Meaning

2 senses
  1. A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

    Prellung, Bluterguss, blauer Fleck

    ссадинаssadina, синя́кsinják, уши́бušíb

    синя́кsynják, сине́цьsynécʹ

  2. A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.

    Druckstelle

    поби́тостьpobítostʹ, помя́тостьpomjátostʹ, подби́тостьpodbítostʹ

More definitions
  • an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Examples

172 sentences
  1. I got my left arm bruised.

    Я забив ліву руку. — brambury

    ruЯ ушиб левую руку. — Hellerick

  2. I fell down and bruised my knee.

    Я упав і забив коліно. — deniko

    ruЯ упал и ушиб колено. — Balamax

  3. I have a bruise.

    У мене синець. — deniko

    ruУ меня синяк. — odexed

  4. I don't see any bruises.

    Я не бачу жодних синців. — deniko

    ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков. — odexed

  5. I can't see any bruises.

    Я не бачу жодних синців. — deniko

    ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
medical: mark on the skin:
Русский
By meaning 2
medical: mark on the skin:
mark on fruit or vegetable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
medical: mark on the skin:
mark on fruit or vegetable:

Origin

From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both

From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”):

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Forms

plural: bruises
Singularbruise
Pluralbruises

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
medical:contusion
Close in meaning
  • an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration:contusion

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • bruise on his
  • bruises all over
  • have a bruise
  • a bruise on
  • had bruises all
  • bruise on your
  • that bruise on
  • get that bruise
  • bruises all

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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