Also means
to have a work accident
Usage Note
Infortunare is used transitively ('to injure someone') but far more commonly appears as the reflexive infortunarsi ('to get hurt', 'to have an accident'), especially in a workplace context — infortunio sul lavoro means 'workplace injury'. It takes essere as the auxiliary in the reflexive form: si è infortunato ('he got injured'). The related noun is infortunio (accident, mishap).
Examples
"Si è infortunato durante l'allenamento."
Natural Translation
He got injured during training.
Literal Translation
Himself is injured during the training.
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