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1 ill-treat
verb (to treat badly or cruelly: She often ill-treated her children.) misþyrma, fara illa með -
2 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) orsök2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) ástæða3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) málstaður2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) koma (e-m) til (að gera e-ð) -
3 kick about/around
(to treat badly or bully: The bigger boys are always kicking him around.) níðast á -
4 monster
['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) vanskapningur2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) skrímsli, ferlíki3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) skepna, níðingur•- monstrously
См. также в других словарях:
treat badly — index mistreat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
treat rough — treat badly, treat rudely, treat disrespectfully … English contemporary dictionary
treat someone like shit — impolite phrase to treat someone very badly Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: shit … Useful english dictionary
treat someone like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt … New idioms dictionary
treat like dirt — treat (someone) like dirt to behave badly towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them. I don t know why she stays with him. He treats her like dirt … New idioms dictionary
treat — treat1 [ trit ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 behave toward someone ▸ 2 deal with something ▸ 3 cure illness ▸ 4 protect/preserve something ▸ 5 be nice to someone 1. ) to behave toward someone in a particular way: She felt she had been unfairly treated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treat — I n. source of joy 1) to provide a treat 2) a treat for (their visit was a real treat for us) 3) a treat to + inf. (it was a treat to watch them dance) paying for the food or entertainment of others 4) to stand treat 5) (misc.) it s my treat II v … Combinatory dictionary
treat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, special ▪ little ▪ I like to give the girls a little treat every now and then. ▪ o … Collocations dictionary
treat — treat1 W1S2 [tri:t] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(behave towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(deal with something)¦ 3¦(illness/injury)¦ 4¦(buy something for somebody)¦ 5¦(protect/clean)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: traitier, from Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
treat — 1 /tri:t/ verb (T) 1 BEHAVE TOWARDS SB (always + adv/prep) to behave towards someone in a particular way: treat sb like/as: She treats me like one of the family. | Even though they were much younger, we treated them as equals. | badly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
treat — I UK [triːt] / US [trɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms treat : present tense I/you/we/they treat he/she/it treats present participle treating past tense treated past participle treated *** 1) to behave towards someone in a particular way She felt… … English dictionary