harm

harm
harm [{{t}}hɑ:m]
1 noun
(UNCOUNT) (physical) mal m; (psychological) tort m, mal m;
to do sb harm faire du mal à qn;
I hope Ed won't come to (any) harm j'espère qu'il n'arrivera rien à Ed;
a bath wouldn't do him any harm un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal;
she has done you no harm elle ne vous a fait aucun mal;
they didn't mean any harm ils ne voulaient pas (faire) de mal;
Ted means no harm Ted n'est pas méchant;
I know you didn't mean any harm when you said it je sais que tu ne l'as pas dit méchamment;
the incident did a great deal of harm to his reputation cet incident a beaucoup nui à sa réputation;
no harm done il n'y a pas de mal;
there's no harm in trying il n'y a pas de mal à essayer, on ne perd rien à essayer;
I see no harm in their going je ne vois pas d'inconvénient à ce qu'ils y aillent;
what harm is there in it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal (à cela)?;
no harm will come of it ça n'est pas grave;
too much adverse publicity will do their cause a great deal of harm trop de mauvaise publicité nuira énormément à leur cause;
to do more harm than good faire plus de mal que de bien;
out of harm's way (person) en sûreté, en lieu sûr; (things) en lieu sûr
2 transitive verb
(a) (person → physically) faire du mal à; (→ psychologically) faire du tort à, nuire à;
Ray wouldn't harm a hair on her head Ray ne lui ferait aucun mal;
he wasn't harmed by the experience ça ne lui a pas fait de mal
(b) (surface) abîmer, endommager; (crops) endommager; (environment) nuire à
(c) (cause, interests) causer du tort à, être préjudiciable à; (reputation) salir

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