heurter

to offend, hurt, to hit, strike

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heurt to offend, hurt + er Infinitive
verb Rare #32,111
to offend, hurt When used about a person or their feelings, it means to upset or offend them.
FR: Je ne veux pas la heurter avec cette remarque.
EN: I don't want to offend her with that remark.
to hit, strike
FR: La voiture a failli heurter un vélo.
EN: The car almost hit a bicycle.
Conjugation of heurter
Past
heurter

Je peux voir comment ça a pu te heurter.

I can see how that might have hurt you.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'ai vu la voiture heurter un homme.

I saw the car hit a man.

Tom a enfoncé la pédale de frein pour ne pas heurter le chien.

Tom slammed on the brake pedal to avoid hitting the dog.

Je craignais de heurter sa sensibilité.

I was afraid of offending his sensibilities.

Nous avons eu peur de heurter ses sentiments.

We were afraid of hurting his feelings.

Son crâne a pu heurter le rebord quelque part par là.

His skull may have hit the edge somewhere around there.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il ne voulait pas la heurter.

He didn't want to hurt her feelings.

Je ne voulais pas te heurter.

I didn’t mean to hurt you.

— Ménage (1986)

On doit pouvoir tout aborder, sans avoir peur de te heurter.

We should be able to discuss anything, without being afraid of offending you.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

On va heurter !

We're going to hit something!

— Titanic (1997)