damage

dam·age  (dmj)

n.

1. Harm or injury to property or a person, resulting in loss of value or the impairment of usefulness.

2. damages Law Money ordered to be paid as compensation for injury or loss.

3. Informal Cost; price.

v. dam·aged, dam·ag·ing, dam·ag·es

v.tr.

To cause damage to.

v.intr.

To suffer or be susceptible to damage.

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[Middle English, from Old French : dam, loss (from Latin damnum) + -age, -age.]

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damage·a·bili·ty n.

damage·a·ble adj.

damag·ing·ly adv.

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damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

n

1. injury or harm impairing the function or condition of a person or thing

2. loss of something desirable

3. Informal cost; expense (esp in the phrase what's the damage?)

vb

1. (tr) to cause damage to

2. (intr) to suffer damage

[from Old French, from Latin damnum injury, loss, fine]

damageable  adj

damageability  n

damager  n

damaging  adj

damagingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	damage - the occurrence of a change for the worse impairment, harm 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"
	2.	damage - loss of military equipment equipment casualty battle damage, combat casualty - loss of military equipment in battle operational casualty, operational damage - loss of military equipment in field operations casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	damage - the act of damaging something or someone scathe, harm, 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, wound - the act of inflicting a wound burn - damage inflicted by fire defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
	4.	damage - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" price, terms cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor asking price, selling price - the price at which something is offered for sale bid price - (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security closing price - (stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session factory price - price charged for goods picked up at the factory highway robbery - an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery" purchase price - the price at which something is actually purchased cash price, spot price - the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market support level - (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors valuation - assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high"
	5.	damage - any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right legal injury, wrong injury - wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
Verb	1.	damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" frost - damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown" bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel" break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!" total - damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert" bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them" disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!" afflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" injure, hurt - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition" impair - make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" flaw, blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective corrode, rust, eat - cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" eat away, erode, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" mutilate, cut up, mangle - destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" shatter - damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life" mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" wear away, whittle away, whittle down - cut away in small pieces bang up, smash up, smash - damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
	2.	damage - suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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damage

verb

1. spoil, hurt, injure, smash, harm, ruin, crush, devastate, mar, wreck, shatter, weaken, gut, demolish, undo, trash (slang), total (slang), impair, ravage, mutilate, annihilate, incapacitate, raze, deface, play (merry) hell with (informal) He damaged the car with a baseball bat.
spoil improve, fix, repair, mend, better

2. harm, ruin, mar, stain, taint, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, smirch He doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality.

noun

1. destruction, harm, loss, injury, suffering, hurt, ruin, crushing, wrecking, shattering, devastation, detriment, mutilation, impairment, annihilation, ruination There have been many reports of minor damage to buildings.
destruction gain, improvement, reparation

2. harm, loss, injury, abuse, ill, impairment The administration wants to limit the damage done to international relations.

3. (Informal) cost, price, charge, rate, bill, figure, amount, total, payment, expense, outlay What's the damage for these tickets?

plural noun

(Law) compensation, fine, payment, satisfaction, amends, reparation, indemnity, restitution, reimbursement, atonement, recompense, indemnification, meed (archaic), requital He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.

Translations

damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

A. N

1. (gen) → daño m; (visible, eg on car) → desperfectos mpl; (to building, area) → daños pl
to do or cause damage to [+ building] → causar daños a; [+ machine] → causar desperfectos en
the bomb did a lot of damage → la bomba causó muchos daños
not much damage was caused to the car → el coche no sufrió grandes desperfectos

2. (fig) (to chances, reputation etc) → perjuicio m, daño m
to do or cause damage to sth/sb → causar perjuicio a algo/algn, perjudicar algo/a algn
the damage is done → el daño ya está hecho
what's the damage? (= cost) → ¿cuánto va a ser?, ¿qué se debe?

3. damages (Jur) → daños mpl y perjuicios
see also recover A2

B. VT (= harm) → dañar; [+ machine] → averiar, causar desperfectos en; [+ health, chances, reputation] → perjudicar
to be damaged in a collision → sufrir daños en un choque

C. CPD damage limitation exercise N → campaña f para minimizar los daños

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damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

vt

(physically) [+ building] → endommager; [+ object] → abîmer

(= have negative effect on) [+ person] → faire du tort à; [+ reputation] → nuire à, causer du tort à; [+ economy] → avoir un effet néfaste sur
He doesn't want to damage his reputation → Il ne veut pas nuire à sa réputation., Il ne veut pas causer du tort à sa réputation.
These strikes are damaging the economy → Ces grèves sont mauvaises pour l'économie., Ces grèves ont un effet néfaste sur l'économie.

n (physical) → dégâts mpl
His car suffered slight damage in the accident → Sa voiture a subi de légers dégâts lors de l'accident.
a bit of damage → quelques dégâts
serious damage → de gros dégâts, de graves dommages
extensive damage → d'énormes dommages
There was extensive damage to the house → La maison a subi d'énormes dommages.
to do damage → faire des dégâts
The storm did a lot of damage → La tempête a fait beaucoup de dégâts.
to cause damage → causer des dégâts
damage to property → dégâts matériels brain damage

(= negative effect) → tort m
damage to sth
the damage this did to the party's reputation → le tort que cela a fait à la réputation du parti
to inflict damage on sth → faire du tort à qch
the damage is done → le mal est fait

damages npl (LAW) → dommages-intérêts mpl
to pay £5000 in damages → payer 5000 livres de dommages-intérêts
to award damages → accorder des dommages et intérêts
to be awarded damages
He was awarded damages → On lui a accordé des dommages et intérêts.
damage limitation damage control n
It's too late for damage limitation → Il est trop tard pour essayer de limiter les dégâts.
an exercise in damage limitation → une opération visant à limiter les dégâts
to be engaged in damage control → s'efforcer de limiter les dégâts
damage limitation exercise damage-limitation exercise n → opération f visant à limiter les dégâts

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damage

n

→ Schaden m (→ to an +dat); to do a lot of damage → großen Schaden anrichten; to do somebody/something a lot of damage → jdm/einer Sache (dat) → großen Schaden zufügen; the damage to his pride/ego/reputation → die Verletzung seines Stolzes/Erschütterung seines Selbstbewusstseins/Schädigung seines Rufs; it did no damage to his reputation → das hat seinem Ruf nicht geschadet; the damage is done (fig) → es ist passiert

damages pl (Jur) → Schaden(s)ersatz m (inf: = cost) what’s the damage? → was kostet der Spaß? (inf)

vt → schaden (+dat); health, reputation, relations also → schädigen; machine, car, furniture, fruit, tree → beschädigen; to damage one’s eyesight → sich (dat) → die Augen verderben; smoking can damage your health → Rauchen ist gesundheitsschädlich, Rauchen schadet Ihrer Gesundheit; to damage one’s chances → sich (dat) → die Chancen verderben

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damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

1. n

a. (also fig) → danno, danni mpl
damage to property → danni materiali
to suffer damage → riportare or subire danni
the fire did a lot of damage → l'incendio ha provocato danni ingenti
to do damage to a relationship → pregiudicare un rapporto
what's the damage? (fam) (cost) → quanto ci tocca sborsare?

b. damages npl (Law) → danni mpl
liable for damages → tenuto/a al risarcimento dei danni
to pay £5000 in damages → pagare 5000 sterline di indennizzo

2. vt (furniture, crops, machine) → danneggiare; (health, eyesight) → rovinare; (hopes, reputation) → compromettere; (relationship) → guastare; (cause) → compromettere, recar danno a

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damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]

1. n

a. (also fig) → danno, danni mpl
damage to property → danni materiali
to suffer damage → riportare or subire danni
the fire did a lot of damage → l'incendio ha provocato danni ingenti
to do damage to a relationship → pregiudicare un rapporto
what's the damage? (fam) (cost) → quanto ci tocca sborsare?

b. damages npl (Law) → danni mpl
liable for damages → tenuto/a al risarcimento dei danni
to pay £5000 in damages → pagare 5000 sterline di indennizzo

2. vt (furniture, crops, machine) → danneggiare; (health, eyesight) → rovinare; (hopes, reputation) → compromettere; (relationship) → guastare; (cause) → compromettere, recar danno a

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damage

n damage [ˈdӕmidʒ]

1 injury or hurt, especially to a thing The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident. skade ضَرَر щета škoda; poškození skade; -skade der Schaden βλάβη, ζημιά daño kahju(stus) آسیب؛ زیان vahinko dommage נֶזֶק हानि, घाटा, क्षति šteta, oštećenje kár kerusakan skaði, tjón danno 損害 손해 žala, sugadinimas, sužalojimas bojājums; postījums kerosakan schade skade zniszczenie, uszkodzenie dano pagubă, stricăciune ущерб; повреждение škoda; poškodenie škoda oštećenje skada, skador, skadegörelse ความเสียหาย zarar, hasar, tahribat 損壞 втрата; пошкодження ضرر یا نقصان sự hư hại 损坏

2 (in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered The court awarded him $5,000 damages. skadevergoeding تَعْويضات обезщетение odškodné erstatning der Schadensersatz αποζημίωση για ζημιές (πληθ.) daños y perjuicios kahjutasu خسارت؛ غرامت korvaussumma dommages et intérêts פִּיצוּיִים क्षतिपूर्ति का दावा odšteta, naknada štete kártérítés ganti rugi skaðabætur risarcimento dei danni 損害賠償 손해 배상금 atlyginimas už nuostolius kompensācija par zaudējumiem tuntutan ganti rugi schadevergoeding skadeserstatning odszkodowanie compensação despăgubiri компенсация за убытки odškodné odškodnina naknada štete skadestånd ค่าเสียหาย tazminat 賠償金 збитки ہرجانہ khoản tiền được trả hay đòi phải trả để bồi thường thiệt hại 赔偿金

v

to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post. beskadig يُصيب بِضَرَر، يُتْلِف повреждам poškodit beskadige; ødelægge beschädigen καταστρέφω, χαλώ dañar, hacer daño a kahjustama صدمه زدن؛ آسیب رساندن vahingoittaa endommager לְהָזִיק बिगड़ जाना, नष्ट हो जाना nanijeti štetu, pretrpjeti štetu megrongál merusak skemma danneggiare ～に損害を与える 손상시키다 (su)gadinti, apgadinti sabojāt; sasist; sapostīt tidak boleh digunakan beschadigen skade, beskadige niszczyć danificar a dete­riora, a strica повреждать poškodiť poškodovati oštetiti skada ทำความเสียหาย zarar/ziyan vermek; zedele(n)mek 損壞 завдавати збитків; пошкоджувати نقصان پہنچانا gây hư hại 损坏

adj damaged

(negativeundamaged) a damaged table. beskadigde مُتَضَرِّر повреден poškozený beskadiget; ødelagt beschädigt ελαττωματικός deteriorado, averiado kahjustatud, praak- صدمه دیده؛ آسیب دیده vahingoittunut endommagé פָּגוּם नुकसानदेह oštećen sérült rusak skemmdur danneggiato 傷んだ 손상된 sugadintas bojāts rosak beschadigd skadd, beskadiget uszkodzony danificado deteriorat повреждённый poškodený poškodovan oštećen skadad ที่เสียหาย hasar görmüş, bozuk 已損壞的 пошкоджений جس چیز کو نقصان پہنچا ہو bị hư hại 被损坏的

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damage → ضرر, يَضُر poškodit, újma skade beschädigen, Schaden βλάβη, βλάπτω dañar, daño vahingoittaa, vaurio dommage, endommager oštetiti, šteta danneggiare, danno 損傷, 損傷する 손상, 손상하다 beschadigen, schade skade szkoda, uszkodzić danificar, dano наносить ущерб, ущерб skada การทำร้าย, ความเสียหาย zarar, zarar vermek làm hư hại, thiệt hại 损害