Meaning
damage, infringe
- to harm, damage, or violate (rights, interests, dignity, reputation)
- to cause physical injury to an organ or tissue (medical)
In a sentence
Questa decisione rischia di ledere i diritti fondamentali dei lavoratori.
This decision risks infringing on the fundamental rights of workers.
L'articolo pubblicato ha leso gravemente la reputazione dell'azienda.
The published article seriously damaged the company's reputation.
Le nuove norme non ledono in alcun modo la libertà di stampa.
The new regulations do not infringe on freedom of the press in any way.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ledere | infinitive |
| ledo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ledi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ledete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ledono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ledevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ledevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ledeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ledevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ledevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ledevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ledesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| lese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ledemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ledeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| lesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| lederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| lederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| lederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| lederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| lederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| lederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| leda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| leda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| leda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| lediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ledano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ledessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ledessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ledesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ledessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ledeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ledessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| lederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ledereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ledi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| lediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ledete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ledendo | gerund |
| leso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in legal, administrative, and journalistic contexts.
- Irregular past participle: leso. Conjugated with avere.
- past participle leso