harm

harm

 (härm)

n.

1. Physical or psychological damage or injury: The storm did great harm to the crops.

2. Immoral or unjust effects: They made a mistake and meant no harm.

tr.v. harmed, harm·ing, harms

To do harm to: pollutants that harm the environment; people who were harmed in the accident.

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[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]

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harm

(hɑːm)

n

1. physical or mental injury or damage

2. moral evil or wrongdoing

vb

(tr) to injure physically, morally, or mentally

[Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic sramǔ disgrace]

ˈharmer n

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harm

(hɑrm)

n.

1. injury or damage; hurt: to do someone bodily harm.

2. moral injury; evil; wrong.

v.t.

3. to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.

Idioms:

in or out of harm's way, in or out of a hazardous situation.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm, c. Old Saxon, Old High German harm, Old Norse harmr]

harm′er, n.

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harm

Past participle: harmed
Gerund: harming

Imperative

harm

harm

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harm - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. hurt, injury, trauma health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed rupture - state of being torn or burst open insect bite, sting, bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) wrench, pull, twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
	2.	harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse damage, impairment alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" detriment, hurt - a damage or loss deformation, distortion - a change for the worse ravel, ladder, run - a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
	3.	harm - the act of damaging something or someone scathe, damage, hurt change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" wounding - the act of inflicting a wound burn - damage inflicted by fire
Verb	1.	harm - cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to sicken - make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"

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harm

verb

1. injure, hurt, wound, abuse, molest, ill-treat, maltreat, lay a finger on, ill-use The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.
injure heal, cure

2. damage, hurt, ruin, mar, spoil, impair, blemish a warning that the product may harm the environment

noun

1. injury, suffering, damage, ill, hurt, distress a release of radioactivity which would cause harm

2. damage, loss, ill, hurt, misfortune, mischief, detriment, impairment, disservice It would probably do the economy more harm than good.
damage good, help, benefit, aid, gain, improvement, assistance, blessing, boon, reparation, help, better, benefit, aid, improve, repair, assist, alleviate

3. sin, wrong, evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity, sinfulness, vice There was no harm in keeping the money.
sin good, goodness, righteousness

in or out of harm's way in or out of danger, in or out of the firing line They were never told how they'd been put in harm's way.

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harm

noun

The action or result of inflicting loss or pain:

damage, detriment, hurt, injury, mischief.

verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of:

blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate.

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Translations

ضَرَر، أذىيَضُرُيَضُر، يُؤْذي

ublížitzloškoda

skade

SchadenverletzenanhabenHarmLeid

βλάπτω

dañohacer dañomalperjuicioperjudicar

vahingoittaa

nuirepréjudicetortvicedégât

ozlijediti

særa, meiîaskaîi

danneggiaredannodifettofar maleguaio

害する

해치다

į saugesnę vietąnekaltainekaltasnekaltumasnekenksmingai

darīt ļaunuIt’ll do you no harmkaitējumskaitētļaunums

kwaad doen

fortredgjøre fortredgjøre skadeskade

zaszkodzić

prejudicar

вредвредитьзло

ublíženieublížiť

poškodovatiškodaškodovati

skada

ทำอันตราย

zarar vermekziyanhasarhasara uğratmakzarar

làm hại

伤害危害损害

harm

[hɑːm]

A. N → daño m, mal m, perjuicio m
to do sb harm → hacer daño a algn (fig) → perjudicar a algn
it does more harm than good → es peor el remedio que la enfermedad
the harm is done now → el daño or mal ya está hecho
don't worry, no harm done → no te preocupes, no ha sido nada
there's no harm in trying → nada se pierde con probar
I see no harm in that → no veo nada en contra de eso
he means no harm → no tiene malas intenciones
out of harm's way → a salvo, fuera de peligro
to keep out of harm's way → evitar el peligro
we moved the car out of harm's way → quitamos el coche de en medio, movimos el coche a un lugar seguro

B. VT [+ person] → hacer daño a, hacer mal a; [+ health, reputation, interests] → perjudicar; [+ crops] → dañar, estropear

C. VI → sufrir daños
will it harm in the rain? → ¿lo estropeará la lluvia?
it won't harm for that → eso no le hará daño

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harm

[ˈhɑː^rm]

n → mal m
to do sth harm → nuire à qch
to do sb harm → faire du mal à qn
to cause harm → provoquer des dégâts
to cause harm to sth → nuire à qch
to cause harm to sb [person] → porter préjudice à qn; [substance, chemical] → être nocif/ive à qn
to do more harm than good → faire plus de mal que de bien
no harm done! → il n'y a pas de mal!
to come to no harm
You'll come to no harm → Il ne t'arrivera rien.
to mean no harm → ne pas avoir de mauvaises intentions
there's no harm in trying → on peut toujours essayer
it wouldn't do any harm for sb to do sth
It wouldn't do any harm for you to get an answerphone → Tu ferais mieux de t'acheter un répondeur.
out of harm`s way [person] → à l'abri du danger; [object] → en lieu sûr grievous bodily harm

vt

[+ person] [person] → faire du mal à; [substance, chemical] → être nocif/ive pour; [+ object, fabric] → endommager; [+ environment] → nuire à; [+ company, industry, economy] → nuire à; [+ reputation] → nuire à; [+ relationship] → nuire à
I didn't mean to harm you → Je ne voulais pas vous faire de mal.
Chemicals harm the environment → Les produits chimiques nuisent à l'environnement.
to harm sb's chances → diminuer les chances de qn

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harm

n (bodily) → Verletzung f; (= material damage, to relations, psychological) → Schaden m; to do harm to somebody → jdm eine Verletzung/jdm Schaden zufügen; to do harm to something → einer Sache (dat) → schaden; you could do somebody/yourself harm with that knife → mit dem Messer können Sie jemanden/sich verletzen; the blow didn’t do him any harm → der Schlag hat ihm nichts getan or ihn nicht verletzt; a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm → ein bisschen Sport hat noch niemandem geschadet; he never did anyone any harm → er hat keiner Fliege jemals etwas zuleide or zu Leide getan; he did his reputation quite a lot of harm with his TV appearance → er hat seinem Ruf mit diesem Fernsehauftritt ziemlich geschadet; you will come to no harm → es wird Ihnen nichts geschehen; I’ll make sure no harm comes to him → ich werde dafür sorgen, dass ihm nichts passiert or geschieht; it will do more harm than good → es wird mehr schaden als nützen; it won’t do you any harm → es wird dir nicht schaden; I see no harm in the odd cigarette → ich finde nichts dabei, wenn man ab und zu eine Zigarette raucht; to mean no harm → es nicht böse meinen; I don’t mean him any harm → ich meine es nicht böse mit ihm; (bodily, = not offend) → ich will ihm nicht wehtun; no harm done → es ist nichts Schlimmes passiert; there’s no harm in asking/trying → es kann nicht schaden, zu fragen/es zu versuchen; there’s no harm in me putting a word in for him, is there? → es kann doch nichts schaden, wenn ich ein gutes Wort für ihn einlege, oder?; where’s or what’s the harm in that? → was kann denn das schaden?; to keep or stay out of harm’s way → die Gefahr meiden, der Gefahr (dat) → aus dem Weg gehen; you stay here out of harm’s way → du bleibst schön hier, in Sicherheit; I’ve put those tablets in the cupboard out of harm’s way → ich habe die Tabletten im Schrank in Sicherheit gebracht

vt person → verletzen; thing, environment → schaden (+dat); sb’s interests, relations, reputation etc → schaden (+dat), → abträglich sein (+dat); don’t harm the children → tu den Kindern nichts (an); it wouldn’t harm you to be a little more polite → es würde nicht(s) schaden, wenn du ein bisschen höflicher wärest

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harm

[hɑːm]

1. n (gen) → male m; (damage) → danno
to do sb harm → far del male a qn
to do harm to (reputation, interests) → danneggiare
out of harm's way → al sicuro
to keep out of harm's way → tenersi alla larga
there's no harm in trying → tentar non nuoce
it does more harm than good → fa più male che bene
you will come to no harm → non ti succederà nulla
he means no harm → non ha nessuna cattiva intenzione
he meant no harm by what he said → non l'ha detto con cattiveria

2. vt (person) → far male a; (reputation, interests, health) → danneggiare, nuocere a; (object, crops) → danneggiare

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harm

(haːm) noun

damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go. skade, kwaad ضَرَر، أذى вреда mal škoda; zlo der Schaden skade ζημιά, κακόdaño, mal, perjuicio paha, viga, kahju آسیب vahinko malנזק क्षति, हानि zlo, ozljeda, šteta kár kerusakan, kesusahan, dll. skaði male 損害 피해, 손상 blogis, skriauda nedomāt nekā ļauna keburukan schade, blessure, verdrietskade, fortredkrzywda زيان، تاوان، ضرر، ځور mal rău вред škoda; zlo; ublíženie; ujma škoda šteta skada, ont ความเสียหาย zarar, ziyan, hasar 損害，傷害，使難過 шкода; збиток آزار، چوٹ sự tổn hại 伤害，损害，危害

verb

to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you. skaad, skade aandoen يَضُر، يُؤْذي причинявам вреда на fazer mal ublížit verletzen skade βλάπτω, κάνω κακό hacer daño, lastimar halba tegema آسيب زدن vahingoittaa faire du mal à לִגרוֹם נֶזֶק हानि पहुंचाना nauditi, anškoditi, ozlijediti árt menyakiti særa, meiða far male a 傷つける 피해를 입히다 padaryti (kam) ką nors bloga, nuskriausti, pakenkti darīt ļaunu; kaitēt mencederakan schade berokkenen, pijn doenskade, gjøre skade/fortred krzywdzić ځوړول fazer mal a face rău, a dăuna причинять вред ublížiť (po)škodovati povrediti skada, göra illa ทำร้าย zarar vermek, hasara uğratmak 傷害 шкодити; завдавати шкоди آزار دینا، چوٹ لگانا gây hại 伤害

ˈharmful adjective

doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them. skadelik مُضِر، مُؤْذٍ вреден prejudicial škodlivý schädlich skadelig βλαβερόςnocivo, perjudicial, dañino kahjulik مضر vahingollinen nuisibleמזיק हानिकारक škodljiv, štetan ártalmas merugikan skaðlegur dannoso, nocivo 有害な 유해한 žalingas, kenksmingas kaitīgs membawa keburukan schadelijkskadeligszkodliwy ضررناك ، زيانمن prejudicial dău­nător вредный škodlivý škodljiv štetan skadlig, farlig ซึ่งให้โทษ zararlı 有害的 шкідливий, згубний نقصان دہ có hại 有害的

ˈharmless adjective

not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless. onskadelik غَيْر مُضِر، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден inofensivo neškodný harmlos harmløs; uskadelig αβλαβής, ακίνδυνοςinofensivo, inocuo ohutu بي ضرر vaaraton inoffensif שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵזִיק अहानिकर bezazlen, bezopasan ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus, skaðlaus innocuo, inoffensivo 無害な 해롭지 않은 nežalingas, nekenksmingas, nekaltas nekaitīgs tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldigharmløs, uskadelig, ufarlignieszkodliwy بى ضرره ، بې زيانه inofensivo inofensiv безвредный neškodný neškodljiv bezopasan oskadlig, ofarlig ซึ่งไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız 無害的 нешкідливий بے ضرر vô hại 无害的

ˈharmlessly adverb

onskadelik بدون ضَرَر، بِدون أذى безвредно inofensivamente neškodně harmlos harmløst; uskadeligt ακίνδυνα inofensivamente ohutult بطور بي زيان vaarattomasti innocemment לְלא פְּגִיעָה बिना किसी हानि के bezazleno, bezopasno ártalmatlanul aman meinleysislega innocuamente 無害に 해롭지 않게 nekenksmingai, nekaltai nekaitīgi dengan tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijk, onschuldigharmløst, ufarlig nieszkodliwie په بىضرره توګه inofensivamente inofensiv; inocent безвредно neškodne neškodljivo bezopasno oskadligt, ofarligt อย่างไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsız bir şekilde 無害地 нешкідливо بغیر نقصان کے một cách vô hại 无害地

ˈharmlessness noun

onskadelikheid, onskuld عَدَم ضَرَر، عَدَم أذى безвредност inocuidade nevinnost die Harmlosigkeit harmløshed απουσία ρίσκου ή κινδύνου inocuidad, cualidad de inofensivo ohutus بي ضرري vaarattomuus innocuitéתמימות अहानिकारकता bazazlenost ártalmatlanság keadaan aman meinleysi innocuità 無害 해롭지 않음 nekenksmingumas, nekaltumas nekaitīgums sifat yang tidak membawa keburukan onschadelijkheid, onschuldharmløshet nieszkodliwość بى ضرره inocuidade caracter inofensiv; ino­cenţă безвредность nevinnosť neškodljivost bezopasnost oskadlighet, ofarlighet ความไม่เป็นอันตราย zararsızlık 無害 нешкідливість بے ضرری sự vô hại 无害

out of harm's way

in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken. buite gevaar, uit die pad في مأمَن، في موضِع أمان на безопасно място em lugar seguro na bezpečné místo in Sicherheit på et sikkert sted σε ασφαλές μέρος fuera de peligro, a salvo kindlas kohas در امان turvassa en lieu sûr מִחוּץ לִטווָח סַכַּנָה सुरक्षित na sigurnom biztonságban tempat aman úr hættu; á öruggum stað (in luogo sicuro) 安全な所に 안전한 곳에 saugiai, į saugesnę vietą drošībā; drošā vietā di tempat yang selamat buiten de gevarenzone i sikkerhet w bezpiecznym miejscu په ساتلی em lugar seguro la loc sigur от греха подальше na bezpečné miesto na varnem na bezbednom i säkerhet, på ett säkert ställe ที่ที่ปลอดภัย güvenli bir yerde 在安全的地方 від гріха подалі محفوظ جگہ پر ở nơi an toàn 在安全的地方

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harm

→ يَضُرُ ublížit skade schaden βλάπτω hacer daño vahingoittaa nuire ozlijediti danneggiare 害する 해치다 kwaad doen skade zaszkodzić prejudicar вредить skada ทำอันตราย zarar vermek làm hại 伤害

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harm

n. daño, mal, perjuicio;

v. dañar, perjudicar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

harm

n daño; vt dañar, hacer daño

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