bruise

bruise  (brz)

v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.

b. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing.

2. To dent or mar.

3. To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush.

4. To hurt, especially psychologically.

v.intr.

To experience or undergo bruising: Peaches bruise easily.

n.

1. An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.

2. A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage.

3. An injury, especially to one's feelings.

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[Middle English bruisen, from Old English brsan, to crush, and from Old North French bruisier (of Germanic origin).]

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bruise [bruːz]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (Medicine / Pathology) (also intr) to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way

2. to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc

3. to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow

4. (Cookery) to crush (food, etc.) by pounding or pressing

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion

[Old English brȳsan, of Celtic origin; compare Irish brūigim I bruise]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bruise - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration contusion harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. ecchymosis - the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise petechia - a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) black eye, shiner, mouse - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Verb	1.	bruise - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee" contuse injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to jam, crush - crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
	2.	bruise - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" spite, wound, injure, offend, hurt affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
	3.	bruise - break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" crush - break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
	4.	bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them" plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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bruise

noun

discoloration, mark, injury, trauma (Pathology), blemish, black mark, contusion, black-and-blue mark How did you get that bruise on your cheek?

verb

1. hurt, injure, mark, blacken, discolour, contuse, make black and blue I had only bruised my knee.

2. damage, mark, mar, blemish, discolour Be sure to store them carefully or they'll get bruised.

3. injure, hurt, pain, wound, slight, insult, sting, offend, grieve, displease, rile, pique Men's egos are so easily bruised.

Translations

bruise [bruːz]

A. N (on person) → cardenal m, moretón m (esp LAm); (on fruit) → maca f, magulladura f

B. VT

1. [+ leg etc] → magullar, amoratar(esp LAm); [+ fruit] → magullar, dañar

2. (fig) [+ feelings] → herir

C. VI I bruise easily → me salen cardenales or moretones con facilidad

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bruise [ˈbruːz]

n

(on person) → bleu m, ecchymose f, contusion f

(on fruit) → meurtrissure f, talure f

vt

[+ person] → faire un bleu à, contusionner
to bruise one's arm → se faire un bleu au bras

[+ fruit] → abîmer

(= hurt the feelings of) → blesser

vi

[fruit] → se taler, se meurtrir

[person] to bruise easily → se faire facilement des bleus

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bruise

n (on person) → blauer Fleck; (more serious) → Prellung f, → Bluterguss m (esp Med); (on fruit) → Druckstelle f

vt person → einen blauen Fleck/blaue Flecke(n) schlagen (+dat) → or beibringen (+dat); (more seriously) → eine Prellung/Prellungen beibringen (+dat); fruit → beschädigen; (fig) person, spirit, feelings → verletzen; to bruise oneself → sich stoßen, sich (dat) → einen blauen Fleck holen; to bruise one’s elbow → sich (dat) → einen blauen Fleck am Ellbogen holen

vi (person, part of body) → einen blauen Fleck/blaue Flecke(n) bekommen; (fruit) → eine Druckstelle/Druckstellen bekommen; (fig, person, feelings) → verletzt werden; he bruises easily → er bekommt leicht blaue Flecken; (fig) → er ist sehr empfindlich

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bruise [bruːz]

1. n (on person) → livido; (on fruit) → ammaccatura

2. vt (leg) → farsi un livido a; (fruit) → ammaccare (fig) (feelings) → urtare

3. vi (fruit) → ammaccarsi
I bruise easily → mi vengono facilmente i lividi sulla pelle

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bruise [bruːz]

1. n (on person) → livido; (on fruit) → ammaccatura

2. vt (leg) → farsi un livido a; (fruit) → ammaccare (fig) (feelings) → urtare

3. vi (fruit) → ammaccarsi
I bruise easily → mi vengono facilmente i lividi sulla pelle

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bruise

n bruise [bruːz]

an injury caused by a blow to a person or a fruit, turning the skin a dark colour bruises all over his legs; apples covered in bruises. kneusplek كَدْمَه، رَضّـه натъртено/посиняло място modřina; otlačenina blåt mærke die Quetschung, blauer Fleck μώλωπας, μελανιά morado, magulladura sinine laik, sinikas کوفتگی؛ کبودی mustelma bleu, meurtrissure פְּגָם, חָבוּרָה चोट masnica horzsolás memar ammaccatura, livido 打撲傷 타박상 mėlynė, sumušimas zilums; sasitums lebam kneuzing blått merke siniak, potłuczenie negra vânătaie; lovitură синяк; помятость modrina; odrenina modrica, odrgnina modrica blåmärke, fläck แผลฟกช้ำ çürük, morartı 瘀腫 синець خراش ، رگڑ vết thâm tím 青肿；伤痕

v

to cause or develop such a mark on the skin She bruised her forehead; She bruises easily. kneus يَكْدِمُ، يَرُضُّ натъртвам (се) potlouct se få et blåt mærke anstoßen προξενώ μώλωπες σε κπ. magullar siniseks lööma, siniseks minema کبود کردن یا شدن kolhaista (se) couvrir d'ecchymoses לִפְגוֹם चोट लगना ozlijeđivati se (fel)horzsol mememarkan farsi un livido 打撲傷を負わせる 타박상을 입히다 gauti mėlynę, susimušti dabūt zilumu; sasist menjadi lebam kneuzen, gekneusd zijn få blåmerker posiniaczyć się, potłuc się magoar-se a face vânătăi ставить синяки odrieť sa potolči (se) dobiti modricu slå sig, få blåmärken ทำให้เป็นรอยช้ำ çürütmek, morartmak 造成...瘀腫 забивати(ся); набити синець خراش یا رگڑ ڈالنا làm thâm tím 使...青肿，擦伤

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bruise → كدمة modřina blåt mærke blauer Fleck μώλωπας magulladura mustelma bleu modrica livido 打撲傷 타박상 kneuzing blåmerke stłuczenie contusão синяк blåmärke แผลฟกช้ำ bere vết thâm tím 擦伤