🇧🇷 dano localizado; lesão pontual
1. Injury or damage that affects a specific, limited area or location rather than spreading widely
The accident caused spot harm to the left side of the vehicle.
O acidente causou dano localizado no lado esquerdo do veículo.
2. In medical contexts, an injury or lesion confined to a particular point or small region of the body
The MRI revealed spot harm in the lower spine.
A ressonância magnética revelou uma lesão pontual na coluna lombar.
3. Targeted or isolated damage to a specific component or system
The cyberattack resulted in spot harm to the database rather than a full system breach.
O ataque cibernético resultou em dano localizado ao banco de dados e não a uma violação completa do sistema.
💡 The term 'spot harm' is more prevalent in American English technical, medical, and insurance contexts. In Brazil, 'dano localizado' or 'lesão pontual' are preferred and more commonly used in formal documentation, medical reports, and insurance claims. The phrase is less common in everyday Portuguese conversation.
Related Idioms & Phrases
spot on (accurate/precise) - not directly related but phonetically similar
hit the spot (satisfy a need) - different meaning but same 'spot' word
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