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1 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 -
2 misdirect
[ˌmɪsdaɪ'rekt, -dɪ-]1) dare indicazioni sbagliate a [ person]to misdirect sb. to — mandare per sbaglio qcn. a
3) (address wrongly) sbagliare l'indirizzo di [letter, parcel]the letter was misdirected to our old address — la lettera è stata mandata per sbaglio al nostro vecchio indirizzo
4) dir. dare istruzioni erronee a [ jury]* * *(to direct wrongly: She was misdirected, and ended up in the wrong street.) indirizzare male* * *[ˌmɪsdaɪ'rekt, -dɪ-]1) dare indicazioni sbagliate a [ person]to misdirect sb. to — mandare per sbaglio qcn. a
3) (address wrongly) sbagliare l'indirizzo di [letter, parcel]the letter was misdirected to our old address — la lettera è stata mandata per sbaglio al nostro vecchio indirizzo
4) dir. dare istruzioni erronee a [ jury]
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