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1 abuse
a. ( = misuse) [+ privilege] abuser deb. [+ person] ( = insult) insulter ; ( = ill-treat) maltraiter ; [+ child, woman, prisoner] faire subir des mauvais traitements à ; (sexually) faire subir des sévices sexuels à2. nouna. [of power, authority] abus mb. ( = insults) insultes fpl ; ( = ill-treatment) mauvais traitements mpl (of à ) ; [of child, woman, prisoner] maltraitance f ; (sexual) abus m sexuel━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque abuse est un verbe, le se final se prononce z: əˈbju:z ; lorsque c'est un nom, il se prononce s: əˈbju:s.* * *1. [ə'bjuːs]1) ( maltreatment) mauvais traitement m; ( sexual) sévices mpl (sexuels)2) ( misuse) abus mdrug abuse — usage m des stupéfiants
3) ( insults) injures fpl2. [ə'bjuːz]transitive verb2) ( misuse) abuser de [position, power]3) ( insult) injurier -
2 abuse
A n1 ( maltreatment) mauvais traitement m ; ( sexual) sévices mpl (sexuels) ; child abuse sévices sexuels exercés sur un enfant ;2 ( misuse) (of hospitality, position, power, trust) abus m ; drug abuse usage m des stupéfiants ; alcohol abuse abus d'alcool ;B vtr2 ( misuse) abuser de [drug, hospitality, position, power, trust] ;3 ( insult) injurier. -
3 abuse
∎ such positions are open to abuse de telles situations incitent aux abus;∎ Law abuse of authority abus m d'autorité ou de pouvoir;∎ Parliament abuse of privilege abus m de droit∎ to heap or shower abuse on sb accabler qn d'injures(c) (UNCOUNT) (cruel treatment) mauvais traitements mpl(d) (unjust practice) abus m(a) (authority, position, someone's trust, patience) abuser de;∎ a much abused word un mot employé abusivement∎ to abuse oneself se masturber -
4 sexual abuse
noun (taking advantage of someone sexually in a cruel way.) -
5 advantage
advantage [əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ]1 noun∎ her experience gives her an advantage over the other candidates son expérience lui donne un avantage sur les autres candidats;∎ they have an advantage over us or the advantage of us ils ont un avantage sur nous;∎ the plan has the advantage of being extremely cheap le plan présente l'avantage d'être extrêmement bon marché;∎ it's to your advantage to learn another language c'est (dans) ton intérêt d'apprendre une autre langue;∎ that would be to their advantage cela leur serait avantageux, ils y auraient intérêt;∎ the recession/weather worked to their advantage la récession/le temps les a avantagés ou a travaillé pour eux;∎ to turn sth to advantage tirer parti de qch, mettre qch à profit;∎ she turned the situation to her advantage elle a tiré parti de la situation, elle a tourné la situation à son avantage;∎ to turn out to sb's advantage (event) tourner à l'avantage de qn, profiter à qn;∎ to take advantage of sth (to do sth) profiter de qch (pour faire qch);∎ we took advantage of the holiday weekend to do some gardening nous avons profité du long week-end pour faire du jardinage;∎ to take advantage of sb (make use of) profiter de qn; (exploit) exploiter qn; (abuse sexually) abuser de qn;∎ they'll only take advantage (of your generosity etc) ils ne feront qu'en profiter;∎ that would be taking advantage! ce serait abuser!;∎ she uses her charm to great advantage elle sait user de son charme;∎ that colour shows her eyes off to great advantage cette couleur met ses yeux en valeur;∎ this lighting shows the pictures to their best advantage cet éclairage met les tableaux en valeur;∎ advantage Henman avantage Henman∎ to play advantage (in football, rugby) laisser l'avantage, appliquer la règle de l'avantageavantager►► Sport advantage rule (in football, rugby) règle f de l'avantage;∎ to play the advantage rule laisser l'avantage, appliquer la règle de l'avantage -
6 interfere
interfere [‚ɪntəˈfɪər]a. ( = intrude) stop interfering! ne vous mêlez pas de ce qui ne vous regarde pas !• to interfere with sb's plans [weather, accident, circumstances] contrarier les projets de qn• computer games can interfere with school work les jeux électroniques peuvent perturber le travail scolaire* * *[ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]1) péj ( involve oneself)to interfere in — se mêler de [affairs]
2) ( intervene) intervenirto interfere in — s'ingérer dans [private life]
3) (touch, mess with)to interfere with — toucher, traficoter (colloq) [machine]
4) ( hinder) [activity]to interfere with — empiéter sur [family life, freedom]; déranger [sleep]
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7 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sexe2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) sexe•- sexist- sexless - sexual - sexually - sexy - sexual abuse - sex appeal - sexual harassment - sexual intercourse
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