nuocere
to harm
verb NWOH-cheh-reh Rare
Origin: Latin nocere 'to harm'
Also means
to damage
Usage Note
Nuocere is an irregular second-conjugation verb with archaic alternating forms: present nuoccio/nuoci/nuoce/nociamo/nuocete/nuocciono. It takes avere as its auxiliary. The proverb tentar non nuoce ('trying doesn't hurt') is its most familiar appearance. Do not confuse with nuotare ('to swim').
Examples
"Fumare nuoce alla salute."
Natural Translation
Smoking harms your health.
Literal Translation
To-smoke harms to-the health

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