bruise
gb/bɹˈuz/ us/bɹˈuz/
A2
Inglese
~ 1500
zúzódás, kék folt, véraláfutás, megzúz, megnyom, megnyomódik, megbánt, csorbát ejt, megsért
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
Significato
Injury causing skin discoloration
Collocazioni
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
Sinonimi
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
Contrari
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
Temi
health
|daily life
|body
Definizione
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
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
Significato
To injure skin without breaking it
Collocazioni
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
Sinonimi
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
Contrari
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
Temi
health
|daily life
|body
Definizione
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
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
Significato
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
Collocazioni
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
Sinonimi
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
Contrari
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
Temi
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definizione
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
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
Significato
To hurt feelings or pride
Collocazioni
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
Sinonimi
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
Contrari
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
Temi
emotions
|relationships
Definizione
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.
Grammatica
Forma base
bruise
IPA
GB/bɹˈuz/
US/bɹˈuz/
Sillabe e accento
bruise (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (bruise)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: bruise
- Plural: bruises
Verb
- Base: bruise
- 3rd Person Singular: bruises
- Present Participle: bruising
- Past: bruised
Famiglia di parole
Forms
bruises
noun
bruising
verb
bruised
verb
Advanced or less common
bruiser
noun
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- The fall left a bruise on her shoulder.
- That punch will definitely leave a bruise.