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harm
(härm)n.
1. Physical or psychological damage or injury: The storm did great harm to the crops.
2. Immoral or unjust effects: They made a mistake and meant no harm.
tr.v. harmed, harm·ing, harms
To do harm to: pollutants that harm the environment; people who were harmed in the accident.
[Middle English, from Old English hearm.]
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harm
(hɑːm)n
1. physical or mental injury or damage
2. moral evil or wrongdoing
vb
(tr) to injure physically, morally, or mentally
[Old English hearm; related to Old Norse harmr grief, Old High German harm injury, Old Slavonic sramǔ disgrace]
ˈharmer n
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harm
(hɑrm)n.
1. injury or damage; hurt: to do someone bodily harm.
2. moral injury; evil; wrong.
v.t. 3. to do or cause harm to; injure; damage; hurt: to harm one's reputation.
Idioms: in or out of harm's way, in or out of a hazardous situation.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hearm, c. Old Saxon, Old High German harm, Old Norse harmr]
harm′er, n.
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harm
Past participle: harmed
Gerund: harming
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| Noun | 1. |  harm - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed rupture - state of being torn or burst open strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
| 2. |  harm - the occurrence of a change for the worsealteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" deformation, distortion - a change for the worse | |
| 3. | harm - the act of damaging something or someone change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" wounding - the act of inflicting a wound burn - damage inflicted by fire | |
| Verb | 1. | harm - cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to sicken - make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me" |
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harm
verb
noun
2. damage, loss, ill, hurt, misfortune, mischief, detriment, impairment, disservice It would probably do the economy more harm than good.
damage good, help, benefit, aid, gain, improvement, assistance, blessing, boon, reparation, help, better, benefit, aid, improve, repair, assist, alleviate
damage good, help, benefit, aid, gain, improvement, assistance, blessing, boon, reparation, help, better, benefit, aid, improve, repair, assist, alleviate
3. sin, wrong, evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity, sinfulness, vice There was no harm in keeping the money.
sin good, goodness, righteousness
sin good, goodness, righteousness
in or out of harm's way in or out of danger, in or out of the firing line They were never told how they'd been put in harm's way.
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Translations
ضَرَر، أذىيَضُرُيَضُر، يُؤْذي
ublížitzloškoda
skade
vahingoittaa
ozlijediti
særa, meiîaskaîi
害する
해치다
į saugesnę vietąnekaltainekaltasnekaltumasnekenksmingai
darīt ļaunuIt’ll do you no harmkaitējumskaitētļaunums
ublíženieublížiť
poškodovatiškodaškodovati
skada
ทำอันตราย
làm hại
harm
[hɑːm]A. N → daño m, mal m, perjuicio m
to do sb harm → hacer daño a algn (fig) → perjudicar a algn
it does more harm than good → es peor el remedio que la enfermedad
the harm is done now → el daño or mal ya está hecho
don't worry, no harm done → no te preocupes, no ha sido nada
there's no harm in trying → nada se pierde con probar
I see no harm in that → no veo nada en contra de eso
he means no harm → no tiene malas intenciones
out of harm's way → a salvo, fuera de peligro
to keep out of harm's way → evitar el peligro
we moved the car out of harm's way → quitamos el coche de en medio, movimos el coche a un lugar seguro
to do sb harm → hacer daño a algn (fig) → perjudicar a algn
it does more harm than good → es peor el remedio que la enfermedad
the harm is done now → el daño or mal ya está hecho
don't worry, no harm done → no te preocupes, no ha sido nada
there's no harm in trying → nada se pierde con probar
I see no harm in that → no veo nada en contra de eso
he means no harm → no tiene malas intenciones
out of harm's way → a salvo, fuera de peligro
to keep out of harm's way → evitar el peligro
we moved the car out of harm's way → quitamos el coche de en medio, movimos el coche a un lugar seguro
B. VT [+ person] → hacer daño a, hacer mal a; [+ health, reputation, interests] → perjudicar; [+ crops] → dañar, estropear
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
harm
[ˈhɑːrm] n → mal m
to do sth harm → nuire à qch
to do sb harm → faire du mal à qn
to cause harm → provoquer des dégâts
to cause harm to sth → nuire à qch
to cause harm to sb [person] → porter préjudice à qn; [substance, chemical] → être nocif/ive à qn
to do more harm than good → faire plus de mal que de bien
no harm done! → il n'y a pas de mal!
to come to no harm
You'll come to no harm → Il ne t'arrivera rien.
to mean no harm → ne pas avoir de mauvaises intentions
there's no harm in trying → on peut toujours essayer
it wouldn't do any harm for sb to do sth
It wouldn't do any harm for you to get an answerphone → Tu ferais mieux de t'acheter un répondeur.
out of harm`s way [person] → à l'abri du danger; [object] → en lieu sûr grievous bodily harm
to do sth harm → nuire à qch
to do sb harm → faire du mal à qn
to cause harm → provoquer des dégâts
to cause harm to sth → nuire à qch
to cause harm to sb [person] → porter préjudice à qn; [substance, chemical] → être nocif/ive à qn
to do more harm than good → faire plus de mal que de bien
no harm done! → il n'y a pas de mal!
to come to no harm
You'll come to no harm → Il ne t'arrivera rien.
to mean no harm → ne pas avoir de mauvaises intentions
there's no harm in trying → on peut toujours essayer
it wouldn't do any harm for sb to do sth
It wouldn't do any harm for you to get an answerphone → Tu ferais mieux de t'acheter un répondeur.
out of harm`s way [person] → à l'abri du danger; [object] → en lieu sûr grievous bodily harm
vt
[+ person] [person] → faire du mal à; [substance, chemical] → être nocif/ive pour; [+ object, fabric] → endommager; [+ environment] → nuire à; [+ company, industry, economy] → nuire à; [+ reputation] → nuire à; [+ relationship] → nuire à
I didn't mean to harm you → Je ne voulais pas vous faire de mal.
Chemicals harm the environment → Les produits chimiques nuisent à l'environnement.
to harm sb's chances → diminuer les chances de qn
I didn't mean to harm you → Je ne voulais pas vous faire de mal.
Chemicals harm the environment → Les produits chimiques nuisent à l'environnement.
to harm sb's chances → diminuer les chances de qn
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n (bodily) → Verletzung f; (= material damage, to relations, psychological) → Schaden m; to do harm to somebody → jdm eine Verletzung/jdm Schaden zufügen; to do harm to something → einer Sache (dat) → schaden; you could do somebody/yourself harm with that knife → mit dem Messer können Sie jemanden/sich verletzen; the blow didn’t do him any harm → der Schlag hat ihm nichts getan or ihn nicht verletzt; a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm → ein bisschen Sport hat noch niemandem geschadet; he never did anyone any harm → er hat keiner Fliege jemals etwas zuleide or zu Leide getan; he did his reputation quite a lot of harm with his TV appearance → er hat seinem Ruf mit diesem Fernsehauftritt ziemlich geschadet; you will come to no harm → es wird Ihnen nichts geschehen; I’ll make sure no harm comes to him → ich werde dafür sorgen, dass ihm nichts passiert or geschieht; it will do more harm than good → es wird mehr schaden als nützen; it won’t do you any harm → es wird dir nicht schaden; I see no harm in the odd cigarette → ich finde nichts dabei, wenn man ab und zu eine Zigarette raucht; to mean no harm → es nicht böse meinen; I don’t mean him any harm → ich meine es nicht böse mit ihm; (bodily, = not offend) → ich will ihm nicht wehtun; no harm done → es ist nichts Schlimmes passiert; there’s no harm in asking/trying → es kann nicht schaden, zu fragen/es zu versuchen; there’s no harm in me putting a word in for him, is there? → es kann doch nichts schaden, wenn ich ein gutes Wort für ihn einlege, oder?; where’s or what’s the harm in that? → was kann denn das schaden?; to keep or stay out of harm’s way → die Gefahr meiden, der Gefahr (dat) → aus dem Weg gehen; you stay here out of harm’s way → du bleibst schön hier, in Sicherheit; I’ve put those tablets in the cupboard out of harm’s way → ich habe die Tabletten im Schrank in Sicherheit gebracht
vt person → verletzen; thing, environment → schaden (+dat); sb’s interests, relations, reputation etc → schaden (+dat), → abträglich sein (+dat); don’t harm the children → tu den Kindern nichts (an); it wouldn’t harm you to be a little more polite → es würde nicht(s) schaden, wenn du ein bisschen höflicher wärest
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harm
[hɑːm]1. n (gen) → male m; (damage) → danno
to do sb harm → far del male a qn
to do harm to (reputation, interests) → danneggiare
out of harm's way → al sicuro
to keep out of harm's way → tenersi alla larga
there's no harm in trying → tentar non nuoce
it does more harm than good → fa più male che bene
you will come to no harm → non ti succederà nulla
he means no harm → non ha nessuna cattiva intenzione
he meant no harm by what he said → non l'ha detto con cattiveria
to do sb harm → far del male a qn
to do harm to (reputation, interests) → danneggiare
out of harm's way → al sicuro
to keep out of harm's way → tenersi alla larga
there's no harm in trying → tentar non nuoce
it does more harm than good → fa più male che bene
you will come to no harm → non ti succederà nulla
he means no harm → non ha nessuna cattiva intenzione
he meant no harm by what he said → non l'ha detto con cattiveria
2. vt (person) → far male a; (reputation, interests, health) → danneggiare, nuocere a; (object, crops) → danneggiare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
harm
(haːm) noun damage; injury; distress. I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.
verb to cause (a person) harm. There's no need to be frightened – he won't harm you.
ˈharmful adjective doing harm. Medicines can be harmful if you take too much of them.
ˈharmless adjective not dangerous or liable to cause harm. Don't be frightened of that snake – it's harmless.
ˈharmlessly adverbˈharmlessness noun
out of harm's way
in a safe place. I'll put this glass vase out of harm's way, so that it doesn't get broken.
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harm
→ يَضُرُ ublížit skade schaden βλάπτω hacer daño vahingoittaa nuire ozlijediti danneggiare 害する 해치다 kwaad doen skade zaszkodzić prejudicar вредить skada ทำอันตราย zarar vermek làm hại 伤害Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
harm
n. daño, mal, perjuicio;
v. dañar, perjudicar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
harm
n daño; vt dañar, hacer dañoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.