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sprain
(sprān)n.
1. A painful wrenching or laceration of the ligaments of a joint.
2. The condition resulting from a sprain.
tr.v. sprained, sprain·ing, sprains
To cause a sprain to (a joint or ligament).
[Origin unknown.]
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sprain
(spreɪn)vb
(Medicine) (tr) to injure (a joint) by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
n
(Pathology) the resulting injury to such a joint, characterized by swelling and temporary disability
[C17: of uncertain origin]
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sprain
(spreɪn)v.t.
1. to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments around a joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
n. 2. a wrenching injury to ligaments around a joint.
3. the condition of being sprained.
[1595–1605; orig. uncertain]
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sprain
Past participle: sprained
Gerund: spraining
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sprain
An injury in which the ligaments reinforcing a joint are stretched or torn.
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| Noun | 1. |  sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments |
| Verb | 1. |  sprain - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to |
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sprain
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sprain
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Translations
إِلتِواءُ الـمِفْصَلمَلْغ، إلتِواءيَلْتَوي المفصَل او الكاحِل، يَمْلَغيَلْوِي الـمِفْصَل
vymknoutvymknutívýronvyvrtnoutvyvrtnutí
forstrækkeforstrækningforstuveforstuvning
nyrjähdysnyrjäyttää
uganućeuganuti
tognatognun
くじく捻挫
삐다접질림
izmežģījumsizmežģīt
vyvrtnutie
zviniti
stukastukning
ทำให้เคล็ดอาการเคล็ด
làm bong gânsự bong gân
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
sprain
[ˈspreɪn] vt
to sprain one's ankle → se faire une entorse à la cheville, se fouler la cheville
to sprain one's wrist → se faire une entorse au poignet, se fouler le poignet
to sprain one's ankle → se faire une entorse à la cheville, se fouler la cheville
to sprain one's wrist → se faire une entorse au poignet, se fouler le poignet
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sprain
n → Verstauchung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sprain
(sprein) verb to twist (a joint, especially the ankle or wrist) in such a way as to tear or stretch the ligaments. She sprained her ankle yesterday.
noun a twisting of a joint in this way.
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sprain
→ إِلتِواءُ الـمِفْصَل, يَلْوِي الـمِفْصَل vymknout, vymknutí forstrække, forstrækning verstauchen, Verstauchung διάστρεμμα, στραμπουλίζω esguince, hacerse un esguince, torcerse nyrjähdys, nyrjäyttää foulure, se fouler uganuće, uganuti slogare, slogatura くじく, 捻挫 삐다, 접질림 verstuiken, verstuiking forstue, forstuing zwichnąć, zwichnięcie distensão, torcer растяжение связок, растянуть связки stuka, stukning ทำให้เคล็ด, อาการเคล็ด burkmak, burkulma làm bong gân, sự bong gân 扭伤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sprain
n. torcedura, esguince, torsión de una articulación con distensión y laceración parcial de los ligamentos;
v. torcer; torcerse;
to ___ one's ankle → ___ el tobillo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sprain
n esguince m (form), torcedura; vt torcerse; Did you sprain your ankle? ..¿Se torció el tobillo?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.