bruise
gb/bɹˈuz/ us/bɹˈuz/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1500
zúzódás, kék folt, véraláfutás, megzúz, megnyom, megnyomódik, megbánt, csorbát ejt, megsért
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bruise' with 'cut'; a bruise does not break the skin.
ਅਰਥ
Injury causing skin discoloration
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bad bruise
|painful bruise
|fade bruise
|cover a bruise
|treat a bruise
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
contusion (More formal and medical term for a bruise.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
unmarked skin (Describes skin without any discoloration or injury.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|daily life
|body
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
2
megzúz
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'bruise' as a verb with 'break' or 'cut', which involve different types of injury.
ਅਰਥ
To injure skin without breaking it
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bruise easily
|bruise badly
|bruise someone's arm
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
contuse (Technical medical term; rare in everyday speech.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
heal (Opposite in that it restores injured skin to normal.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|daily life
|body
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
3
megnyom
B1
megnyomódik
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes think 'bruise' for fruit means cutting it, but it refers to soft spots and marks without breaking the skin.
ਅਰਥ
To damage fruit or vegetable surface
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bruise an apple
|bruise easily (about fruit)
|lightly bruised mint leaves
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
damage (General term; not specific to fruit or vegetables.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
keep fresh (Means to maintain fruit or vegetables without damage.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
4
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may take this figurative use literally and misunderstand that it refers to emotions, not physical injury.
ਅਰਥ
To hurt feelings or pride
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bruise someone's ego
|bruise feelings
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
hurt (More general term for causing emotional pain.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
encourage (Opposite in that it boosts someone's confidence instead of damaging it.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions
|relationships
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
bruise
IPA
GB/bɹˈuz/
US/bɹˈuz/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
bruise (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (bruise)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: bruise
- Plural: bruises
Verb
- Base: bruise
- 3rd Person Singular: bruises
- Present Participle: bruising
- Past: bruised
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
bruises
noun
bruising
verb
bruised
verb
Advanced or less common
bruiser
noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The fall left a bruise on her shoulder.
- That punch will definitely leave a bruise.