English

Pronunciation
bro�oz, /bru�z/, /<tt>bru:z</tt>/
:Homophones: brews
:Rhymes:English:-u�z|Rhymes: -u�z

Etymology
From OE. brysan.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. medicine A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillary|capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
2. A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.

Synonyms
(medical): contusion (technical term)

Translations
trans-top|medical: mark on the skin
Chinese: �伤
Dutch: blauwe plek
Finnish: t|fi|mustelma
French: bleu m, t|fr|contusion|f, ecchymose f
Italian: livido m
trans-mid
Portuguese: hematoma m
Spanish: moratón f
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trans-top|mark on fruit
Dutch: rotte plek (a bruise), beurs (it is bruised)
trans-mid
Spanish: maca f
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Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|bruis|ing

1. To strike (a person) so as to give them a bruise or bruises.
2. To cause fruit to bruise (see intransitive definition).

Translations
trans-top|strike (a person), giving them a bruise
Dutch: slaan
trans-mid
French: contusionner, meurtrir
Spanish: magullar
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trans-top|cause fruit to bruise
Spanish: mazar
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Intransitive verb
en-verb|bruis|ing

1. Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

#:Bananas bruise easily.

1. medicine To bruise easily.

#:I bruise easily.

Translations
trans-top|of fruit, to gain bruises
Spanish: estropearse
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trans-top|medical, to bruise easily
Spanish: magullarse,salirse moratones
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Related terms
bruiser
bruising

Category:English ergative verbs

fa:bruise
fr:bruise
io:bruise
it:bruise
pl:bruise
ru:bruise
fi:bruise
sv:bruise
te:bruise
vi:bruise
zh:bruise

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