ils blessent

hurt, injure

→ blesser
bless to hurt, to injure + ent ils/elles present conjugation
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #46,221
hurt, injure Unlike English “bless,” blesser means to hurt or injure.
FR: Ces chaussures blessent mes pieds.
EN: These shoes hurt my feet.
Conjugation of blesser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First blesse —
Second blesses blessez
Third blesse blessent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First blesse —
Second blesses —
Third blesse blessent

Mes chaussures me blessent.

My shoes hurt.

Les personnes blessées blessent les autres.

Hurt people hurt others.

Non, non, les gens se blessent aussi dans ces jeux, et très gravement.

No, no, people also get injured in these games, and very seriously.

— Running Man (2025)

Des méchants Hommes nous blessent.

Evil men are hurting us.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Les mots blessent plus facilement qu'ils ne guérissent.

Words hurt more easily than they heal.