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1 -abuse o misuse?-
Nota d'usoAbuse e misuse indicano entrambi un trattamento scorretto o cattivo, ma hanno sfumature molto diverse e non devono essere confusi. Abuse è il termine dal significato più forte, perché si riferisce anche a un trattamento deliberatamente violento, crudele o improprio oppure a insulti: to abuse a child, abusare di un bambino; to hurl abuse at someone, gridare insulti a qualcuno. Misuse, invece, significa “usare in maniera scorretta o per uno scopo non appropriato”: to misuse public funds, fare cattivo uso di fondi pubblici, commettere un peculato. -
2 ♦ abuse
♦ abuse /əˈbju:s/n.1 [uc] abuso; cattivo uso; uso smodato: abuse of power, abuso di potere; abuse of confidence, abuso di fiducia; drug abuse, abuso di stupefacenti; uso di droga2 [uc] abuso; pratica illecita: to be open to abuse, prestarsi ad abusi; (econ., leg.) abuse of dominant position, abuso di posizione dominante3 [u] insulti (pl.); ingiurie (pl.): a stream of abuse, un torrente di insulti; term of abuse, insulto; parola offensiva4 [u] violenza, violenze; maltrattamenti (pl.): child abuse, maltrattamenti di minore; physical abuse, violenze fisiche(to) abuse /əˈbju:z/v. t.1 abusare di; fare cattivo uso di: to abuse sb. 's hospitality, abusare dell'ospitalità di q.; to abuse one's power, abusare del proprio potere; prevaricare3 insultare; ingiuriare4 maltrattare; sottoporre a maltrattamenti (o a violenze): to abuse physically (o to physically abuse), sottoporre a violenze fisiche5 violentare (spec. un minore): She was (sexually) abused as a child, era stata violentata da bambina● (eufem.) to abuse oneself, masturbarsi.NOTA D'USO: - abuse o misuse?- -
3 misuse
I [ˌmɪs'juːs]nome (of equipment, word) uso m. improprio; (of talents) cattivo uso m.II [ˌmɪs'juːz]verbo transitivo usare in modo scorretto [equipment, word]; fare cattivo uso di [ talents]; abusare di [ authority]* * *[mis'ju:s]((a) wrong or bad use: the misuse of company money; The machine was damaged by misuse.) cattivo uso, uso scorretto- misuse* * *misuse /mɪsˈju:s/n. [uc]cattivo uso; uso scorretto: (leg.) misuse of power, abuso di potere; (leg.) misuse of public funds, peculato NOTA D'USO: - abuse o misuse?-.(to) misuse /mɪsˈju:z/v. t.1 far cattivo uso di; adoperare male2 maltrattare.* * *I [ˌmɪs'juːs]nome (of equipment, word) uso m. improprio; (of talents) cattivo uso m.II [ˌmɪs'juːz]verbo transitivo usare in modo scorretto [equipment, word]; fare cattivo uso di [ talents]; abusare di [ authority] -
4 abuse
I [ə'bjuːs]1) (maltreatment) maltrattamento m.; (sexual) violenza f. (carnale)2) (misuse) abuso m.3) (insults) ingiurie f.pl., insulti m.pl.II [ə'bjuːz]1) (hurt) maltrattare; (sexually) abusare di, usare violenza a [ woman]2) (misuse) abusare di [position, power]3) (insult) insultare* * *1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) abusare2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) insultare2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insulto, ingiuria2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) cattivo uso•- abusive- abusively
- abusiveness* * *I [ə'bjuːs]1) (maltreatment) maltrattamento m.; (sexual) violenza f. (carnale)2) (misuse) abuso m.3) (insults) ingiurie f.pl., insulti m.pl.II [ə'bjuːz]1) (hurt) maltrattare; (sexually) abusare di, usare violenza a [ woman]2) (misuse) abusare di [position, power]3) (insult) insultare -
5 abuse **** n vb
[ə'bjuːz]1. n1) (insults) insulti mpl, ingiurie fpl, improperi mpl2) (cruel treatment: of children) abuso, (of patients, prisoners) maltrattamento3) (misuse: of drugs, solvents) abuso2. vt1) (misuse: position, power) abusare di, (drugs, solvents) far abuso di2) (revile) insultare3) (maltreat: children) approfittare sessualmente di, (patients, prisoners) maltrattarechildren who have been abused... — i bambini che hanno subito violenza...
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