lesión de rodilla
/lesjon de ɾodiʝa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "knee injury" is lesión de rodilla in Spanish.
You can use lesión de rodilla to refer to a knee injury. If you want to describe the act of damaging or injuring the knee, you can use dañar la rodilla. To express that you have hurt or injured your knee, use hacerse daño en la rodilla. If you want to say "I have a problem with my knee", you can say Tengo un problema en la rodilla. To specifically communicate that you twisted or sprained your knee, use Me torcí la rodilla.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase lesión de rodilla is composed of lesión (injury), de (of) and rodilla (knee).
How does it change in a sentence?
To pluralize the phrase into "knee injuries", change lesión to lesiones to form lesiones de rodilla.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word lesión is used for both a medical injury and a legal 'lesion', referring to a financial loss or an unfair contract.
- The Spanish word for knee, rodilla, comes from the Late Latin word rotella, which is a diminutive meaning 'little wheel'.
- Spanish has a specific distinction between lesión, a general injury, and herida, which specifically refers to a wound where the skin is broken.
Examples in context
- Tiene una lesión de rodilla muy grave.He has a very serious knee injury.
- No puedo jugar por mi lesión de rodilla.I cannot play because of my knee injury.
- ¿Es una lesión de rodilla o un esguince?Is it a knee injury or a sprain?
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are talking at a sports clinic.
- ElenaMateo, ¿qué te dijo el médico?Mateo, what did the doctor tell you?
- MateoDice que es una lesión de rodilla.He says it is a knee injury.
- ElenaLo siento mucho, espero que te recuperes pronto.I am very sorry, I hope you recover soon.
- MateoGracias, Elena, necesito mucho descanso ahora.Thanks, Elena, I need a lot of rest now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, lesión, rodilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
