lesar

/leˈzaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
leso
preterite (eu)
lesei
past participle
lesado

Meaning

  1. to harm

    • Lesou o cliente.

      He wronged the client.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

prejudicar

lesar is more legal or formal, to injure someone's rights or interests; prejudicar is more general everyday harm.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

damnificar

damnificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Spanish

perjudicar

perjudicar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to harm."

Practice

1 What does lesar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lesar?

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