malmener

Dodd le malmenait sur la plage, tu te rappelles ?
He was bullied by Dodd the other day on the beach, remember?
Il était un commissaire résolu et compétent, comme un train à vapeur, et parfois dans les discussions il nous malmenait, nous les parlementaires, mais enfin !
What is most important is that this sort of thing does not spread to the civil service or gain popularity there.
Monsieur le Président, c'est une triste fin pour une carrière remarquable. Il était un commissaire résolu et compétent, comme un train à vapeur, et parfois dans les discussions il nous malmenait, nous les parlementaires, mais enfin !
He was a determined and skilful Member of the Commission, a bit like a steam train, and occasionally in debates he would slap us MEPs like cod on a jetty, but what of that?
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