herir los sentimientos de

hurt someone's feelings

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hurt someone's feelings Used with a person after de: herir los sentimientos de alguien means “to hurt someone's feelings.” The person may also be named directly, as in herir los sentimientos de Tom.
SP: No quería herir los sentimientos de mi hermana.
EN: I didn't want to hurt my sister's feelings.

No era la intención de Tom herir los sentimientos de Mary.

Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary's feelings.

A veces mentimos para no herir los sentimientos de otro.

Sometimes we lie so as not to hurt someone else’s feelings.

No quiero herir los sentimientos de Tom.

I don’t want to hurt Tom’s feelings.

Tom no quiso herir los sentimientos de Mary.

Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary's feelings.