dañar

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See also: danar, Danar, and dånar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin damnāre.

Verb

dañar (first-person singular indicative present daño, past participle dañáu)

  1. to damage

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin damnāre. Cognate with English damn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈɲaɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: da‧ñar

Verb

dañar (first-person singular present daño, first-person singular preterite dañé, past participle dañado)

  1. (transitive) to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure
    Synonyms: perjudicar, lastimar
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to condemn
    Synonym: condenar
  3. (transitive) to hex, curse
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 202:
      El que quiera purificar una casa que ha sido dañada por Brujos, deberá sahumarla con romero, palma bendita, nido de pajarillo y una yerba cuyo nombre no pudo recordar la comunicante
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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