injury

blessure

Dommage au corps d’une personne ou d’un animal, souvent causé par un accident.

En anglais simple : Damage to a person's or animal's body, often caused by an accident.

• She has a knee injury.
• Two people suffered serious injuries in the crash.
• How long will it take to recover from this injury?

Comment l'utiliser : an injury to something (He suffered an injury to his knee.)

Synonymes : harm, damage

Expressions courantes : a serious injury, head injury, recover from injury, a severe injury

préjudice, dommage

Tort reconnu par la loi, notamment une perte d’argent ou une souffrance morale.

En anglais simple : Harm recognized by law, including lost money or emotional suffering.

• The court recognized her financial injury.
• He sought compensation for emotional injury.
• The lawyer must prove that the breach caused injury.

Comment l'utiliser : injury arising from something (The claim concerns injury arising from a broken contract.)

Synonymes : harm, damage

Expressions courantes : financial injury, emotional injury, injury from something

atteinte, préjudice

Tort causé aux droits, à la réputation, aux biens ou aux intérêts de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Harm done to someone's rights, reputation, possessions, or interests.

• The article caused injury to his reputation.
• They sought redress for injury to their property rights.
• The court examined the alleged injury to her interests.

Comment l'utiliser : injury to something (The false report caused injury to her reputation.)

Synonymes : harm, damage, wrong

Expressions courantes : injury to reputation, injury to rights, suffer an injury