| Principales traductions |
| abuse [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: treat badly) (un enfant, une femme, un homme) | maltraiter⇒ vtr |
| | He abused his wife for many years before she went to the police. |
| | Il a maltraité sa femme pendant des années avant qu'elle n'aille à la police. |
| abuse [sth]⇒ vtr | (drugs, alcohol: take) (trop consommer) | abuser de vtr ind |
| | My uncle is in treatment because he abuses alcohol. |
| | Mon oncle est en cure pour avoir abusé de l'alcool. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | ([sth]: use wrongly) (mal utiliser) | abuser de vtr ind |
| | The dictator is accused of abusing his power. |
| | Le dictateur est accusé d'avoir abusé de ses pouvoirs. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | (object, device: misuse) (figuré : une chose) | malmener⇒, maltraiter⇒ vtr |
| | Please do not abuse the keyboard by pounding on the keys. |
| | Arrêtez de malmener (or: maltraiter) votre clavier ; vous tapez trop fort sur les touches. |
| abuse n | (insults) | insultes, injures nfpl |
| | The guards did not like the verbal abuse from the shouting prisoners. |
| | Les gardiens n'ont pas apprécié les insultes des prisonniers. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: mistreatment) | mauvais traitements nmpl |
| | (sur enfants, femme, animaux) | maltraitance nf |
| | Abuse of the prisoners will not be tolerated. |
| | Il est interdit d'infliger de mauvais traitements aux prisonniers. |
| | La maltraitance de détenus est formellement proscrite. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: physical mistreatment) | mauvais traitements nmpl |
| | (sur enfants, femme, animaux) | maltraitance nf |
| | The police are investigating claims of physical abuse by teachers at a boarding school. |
| | La police enquête sur des accusations de maltraitance par des professeurs à l'internat. |
Formes composées
abuse | underused | underuse |
| abuse of authority n | (corrupt use of power) | abus de pouvoir nm |
| | Sexual harassment of a subordinate is a boss's abuse of authority. |
| abuse of discretion n | (law: used to review lower court decision) | abus de pouvoir discrétionnaire nm |
| abuse of law n | (law: abuse of procedure) | abus de droit nm |
| abuse of power n | (using authority for own benefit) | abus de pouvoir nm |
| | Violence against children is an abuse of power. |
| | La violence envers les enfants est un abus de pouvoir. |
| abuse of privilege n | (law: improper use of right) | abus de droit nm |
| abuse of process n | (law: misuse of court) | abus de procédure nm |
| child abuse n | (violence towards a child) | maltraitance sur enfant nf |
| | Social workers and teachers have to look out for evidence of child abuse. |
| | Les travailleurs sociaux et les enseignants doivent faire attention à d'éventuels signes de maltraitance sur enfant. |
| child abuse n | (neglect of a child) | négligence envers un enfant nf |
| | Failing to provide for a child's basic needs is a form of child abuse. |
| | Ne pas subvenir aux besoins de base d'un enfant est une forme de négligence envers l'enfant. |
| child abuse n | (sexual molestation of a child) | abus sexuel sur enfant nm |
| | A 36-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and making indecent images of children. |
| | Un homme de 36 ans a été inculpé d'abus sexuel sur enfant pour avoir pris des photos indécentes d'enfants. |
| domestic abuse n | (violence, etc. in the home) (entre époux) | violence conjugale nf |
| | | violence familiale nf |
| drug abuse n | (misuse of drugs) | toxicomanie nf |
| | Should drug abuse be punished by law or treated by doctors? |
| emotional abuse n | (psychological mistreatment) | cruauté mentale nf |
| | The child has suffered continuous emotional abuse while under the care of his aunt. |
| | Cet enfant a été continuellement victime de cruauté mentale lors de son séjour chez la tante à qui il avait été confié. |
| fling abuse at [sb] v expr | informal (insult [sb] aggressively) | insulter violemment, insulter copieusement vtr + adv |
| | | lancer des insultes à [qqn] loc v |
| | The football players flung abuse at the opposing team after a flagrant foul. |
| | Les joueurs ont copieusement insulté leurs adversaires qui avaient fait une faute flagrante. |
| | Les joueurs ont lancé des insultes à leurs adversaires qui avaient fait une faute flagrante. |
| a hail of abuse n | (burst of insults) | une pluie d'insultes nf |
| | The politician suffered a hail of abuse from the crowd. |
| malicious abuse of legal process n | (improper use of law) (Droit) | abus intentionnel de procédure nm |
| physical abuse n | (violence) | violence physique nf |
| | The social worker said that the child had suffered severe physical abuse. |
| self-abuse n | (harming yourself) | conduite autodestructrice nf |
| | | automutilation nf |
| self-abuse n | euphemism (masturbation) | masturbation nf |
sexual abuse,
sex abuse n | (indecent assault) | abus sexuel nm |
| | | sévices sexuels nmpl |
| | Jacobs is facing a charge of sexual abuse. |
| substance abuse n | (drug or alcohol overuse) | toxicomanie nf |
| term of abuse n | (offensive or derogatory expression) | insulte, injure nf |
| | "Chav" is a term of abuse aimed almost exclusively at the white poor. |
| torrent of abuse n | figurative (outpouring of insults) (figuré) | torrent d'injures, torrent d'insultes nm |
| | The man subjected the police officer to a torrent of abuse. |
| verbal abuse n | (insulting, shouting at [sb]) | insultes, injures nfpl |
| | When the teacher told him to be quiet, the boy responded with verbal abuse. |