perjudicar

perjudicar
v.
to damage, to harm.
Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.
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perjudicar
Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar
verbo transitivo
1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to
sabes que beber te perjudica you know that drinking is bad for you
esta sequía perjudica a la agricultura the drought is hitting the farmers
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verb
to harm
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1. VT
1) (=dañar) to harm

me perjudica que digan eso — their saying that is damaging to me

2) (=desfavorecer)

ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat

3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander
2.
See:
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verbo transitivo
a) (dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

el tabaco perjudica tu salud — smoking damages your health

está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people

b) (Col, Per fam & euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
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= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.
Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
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* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.
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verbo transitivo
a) (dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

el tabaco perjudica tu salud — smoking damages your health

está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people

b) (Col, Per fam & euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
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= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

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perjudicar [A2 ]
vt
1 (dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)
el tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your health
está perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measures
para no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations
2 (Col, Per fam euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
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perjudicar (conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo (dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

'perjudicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cama
- dañar
- embromar
English:
damage
- handicap
- harm
- impair
- injure
- prejudice
- weigh
- reflect
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perjudicar vt
to damage, to harm;
el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;
esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests
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perjudicar
v/t harm, damage
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perjudicar {72} vt
: to harm, to be detrimental to
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perjudicar vb
1. (salud) to damage
el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health
2. (persona) to affect
la sequía ha perjudicado a los agricultores the drought has affected the farmers

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