blessure
/blɛ.syʁ/feminine
The English phrase 'injury' is translated into French as blessure.
blessure is used to mean damage or violation.
Meaning: damage or violation (noun)
Which one should you use?
While blessure is the general term for an injury, lésion is used in a more technical medical context to refer to a specific tissue damage or lesion.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of blessure is blessures.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /blɛ.syʁ/ and has 2 syllables.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not confuse blessure with the English word 'blessing'. Despite the phonetic similarity, blessure means injury and is unrelated to religious or positive benedictions.
Did you know?
- While blessure is the standard term, French has a specific word, bobologie, to describe the obsession with minor injuries or 'bo-bos' (small wounds).
- The word blessure shares a distant root with the English word 'blast', as both relate to the idea of striking or breaking something forcibly.
- In French, you can have a blessure d'amour, which translates to a 'heartbreak' or an 'emotional wound'. This phrase is used frequently in literature and songs to describe psychological pain as if it were a physical strike.
Examples in context
- Le joueur a feint une blessure.The player faked an injury.This sentence shows how to use blessure to describe a player faking an injury.Tatoeba #1763233 by sacredceltic, translation #1749509 by Spamster
- Le médecin a traité sa blessure.The doctor treated her injury.This sentence illustrates a doctor treating a blessure.Tatoeba #7045324 by Aiji, translation #28095 by blay_paul
- C'est une blessure très courante.This is a very common injury.This sentence provides an example of describing a common blessure.Tatoeba #6949104 by vlecomte, translation #6947991 by Hybrid
- J'ai une blessure à la mainI have an injury on my hand
- Le sportif a subi des lésions musculairesThe athlete suffered muscle injuries
- Son comportement a entraîné une atteinte à mes droitsHis behavior caused injury to my rights
- Il s'est fait un bobo au genouHe got a boo-boo on his knee
- Il a eu un bobo en tombant de véloHe got a boo-boo when falling off his bike
- L'accident de voiture a causé une blessure graveThe car accident caused a severe injury
- 13 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are talking about a recent accident.
- LéaEst-ce que sa blessure est grave ?Is his injury serious?
- NathanHeureusement, ce n'est qu'une petite blessure.Fortunately, it is only a small injury.
- LéaNathan, a-t-il besoin d'un médecin ?Nathan, does he need a doctor?
- NathanNon, il va très bien.No, he is doing very well.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “injury” translations and entries blessure, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
