herir a

to hurt

→ herir
phrase Uncommon #22,319
to hurt The a is used before the person who is hurt.
SP: No quiero herir a nadie.
EN: I don't want to hurt anyone.

Lo último que querría hacer es herir a Tom.

The last thing I would want to do is hurt Tom.

No quisiera herir a los chicos.

I wouldn't want to hurt the kids.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Tom prometió no herir a Mary.

Tom promised not to hurt Mary.

¿Quiere herir a su padre?

Does he want to hurt his father?

— El cuento de la Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Si alguna vez haces algo para herir a Tom, te mataré.

If you ever do anything to hurt Tom, I'll kill you.

Tom no quería herir a María.

Tom didn't want to hurt María.

No quiero volver a herir a Tom.

I don't want to hurt Tom again.

No quise herir a nadie.

I didn't mean to hurt anyone.

No queremos herir a nadie, se trata de que nos respeten.

We don't want to hurt anyone, we just want to be respected.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Si no hay más remedio, ¿podemos herir a civiles?

If there is no other choice, can we injure civilians?

— 암살 (2015)

Los doctores hacen un juramento de no herir a nadie.

The doctors take an oath not to harm anyone.

Pero puedo herir a un bastardo.

But I can hurt a bastard.

— El engaño (2026)

¡Deje de tirar rocas, puedes herir a alguien!

Stop throwing rocks, you could hurt someone!

— En presencia del diablo (2016)

No quiero herir a Tom, pero si tengo que hacerlo lo haré.

I don't want to hurt Tom, but if I have to, I will.

Tom no quiso herir a Mary.

Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary.