lesiones
/lesjones/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "injuries" is lesiones.
How does it change in a sentence?
lesiones is the plural form of the noun. The singular form is lesión.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of lesiones is /lesjones/.
Did you know?
- While lesiones refers to physical injuries, Spanish uses the word daños for injuries to property. Using lesiones for a broken car would sound like you are treating the vehicle as a living person.
- The word lesión shares a root with the English word 'lesion'. While 'lesion' in English is mostly a medical term for an area of abnormal tissue, lesión in Spanish is the standard word for any injury, such as a sprained ankle.
- In some legal documents across Latin America, lesiones is a specific classification of crime that determines the severity of a penalty based on the recovery time required.
Examples in context
- Las lesiones por accidentes de tránsito son un problema importante de la salud pública y una de las principales causas de muerte.Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem and a leading cause of death.This sentence demonstrates the use of lesiones in the context of public health and traffic accidents.Tatoeba #630982 by Leono, translation #512518 by hsoori
- Los hombres deben o bien ser bien tratados o ser machacados, porque pueden vengarse de pequeñas lesiones, pero de las severas no podrán. Por lo tanto, la lesión que se le cause a un hombre debe ser de la clase que le impida tomarse la revancha.Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, but of more serious ones they cannot. Therefore, the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that he cannot take revenge.This sentence uses lesiones to compare different types of physical harm.Tatoeba #5210424 by albrusgher, translation #1922953 by Scott
- Él sufrió lesiones.He suffered injuries.This sentence shows how to state that someone suffered lesiones.Tatoeba #13039669 by mexicanhere, translation #12951956 by Conjuice
- Me duele la piernaMy leg hurts.
- Me duelen los brazosMy arms hurt.
- Se lastimó el tobillo mientras jugaba al fútbolHe hurt his ankle while playing soccer
- Me lastimé la espalda en el gimnasioI injured my back at the gym.
- La lesión es graveThe injury is serious.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are talking about a soccer match.
- DanielDaniel tiene algunas lesiones en el tobillo.Daniel has some injuries on his ankle.
- Lucía¿Son graves esas lesiones, Daniel?Are those injuries serious, Daniel?
- DanielNo, son lesiones muy leves.No, they are very mild injuries.
- LucíaMe alegro de que no sea nada malo.I'm glad it's nothing bad.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry lesiones, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
