Megnyomta az almát, amikor leejtette.
The grapes bruise easily.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
Significado
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
Colocaciones
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
Sinónimos
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
Antónimos
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
Temas
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definición
To damage fruit or vegetables so they have soft, dark spots.
To damage the surface of fruit or vegetables, making soft spots or discoloration appear, usually from being struck or pressed.
VERBO
B2
4
Patrón de uso:
to bruise [someone's] feelings/ego/pride
His harsh words bruised her feelings.
A durva szavai megbántották az érzéseit.
Losing the match bruised his pride.
A meccs elvesztése csorbát ejtett a büszkeségén.
The criticism bruised his ego, but he learned from it.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Her words bruised his feelings.
A szavai megbántották az érzéseit.
The loss bruised his pride.
A vereség csorbát ejtett a büszkeségén.
He was bruised by the bad comment.
Error frecuente:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
Significado
To hurt feelings or pride
Colocaciones
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
Sinónimos
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
Antónimos
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
Temas
emotions
|relationships
Definición
To make someone feel bad or less confident because of something you said or did.
To cause someone emotional pain or damage their confidence, often by criticism or rejection.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
bruise
AFI
GB/bɹˈuz/
US/bɹˈuz/
Sílabas y acento
bruise (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (bruise)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: bruise
- Plural: bruises
Verb
- Base: bruise
- 3rd Person Singular: bruises
- Present Participle: bruising
- Past: bruised
Familia de palabras
Forms
bruises
noun
bruising
verb
bruised
verb
Advanced or less common
bruiser
noun
Expresiones
bruise like a peach
1/bɹˈuz lˈaɪk ə pˈit͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
Bruises very easily
To get marks on your skin very easily after small hits, or for fruit, to be damaged very easily.
Ejemplos
- I have to be careful—I bruise like a peach.
- These pears bruise like a peach, so handle them gently.
bruise someone's ego
1/bɹˈuz sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈiɡoʊ/
idiom
Damage pride or self-esteem
To make someone feel less proud or confident because of something you say or do.
Ejemplos
- Being rejected for the role really bruised his ego.
- Her comment about his work bruised his ego.
leave a bruise
1/lˈiv ə bɹˈuz/
fixed phrase
Cause a skin mark from injury
To make a dark mark on someone's skin by hitting or pressing it hard enough to break small blood vessels under it.
Ejemplos
- The fall left a bruise on her shoulder.
- That punch will definitely leave a bruise.