WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| abuse [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: treat badly) | misshandla ngn vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | slå ngn vtr |
| | He abused his wife for many years before she went to the police. |
| abuse [sth]⇒ vtr | (drugs, alcohol: take) (alkohol, narkotika) | missbruka ngt vtr |
| | My uncle is in treatment because he abuses alcohol. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | ([sth]: use wrongly) (makt) | missbruka ngt vtr |
| | The dictator is accused of abusing his power. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | (object, device: misuse) | misshandla ngt vtr |
| | Please do not abuse the keyboard by pounding on the keys. |
| abuse n | (insults) | misshandel s |
| | | skäll s |
| | (omodern) | okväde, smädelser s |
| | The guards did not like the verbal abuse from the shouting prisoners. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: mistreatment) | misshandel s |
| | | missförhållande s |
| | | kränkning s |
| | Abuse of the prisoners will not be tolerated. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: physical mistreatment) | misshandel s |
| | The police are investigating claims of physical abuse by teachers at a boarding school. |