WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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maul [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: attack) | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | herir a vtr + prep |
| | acometer⇒ vtr |
| The lion tamer was mauled by one of the lions. |
| El domador de leones fue atacado por uno de los leones. |
maul [sb/sth] vtr | (treat roughly) | maltratar⇒ vtr |
| | tratar con dureza loc verb |
| | vapulear⇒ vtr |
| The book was badly mauled by its borrowers. |
| El libro quedó muy maltratado por uno de los usuarios. |
maul [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (criticize harshly) (figurado) | destrozar⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | aniquilar⇒ vtr |
| The critics mauled the director's new film. |
| Los críticos destrozaron la nueva película del director. |
maul, splitting maul n | (axe for splitting wood) | mazo nm |
| Adam swung the maul and split the log with one blow. |