lesionarse
verbCEFR B1
What does “lesionarse” mean in English?
to injure oneself / get injured
to injure oneself / get injured (in sport or exercise, reflexive) — lesionarse el tobillo, lesionarse durante el entrenamiento
Example sentences
Se lesionó el hombro al intentar levantar demasiado peso sin haber calentado correctamente, un error muy común entre quienes empiezan a entrenar.
She injured her shoulder trying to lift too much weight without having warmed up properly, a very common mistake among people who start training.
Para no lesionarte, escucha siempre a tu cuerpo: si algo duele de una forma rara durante el ejercicio, para enseguida.
To avoid injuring yourself, always listen to your body: if something hurts in a strange way during exercise, stop immediately.
How to use it
Lesionarse means 'to injure oneself' — the body part injured is usually introduced with en or with a direct object: lesionarse el tobillo, lesionarse en la rodilla. It is always reflexive. The noun la lesión (the injury) is formally labelled a B1 sports/health term. Common collocates: lesionarse jugando al fútbol, lesionarse durante el entrenamiento.
Common mistake
Lesionarse always requires the reflexive. The noun la lesión overlaps with the word in health-extended (lesion), but this atom focuses on sport and exercise causation, not clinical pathology. Hacerse daño is an informal equivalent; lesionarse is more specific and common in sports reporting.