mutilation

mutilación

Daño grave al cuerpo de una persona o animal, especialmente cuando se corta o destruye una parte.

En inglés sencillo: Severe damage to a person’s or animal’s body, especially when a part is cut off or destroyed.

• The attack caused severe mutilation.
• The law bans the mutilation of animals.
• Survivors received treatment for wounds and mutilation.

Sinónimos: disfigurement, maiming

Expresiones frecuentes: bodily mutilation, prevent mutilation, mutilation of something

mutilación, destrozo

Destrucción grave de algo al cortar, quitar o destruir algunas de sus partes.

En inglés sencillo: The act or result of badly damaging something by cutting off, removing, or destroying parts.

• The statue suffered deliberate mutilation.
• Removing whole chapters amounted to mutilation of the book.
• The museum documented the mutilation of several ancient sculptures.

Sinónimos: mangling, disfigurement

Expresiones frecuentes: deliberate mutilation, mutilation of something