la
feminine
/eˈɾi.ða/
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Translation
wound, injury
Word origin
A noun from the verb herir ('to wound'), from Latin ferire ('to strike'). The English lookalike 'herd' is unrelated.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ferire
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralheridas
Examples
.
The wound on his arm still hurts a lot.
.
The doctor cleaned the wound carefully.
.
After the accident he had several injuries on his legs.
tardar .
A wound like that can take weeks to close up.
profunda.
Blood was coming out of a very deep wound.
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