machucar

Senses

1. 1.

   to hurt, to injure

   to cause physical pain or injury to someone or something

2. 2.

   to hurt (emotionally)

   to cause emotional pain or distress

3. 3.

   to get hurt

   reflexive: to injure oneself physically or emotionally

Examples

• "Cuidado para não machucar o pé!"

  Be careful not to hurt your foot!

• "Eu me machucuei jogando futebol ontem."

  I got hurt playing soccer yesterday.

• "Suas palavras machucaram muito ela."

  Your words hurt her a lot.

Usage

Very common verb in everyday Brazilian Portuguese. Often used reflexively (machucar-se) to mean "to hurt oneself." Common collocations include "machucar o pé/joelho/braço" (hurt one's foot/knee/arm). More colloquial than "ferir" (to wound) for minor injuries.