bruise
gb/bɹˈuz/ us/bɹˈuz/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1500
zúzódás, kék folt, véraláfutás, megzúz, megnyom, megnyomódik, megbánt, csorbát ejt, megsért
שם עצם
A2
1
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
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.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
משמעות
Injury causing skin discoloration
צירופים
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
מילים נרדפות
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
הפכים
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
נושאים
health
|daily life
|body
הגדרה
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.
פועל
B1
2
megzúz
B2
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
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.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
משמעות
To injure skin without breaking it
צירופים
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
מילים נרדפות
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
הפכים
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
נושאים
health
|daily life
|body
הגדרה
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.
פועל
B1
3
megnyom
B1
megnyomódik
B1
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
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.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
משמעות
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
צירופים
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
מילים נרדפות
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
הפכים
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
נושאים
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
הגדרה
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.
פועל
B2
4
תבנית שימוש:
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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
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.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
משמעות
To hurt feelings or pride
צירופים
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
מילים נרדפות
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
הפכים
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
נושאים
emotions
|relationships
הגדרה
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.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
bruise
IPA
GB/bɹˈuz/
US/bɹˈuz/
הברות והטעמה
bruise (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (bruise)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: bruise
- Plural: bruises
Verb
- Base: bruise
- 3rd Person Singular: bruises
- Present Participle: bruising
- Past: bruised
משפחת מילים
Forms
bruises
noun
bruising
verb
bruised
verb
Advanced or less common
bruiser
noun
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- The fall left a bruise on her shoulder.
- That punch will definitely leave a bruise.