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Huvudsakliga översättningar |
misuse [sth]⇒ vtr | (use incorrectly) | använda felaktigt vtr + adv |
| | missbruka vtr |
| Dan broke a knife because he misused it. It is dangerous to misuse prescription medications. |
misuse [sth] vtr | (abuse) (formell) | missanvända vtr |
| | utnyttja vtr |
| The politician misused government money. |
misuse n | (wrong use of [sth]) | felaktig användning s |
| | missbruk s |
| The English teacher was easily upset by the misuse of words. The court imprisoned the businessman for his misuse of the employee pension fund. |
misuse n | rare (mistreatment of [sb]) | dålig behandling s |
| (inte nödvändigtvis fysisk) | misshandel s |
| The ex-employee is still aggrieved about his misuse by the company. |