maltraiter
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maltraiter
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to abuse
Le coupable, qui se faisait passer pour un entraîneur, maltraitait le cheval affamé.The culprit, who pretended to be a trainer, abused the starving horse.
b. to mistreat
Les gardiens maltraitaient l'enfant, né orphelin en Angleterre victorienne, en lui donnant du travail difficile.The guards mistreated the child, who was born an orphan in Victorian England, by making him do hard labor.
c. to ill-treat
La philosophe se demande s'il est possible de maltraiter les robots.The philosopher wonders if it is possible to ill-treat robots.
2. (to bully)
a. to give a tough time
Un client a maltraité le personnel en faisant des demandes irréalistes.A customer gave the staff a tough time by making unrealistic requests.
b. to treat harshly
Dans ce roman, certains écoliers, seuls sur une île déserte, maltraitent les plus faibles.In the novel, some of the schoolboys, alone on a deserted island, treat the weaker ones harshly.
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