Injury – la blessure

(Pronounced bless-yewr)

To remember that Injury is pronounced bless-yewr (blessure) in French, use the following mnemonic:

His injury was so serious they sent for a priest. "God bless your (blessure) soul," he said.

Blessure is feminine, so it's la blessure. Imagine our Labrador having to use a crutch because of an injury.

Examples of blessure (injury) in a sentence

Ta blessure va empirer si tu ne vas pas voir un docteur. 

(Your injury will get worse unless you see a doctor.)

Si tu laisses la blessure tranquille, elle guérira plus vite.

(If you leave the wound alone, it will heal faster.)

Sa carrière d'athlète professionnel est tombée à l'eau après la blessure.

(His career as a professional athlete was dead in the water after the injury.)