dañarse

dañarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (estropearse) to get damaged, spoil; (alimentos) to go bad, go off

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VPR

1) (=hacerse daño) to be hurt, be injured

el ciclista se dañó al caer — the cyclist was hurt o injured when he fell off

se dañó el brazo escalando — she hurt o injured her arm while climbing

2) [objeto] to be damaged

los cimientos no llegaron a dañarse en el incendio — the foundations were not damaged in the fire

3) [cosecha] to be damaged, be spoiled

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(v.) = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo

Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.

Ex. She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.

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(v.) = hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo

Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.

Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.

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vpr

1. [sujeto: persona] [la espalda, la rodilla] to injure, to hurt;

se dañó el codo jugando al squash he hurt his elbow playing squash

2. [pieza, objeto, cosecha] to be o get damaged;

[fruta, mercancía] to be o get damaged, to be o get spoilt

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dañarse

v/r de persona harm o.s.; de objeto get damaged

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dañarse vb to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

se ha dañado el tobillo he's hurt his ankle