No. 9,019 in Catalan
ferir
"Ferir" means "to wound" or "to injure" in English.
In a sentence
Per accident, la pilota va ferir el seu braç.
By accident, the ball injured her arm.
In this context, 'ferir' is used to indicate causing injury or harm physically.
Les seves paraules van ferir els sentiments de l'amic.
Her words hurt the friend's feelings.
Here, 'ferir' is metaphorically used to signify causing emotional pain.
És important no ferir la confiança entre companys.
It is important not to harm the trust among colleagues.
In this case, 'ferir' is figuratively referring to affecting negatively or damaging the trust.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ferir” in actual Catalan podcasts.
Find “ferir” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Catalan podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Catalan books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).