lesión

injury, lesion

noun leh-SYOHN Less Common

Usage Note

Lesión refers to a physical injury (lesión muscular) or, in law, harm to a right or interest (lesión de derechos). The verb is lesionar and the person who is injured is el/la lesionado/a. In sports reporting, lesión is the standard word for a player injury, not herida (which implies a wound from external force like a cut).

Examples

"El jugador sufrió una lesión en la rodilla."

Natural Translation

The player suffered a knee injury.

Literal Translation

The player suffered an injury in the knee

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