bruise

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• bro͞oz
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• Received-Pronunciation: /bɹuːz/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /bɹʉwz/
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• US: /bɹuz/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /bɹʉːz/
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• Wales: /bɾɪu̯z/
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• Scotland: /bɾʉz/
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• Scotland: [bɾʉːz]
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• Northern-Ireland: /bɻʉz/
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• homophone: brews
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• rhymes with -uːz
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• CMU ARPABET: B R UW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhrews- (“to break”): * Old English brȳsan, brīesan (“to bruise; crush”), from Proto-Germanic *brausijaną, *brūsijaną (“to break; crumble; crack”). Provided the word's sense. * Anglo-Norman bruiser, bruser (“to break, smash, shatter”), from Gaulish *brus-, from Proto-Celtic *bruseti (“to break”). Provided the word's form. Cognate with Scots brizz, German brausen (“to roar; boom; pound”), Old English brosnian (“to crumble, fall apart”), Dutch broos (“brittle”), German Brosame (“crumb”), dialectal Norwegian brøysk (“breakable”), Latin frustum (“bit, scrap”), Old Church Slavonic бръснути (brŭsnuti, “to rake”), Albanian breshër (“hail”).

227 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: ацәԥы́сҭа (acwpə́sta) — medical: mark on the skin
• Abkhaz: ацәҟьа́сҭа (acwqjʼásta) — medical: mark on the skin
• Abkhaz: аҟәа́ҟәарсҭа (aqwʼáqwʼarsta) — medical: mark on the skin
• Abkhaz: ааха́ (aaxá) — medical: mark on the skin
• Abkhaz: ахәа́хәара (axwáxwara) — medical: mark on the skin
• Afrikaans: kneusplek — medical: mark on the skin
• Afrikaans: bloukol — medical: mark on the skin
• Arabic: كَدْمَة (kadma) — medical: mark on the skin
• Arabic: رَضّ (raḍḍ) — medical: mark on the skin
• Arabic: رَضَّة (raḍḍa) — medical: mark on the skin
• Armenian: կապտուկ (kaptuk) — medical: mark on the skin
• Azerbaijani: göy — medical: mark on the skin
• Azerbaijani: göyərti — medical: mark on the skin
• Azerbaijani: göyənək — medical: mark on the skin
• Azerbaijani: qançır — medical: mark on the skin
• Basque: ubeldur — medical: mark on the skin
• Basque: ubelune — medical: mark on the skin
• Belarusian: сіня́к (sinják) — medical: mark on the skin
• Bulgarian: синка (sinka) — medical: mark on the skin
• Bulgarian: натъртено място (natǎrteno mjasto) — medical: mark on the skin
• Catalan: blau — medical: mark on the skin
• Catalan: blaüra — medical: mark on the skin
• Cebuano: bun-og — medical: mark on the skin
• Chinese Mandarin: 瘀青 (yūqīng) — medical: mark on the skin
• Cornish: brew — medical: mark on the skin
• Czech: podlitina — medical: mark on the skin
• Czech: modřina — medical: mark on the skin
• Danish: blåt mærke — medical: mark on the skin
• Danish: blodudtrædning — medical: mark on the skin
• Dutch: blauwe plek — medical: mark on the skin
• Esperanto: kontuzo — medical: mark on the skin
• Finnish: mustelma — medical: mark on the skin
• French: bleu — medical: mark on the skin
• French: contusion — medical: mark on the skin
• French: ecchymose — medical: mark on the skin
• French: meurtrissure — medical: mark on the skin
• Galician: mazadura — medical: mark on the skin
• Galician: negrón — medical: mark on the skin
• Galician: hematoma — medical: mark on the skin
• Georgian: დალურჯებული ადგილი (dalurǯebuli adgili) — medical: mark on the skin
• German: Prellung — medical: mark on the skin
• German: Bluterguss — medical: mark on the skin
• German: blauer Fleck — medical: mark on the skin
• Greek: μώλωπας (mólopas) — medical: mark on the skin
• Ancient Greek: μώλωψ (mṓlōps) — medical: mark on the skin
• Hebrew: חַבּוּרָה (khabura) — medical: mark on the skin
• Hiligaynon: lanog — medical: mark on the skin
• Hiligaynon: pal-us — medical: mark on the skin
• Hungarian: horzsolás — medical: mark on the skin
• Hungarian: zúzódás — medical: mark on the skin
• Ilocano: sugat — medical: mark on the skin
• Indonesian: bonyok — medical: mark on the skin
• Irish: ball gorm — medical: mark on the skin
• Italian: livido — medical: mark on the skin
• Japanese: あざ (aza) — medical: mark on the skin
• Karachay-Balkar: кюлтюм (kültüm) — medical: mark on the skin
• Khmer: ជាំ (cŏəm) — medical: mark on the skin
• Khmer: ខ្ទាំសាច់ (khtŏəmsac) — medical: mark on the skin
• Kinaray-a: lanus — medical: mark on the skin
• Korean: 멍 (meong) — medical: mark on the skin
• Latin: contusio — medical: mark on the skin
• Latin: līvor — medical: mark on the skin
• Latin: sūgillātiō — medical: mark on the skin
• Latvian: zilums — medical: mark on the skin
• Macedonian: модринка (modrinka) — medical: mark on the skin
• Macedonian: модрица (modrica) — medical: mark on the skin
• Malagasy: manamangana — medical: mark on the skin
• Malay: lebam — medical: mark on the skin
• Māori: uruhua — medical: mark on the skin
• Māori: marū — medical: mark on the skin
• Mongolian: хөхрүүлэх (xöxrüülex) — medical: mark on the skin
• Norman: êcouocheuse — medical: mark on the skin
• Norman: meurdrisseûthe — medical: mark on the skin
• Ossetian: цъӕррӕмыхст (c’ærræmyxst) — medical: mark on the skin
• Polish: siniak — medical: mark on the skin
• Polish: siniec — medical: mark on the skin
• Polish: stłuczenie — medical: mark on the skin
• Portuguese: hematoma — medical: mark on the skin
• Portuguese: roxo — medical: mark on the skin
• Romanian: julitură — medical: mark on the skin
• Romanian: vânătaie — medical: mark on the skin
• Russian: ссадина (ssadina) — medical: mark on the skin
• Russian: синя́к (sinják) — medical: mark on the skin
• Russian: уши́б (ušíb) — medical: mark on the skin
• Russian: кровоподтёк (krovopodtjók) — medical: mark on the skin
• Russian: гемато́ма (gematóma) — medical: mark on the skin
• Scottish Gaelic: pronnadh — medical: mark on the skin
• Serbo-Croatian: ма̀сница — medical: mark on the skin
• Serbo-Croatian: мо̀дрица — medical: mark on the skin
• Serbo-Croatian: màsnica — medical: mark on the skin
• Serbo-Croatian: mòdrica — medical: mark on the skin
• Slovak: modrina — medical: mark on the skin
• Slovak: podliatina — medical: mark on the skin
• Slovak: šinka — medical: mark on the skin
• Slovene: modrica — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: moratón — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: moretón — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: cardenal — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: magulladura — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: hematoma — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: moradura — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: magullada — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: magullón — medical: mark on the skin
• Spanish: magullamiento — medical: mark on the skin
• Swahili: chubuko — medical: mark on the skin
• Swedish: blåmärke — medical: mark on the skin
• Tagalog: pasâ — medical: mark on the skin
• Thai: รอยช้ํา — medical: mark on the skin
• Thai: รอยฟกช้ํา — medical: mark on the skin
• Tibetan: སྨུག་ཏིག — medical: mark on the skin
• Turkish: morluk — medical: mark on the skin
• Turkish: morartı — medical: mark on the skin
• Turkish: çürük — medical: mark on the skin
• Ukrainian: синя́к (synják) — medical: mark on the skin
• Ukrainian: сине́ць (synécʹ) — medical: mark on the skin
• Welsh: briw — medical: mark on the skin
• Welsh: clais — medical: mark on the skin
• Catalan: macadura — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Catalan: macadís — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Dutch: rotte plek — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Dutch: beurze plek — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Finnish: mustelma — mark on fruit or vegetable
• French: talure — mark on fruit or vegetable
• French: cotissure — mark on fruit or vegetable
• French: meurtrissure — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Galician: mazadura — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Galician: negrón — mark on fruit or vegetable
• German: Druckstelle — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Hungarian: ütődés — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Irish: brú — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Italian: ammaccatura — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Korean: 멍 (meong) — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Polish: obicie — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Romanian: pată — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Russian: поби́тость (pobítostʹ) — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Russian: помя́тость (pomjátostʹ) — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Russian: подби́тость (podbítostʹ) — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Scottish Gaelic: pronnadh — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Spanish: maca — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Spanish: magullamiento — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Swedish: fläck — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Thai: รอยช้ํา — mark on fruit or vegetable
• Arabic: كَدَمَ (kadama) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Bulgarian: натъртвам (natǎrtvam) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Catalan: masegar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Catalan: copejar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Catalan: maganyar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Catalan: contusionar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Cornish: brewi — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Dutch: slaan — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Esperanto: kontuzi — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Finnish: hakata mustelmille — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• French: contusionner — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• French: meurtrir — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• German: prellen — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Irish: ballbhrúigh — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Italian: creare un livido — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Māori: kōmeke — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Norman: meurdri — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Polish: siniaczyć — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Polish: posiniaczyć — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Portuguese: magoar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Portuguese: ferir — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Romanian: zgâria — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Romanian: învineți — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Russian: ушиба́ть (ušibátʹ) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Russian: ушиби́ть (ušibítʹ) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Sanskrit: तृणेढि (tṛṇeḍhi) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Spanish: magullar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Spanish: contusionar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Spanish: moretear — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Spanish: macar (disused) — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Spanish: mallugar — strike (a person), giving them a bruise
• Bulgarian: натъртвам (natǎrtvam) — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Catalan: macar — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Catalan: maganyar — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Finnish: kolhia mustelmille — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• French: taler — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• French: cotir — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Irish: brúigh — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Irish: meil — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Māori: kōmeke — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Russian: мять (mjatʹ) — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Russian: помя́ть (pomjátʹ) — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: cunzari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: abbirsari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: cappulijari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: vunchiari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: sunari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Sicilian: mazzulijari — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Spanish: mazar — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Spanish: magullar — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Spanish: machacar — cause fruit or vegetables to bruise
• Bulgarian: натъртвам се (natǎrtvam se) — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Catalan: macar-se — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Czech: otlouct se — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Finnish: saada mustelmia — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Finnish: kolhiintua — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• French: se taler — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• French: se cotir — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• French: s'abîmer — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Irish: éirigh brúite — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Romanian: se păta — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Russian: мя́ться (mjátʹsja) — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Russian: помя́ться (pomjátʹsja) — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Sicilian: appurminàrisi — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Sicilian: abbuḍḍàrisi — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Sicilian: ammaccàrisi — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Spanish: macarse — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Spanish: estropearse — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Spanish: magullarse — of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises
• Bulgarian: натъртвам се (natǎrtvam se) — to get bruised
• Catalan: masegar-se — to get bruised
• Catalan: contusionar-se — to get bruised
• Finnish: saada mustelmia — to get bruised
• French: se faire un bleu — to get bruised
• Greek: μωλωπίζομαι (molopízomai) — to get bruised
• Irish: éirigh brúite — to get bruised
• Māori: marū — to get bruised
• Russian: ушиба́ться (ušibátʹsja) — to get bruised
• Russian: ушиби́ться (ušibítʹsja) — to get bruised
• Sicilian: appurminàrisi — to get bruised
• Sicilian: abbuḍḍàrisi — to get bruised
• Sicilian: ammaccàrisi — to get bruised
• Spanish: magullarse — to get bruised
• Spanish: salirse moratones — to get bruised
• Spanish: amoratarse — to get bruised