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bully ['bʊlɪ]1 noun∎ don't be such a bully! ne sois pas si tyrannique!;∎ American it was an opportunity for the President to use his office as a bully pulpit ce fut l'occasion pour le président des États-Unis de profiter de sa position pour imposer ses vues(intimidate → spouse, employee) brimer, persécuter; (maltreat) brutaliser;∎ she bullies her little sister elle est tyrannique avec sa petite sœur;∎ they bullied me into going ils m'ont forcé à y aller;∎ he gets bullied by the other children at school il se fait persécuter par les autres enfants à l'école►► British familiar old-fashioned bully beef singe m (corned-beef)Sport (in hockey) engager le jeu, mettre la balle en jeu
См. также в других словарях:
maltreat — mal*treat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maltreat — I verb abuse, assail, ill treat, ill use, mishandle, mistreat, oppress, persecute II index abuse (misuse), abuse (victimize), bait (harass) … Law dictionary
maltreat — (v.) 1708, from Fr. maltraiter, or formed in English from MAL (Cf. mal ) + TREAT (Cf. treat) (v.). Related: Maltreated; maltreating … Etymology dictionary
maltreat — mistreat, ill treat, misuse, *abuse, outrage Analogous words: see those at ILL TREAT … New Dictionary of Synonyms
maltreat — ► VERB ▪ treat badly or brutally. DERIVATIVES maltreatment noun … English terms dictionary
maltreat — [mal trēt′] vt. [Fr maltraiter: see MAL & TREAT] to treat roughly or unkindly; abuse maltreatment n … English World dictionary
maltreat — UK [mælˈtriːt] / US [mælˈtrɪt] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms maltreat : present tense I/you/we/they maltreat he/she/it maltreats present participle maltreating past tense maltreated past participle maltreated to be violent or… … English dictionary
maltreat — maltreater, n. maltreatment, n. /mal treet /, v.t. to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner. [1700 10; earlier maltrait < F maltraiter. See MAL , TREAT] Syn. mistreat, injure. * * * … Universalium
maltreat — verb Maltreat is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
maltreat — transitive verb Etymology: part translation of French maltraiter, from Middle French, from mal + traiter to treat, from Old French traitier more at treat Date: 1708 to treat cruelly or roughly ; abuse • maltreater noun • maltreatment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
maltreat — verb To treat badly … Wiktionary