cinque dei soldati furono uccisi e venti feriti

wound

in incidente injure

fig hurt

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ferire v.tr.

1 to wound, to hurt*, to injure; ( pugnalare) to stab: cinque dei soldati furono uccisi e venti feriti, five of the soldiers were killed and twenty (were) wounded; entrambi erano stati feriti nell'incidente stradale, they were both hurt (o injured) in the road accident; ferire al petto, in una gamba, to wound in the chest (o in the breast), in the leg; ferire leggermente, gravemente, a morte, to wound (o to injure) slightly, seriously, fatally // senza colpo ferire, without striking a blow (o without a blow being struck o without meeting any resistance)

2 (fig.) ( offendere) to offend; to wound; to hurt*: la sua risposta mi ha profondamente ferito, his reply hurt me deeply (o cut me to the quick); ferire qlcu. nell'orgoglio, to hurt (o to wound) s.o.'s pride; ferire qlcu. nell'onore, to offend s.o.'s honour; ferire i sentimenti di qlcu., to hurt s.o.'s feelings

3 (fig.) ( colpire, infastidire) to strike*, to hurt*, to offend: la luce troppo forte gli ferì gli occhi, the strong sunlight blinded him.

◘ ferirsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to hurt* oneself, to injure oneself, to wound oneself: si ferì a un braccio, he hurt his arm; si ferì solo leggermente, he hurt himself only slightly.

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1. vt

1) (gen) to injure, Mil to wound

2) fig to hurt, wound

2. vr (ferirsi)

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verbo transitivo

1) to hurt*, to injure, to wound (a in)

2) (offendere) to hurt*, to offend, to wound [ persona]; to hurt*, to injure, to wound [fierezza, amor proprio]

3) fig. (colpire) to hurt* [occhio, orecchio]

verbo pronominale ferirsi to hurt* oneself, to injure oneself

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ferire

/fe'rire/ [102]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to hurt*, to injure, to wound (a in); ferire a morte, gravemente to hurt o injure fatally, seriously

 2 (offendere) to hurt*, to offend, to wound [ persona]; to hurt*, to injure, to wound [fierezza, amor proprio]; ferire qcn. nell'orgoglio to hurt o wound sb.'s pride

 3 fig. (colpire) to hurt* [occhio, orecchio]

II ferirsi verbo pronominale

 to hurt* oneself, to injure oneself; - rsi alla mano to hurt o injure one's hand

IDIOMS

senza colpo ferire without striking a blow.