Wound

Noun

wound

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /wund/

1. An injury, like a cut or tear, to a part of the body.

   The victim had a fatal wound to the back.

2. A hurt to a person's feelings.

   It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.

Translations

• Dutch: wonde f (1), verwonding f (1), kwetsuur m, n (1)
• French: blessure f (1,2), plaie f (1)
• German: Wunde f (1), Verletzung f (1, 2)
• Hungarian: seb (1)
• Indonesian: luka (1,2), cedera / lecet (1)
• Interlingua: ferimento , vulnere , lesion
• Italian: lesione
• Japanese: 傷 (きず , kizu) (1,2), 怪我 (けが , kega) (1)
• Norwegian: skade
• Polish: rana (1)
• Portuguese: ferimento m, ferida f, lesão (1); mágoa f (1, esp. 2)
• Spanish: herida f

Verb

to wound (wounded, wounded)

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /wund/

1. To hurt or injure by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

   The police officer was wounded during the fight that ensued.

2. To hurt another person's feelings.

   The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.

Translations

• Dutch: verwonden
• French: blesser
• German: verletzen
• Indonesian]: melukai (1,2), mencederai (1)
• Interlingua: ferir , vulnerar , leder
• Italian: ferire
• Japanese: 傷つける (きず つける, kizu-tsukeru) (1,2), 怪我 させる (けが させる, kega-saseru) (1)
• Norwegian: såre
• Polish: ranić (1), urazić (2)
• Portuguese: ferir , lesar , vulnerar (1); magoar (1, esp. 2)
• Spanish: herir

Verb

wound

Pronunciation

• SAMPA : /'/
• IPA : /wɑʊnd/

1. past tense of to wind

   I wound the clock before going to bed.

(See also wind.)

Translations

• Dutch: ik wond de klok op klok opwinden
• Interlingua: girar , bobinar
• Portuguese: girar , bobinar

Verb

wound

1. past participle of to wind

Translations

• Dutch: opgewonden