Polyglot Dictionary

daño

/ˈdaɲo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
los daños

Meaning

  1. damage

    • La tormenta causó mucho daño.

      The storm caused a lot of damage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

destrozo

destrozo implies more severe, destructive damage, like wreckage; daño is more general, any kind of harm, physical or emotional.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

dano

dano is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "damage."

Portuguese

estrago

estrago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "damage."

Practice

1 What does daño mean?

2 Fill the gap: La tormenta causó mucho ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches daño?

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