Today I have a word or phrase in Spanish that is a sports related injury. So if you practice sports, this phrase can come in handy. I also have a few more Spanish words to share with you that will be helpful if you have young children or grandchildren who play and fall, and are prone to bumps and bruises.
Here in Medellín, Colombia, I practice a “martial arts” called “Brazilian Jiu-jitsu” (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu) and a few days ago I suffered a punctured nerve while training. Earlier today, I decided to email my Jiu-jitsu instructor to tell him that I’ll be out until my “injury” heals.
Without giving it much thought, when preparing my email for him, I described the injury in Spanish as a “pinched nerve.” And then I thought…
And I wondered if “nervio pinchado” is really the correct Spanish term for pinched nerve. Or am I just doing a literal translation?
So I went online and visited some of the forums for foreign language learners and found that there are several phrases that Spanish speakers use to say pinched nerve:
1. Pinched nerve
2. Pinched nerve
3. Compression of the nerve
Before you go, I have 4 more Spanish words that I want to share with you. I have found them useful for knowing “Brazilian Jiu-jitsu”, but they are very important for anyone who plays any type of contact sport, and for anyone who has young children or grandchildren who play and fall, and have a tendency to have bumps and bruises.
1. Purple – noise
After the fight, the boxer’s face was covered in bruises. After the fight, the boxer’s face was covered in bruises.
2. Moreton – noise
After falling, the boy had a bruise on his front. After falling, the boy had a bruise on his forehead.
In Colombia, the word I hear for hematoma is “purple.” “Purple” literally means “purple.” I consulted with one of the “Learn Spanish Like Crazy” instructors from Mexico and he told me that the word “moretón” is the word that is commonly used in Mexico for “bruise”.
3. Bump – lump, lump, knot (which one would receive after being struck or struck).
Hold a big bump on your head. You have a big lump on your head.
4. Chipote – lump, lump, knot (which one would receive after being hit or beaten).
In Colombia, the word I hear for bulto or bulge is “bump.” I checked with the same “Learn Spanish Like Crazy” instructor from Mexico and she said that the word “chipote” is used a little more commonly in Mexico than “chichón”.