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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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