hacer daño

v.

to be harmful, to harm, to cause harm, to do harm.

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hacer daño

(doler) to hurt 2 (causar dolor a alguien) to hurt 3 (ser malo para algo) to damage, harm; (ser malo para alguien) to do somebody harm

■ me hace daño la pierna my leg hurts

■ me hizo daño con sus palabras her words hurt me

■ aquellas fotografías hicieron daño a su reputación those photographs damaged her reputation

■ una copa de vino no te hará ningún daño a glass of wine won't do you any harm

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(v.) = do + harm, hurt

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.

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(v.) = do + harm, hurt

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.