bruise
To strike, originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way…To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I got my left arm bruised.
Я ушиб левую руку. — Hellerick
Я забив ліву руку. — brambury
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(transitive)To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
prellen
ушиба́тьušibátʹ, ушиби́тьušibítʹ
(transitive)To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
(intransitive)Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
Bananas bruise easily.
мятьmjatʹ, помя́тьpomjátʹ, мя́тьсяmjátʹsja
(intransitive)To become bruised.
I bruise easily.
ушиба́тьсяušibátʹsja, ушиби́тьсяušibítʹsja
(intransitive)To fight with the fists; to box.
(figuratively, transitive)To harm or injure somebody's feelings or self-esteem.
Her thoughtless remarks bruised my ego.
I was bruised by such wanton criticism.
hurt the feelings of
(transitive)To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
Examples
172 sentencesI got my left arm bruised.
Я забив ліву руку. — brambury
ruЯ ушиб левую руку. — Hellerick
I fell down and bruised my knee.
Я упав і забив коліно. — deniko
ruЯ упал и ушиб колено. — Balamax
I have a bruise.
У мене синець. — deniko
ruУ меня синяк. — odexed
I don't see any bruises.
Я не бачу жодних синців. — deniko
ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков. — odexed
I can't see any bruises.
Я не бачу жодних синців. — deniko
ruЯ не вижу никаких синяков. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, bothFrom 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
bruises, bruising, bruised, bruisedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.