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dañar

to damage

verb dah-NYAHR Less Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to harm

Usage Note

Dañar can take a direct object for things (dañar el coche — to damage the car) or people (dañar a alguien — to harm someone, requiring the personal a). The reflexive dañarse means 'to hurt oneself' or 'to get damaged'. The related noun daño is used in the legal phrase daños y perjuicios (damages and losses).

Examples

"El granizo puede dañar los cultivos."

Natural Translation

Hail can damage the crops.

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