sprain

English

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Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɹeɪn/

  Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

sprain (plural sprains)

1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.

Translations

act or result of spraining

• Catalan: torçada (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扭傷 (cmn), 扭伤 (cmn) (niǔshāng)

• Danish: forstuvning
• Finnish: nyrjähdys (fi), revähdys (fi), venähdys (fi)
• French: entorse (fr) f

• German: Verstauchung (de) f
• Italian: slogatura (it) f
• Japanese: 捻挫 (ja) (ねんざ, nenza)
• Russian: растяжение (ru) (rastjažénije) n  (связок)
• Spanish: torcedura (es) f

Verb

sprain (third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)

1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle.

Translations

to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扭傷 (cmn), 扭伤 (cmn) (niǔshāng)

• Czech: vyvrtnout si (cs)
• Danish: forstuve (da)
• Dutch: verstuiken (nl)
• Finnish: nyrjäyttää (fi), venäyttää (fi), reväyttää (fi)
• French: se fouler (fr)

• German: verstauchen (de)
• Italian: slogare (it)
• Japanese: 挫く (ja) (くじく, kujiku)
• Russian: растягивать (ru) (rastjágivat’)  impf., растянуть (ru) (rastjanút’)  pf.
• Spanish: torcer (es)

Anagrams

• spinar, spiran