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ferire

wound

verb feh-REE-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin ferire

Also means

hurt

Usage Note

Ferire applies to physical wounds and, figuratively, to hurting someone's feelings, as in ferire l'orgoglio ('to wound one's pride'). The reflexive ferirsi means 'to injure oneself'.

Examples

"Il coltello può ferire qualcuno."

Natural Translation

The knife can wound someone.

Literal Translation

The knife can wound someone.

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