Hiero in english
pronunciation: hɪroʊ part of speech: noun
herir = injure ; hurt ; wound ; bruise ; rankle ; inflict + injury ; cause + an injury ; harm.
Example: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Example: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.Example: You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded? .Example: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.Example: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.Example: Armed violence -- the use of arms to inflict death or injury -- is an epidemic of global proportions.Example: When purchasing computer equipment and furniture, little consideration is given to ergonomic aspects and this gives rise to wrong posture causing unnecessary injuries.Example: He threatened to harm her if she ever left him, and she has been afraid for her life ever since she walked away from that relationship.more:
» herir con un cristal = glass .
Example: He was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl.» herir de muerte = fatally + shoot .
Example: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.» herir de un balazo = get + shot ; shoot .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint. Example: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.» herir de un disparo = get + shot ; shoot .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint. Example: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.» herir el orgullo de Alguien = ruffle + Posesivo + pride .
Example: I ruffled his pride a little bit but what's that compared to war?.» herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick .
Example: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship. Example: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.» herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick .
Example: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship. Example: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.» herir gravemente = be seriously wounded ; be badly hurt ; be badly injured ; be badly wounded ; be seriously hurt ; be seriously injured .
Example: Last Tuesday a priest in India was seriously wounded when two young men assaulted him at a school in southern Delhi. Example: The son of my brother's ex-wife was badly hurt in Iraq. Example: The stuntman missed the safety net and was badly injured. Example: His attack was defeated and he was badly wounded, losing his right arm. Example: Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt in the collision. Example: One woman died and another woman was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning.» herir mortalmente = fatally + shoot .
Example: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.» herir + Posesivo + orgullo = hurt + Posesivo + pride .
Example: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.» herir + Posesivo + sentimientos = hurt + Posesivo + feelings .
Example: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.» herirse = get + hurt ; hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo .
Example: To avoid getting hurt, before you exercise you should probably boost your intake of magnesium, which helps muscles stay flexible and toned. Example: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Example: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.» herir suceptibilidades = ruffle + Posesivo + feathers .
Example: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'.» acallar una emoción = bruise + an emotions .
Example: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.