SIMILAR SOUNDING WORDS: sever, severe

The knife was so sharp, I nearly severed my finger. I got lucky though, and the injury wasn’t severe at all.

A faca era tão afiada que quase perdei meu dedo. Mas tive sorte e a lesão não foi nada grave.

I was able to wrap the injury in several layers of bandage. Had it been more severe, I would have required stitches and a course of antibiotics.

Consegui envolver o ferimento com várias camadas de curativo. Se tivesse sido mais grave, eu teria precisado de pontos e uma série de antibióticos.

It would have been difficult to get by with one less digit had I severed my index finger. I’m so thankful it was much less severe.

Teria sido difícil sobreviver com um dedo a menos se eu tivesse perdido o dedo indicador. Estou muito grato por ter sido muito menos grave.

ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY :

SEVER: perder

SEVERE: grave