| Principal Translations |
| abuse [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: treat badly) | maltratar a vtr + prep |
| | | abusar de vi + prep |
| | He abused his wife for many years before she went to the police. |
| | Él maltrató a su esposa por muchos años antes de que ella acudiera a la policía. |
| abuse [sth]⇒ vtr | (drugs, alcohol: take) (usar en exceso) | abusar de vi + prep |
| | My uncle is in treatment because he abuses alcohol. |
| | Mi tío está en tratamiento porque abusa del alcohol. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | ([sth]: use wrongly) (algo) | abusar de vi + prep |
| | The dictator is accused of abusing his power. |
| | El dictador es acusado de abusar de su poder. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | (object, device: misuse) | hacer mal uso de loc verb |
| | | maltratar⇒ vtr |
| | Please do not abuse the keyboard by pounding on the keys. |
| | Por favor no hagas mal uso del teclado aporreando las teclas. |
| | Por favor no maltrate el teclado aporreando las teclas. |
| abuse n | (insults) | abuso nm |
| | | agresión nf |
| | | insultos nm |
| | The guards did not like the verbal abuse from the shouting prisoners. |
| | A los guardias no les gustaba el abuso verbal por parte de los prisioneros que gritaban. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: mistreatment) | maltrato nm |
| | | abuso nm |
| | Abuse of the prisoners will not be tolerated. |
| | El maltrato a los prisioneros no será tolerado. |
| abuse n | ([sb]: physical mistreatment) | abuso nm |
| | | maltrato nm |
| | The police are investigating claims of physical abuse by teachers at a boarding school. |
| | La policía está investigando las quejas sobre abuso físico cometido por los profesores en el internado. |
Compound Forms:
abuse | underused | underuse |
| abuse of authority n | (corrupt use of power) | abuso de poder, abuso de autoridad loc nom m |
| | Sexual harassment of a subordinate is a boss's abuse of authority. |
| | El acoso sexual de un subordinado es abuso de poder por parte del jefe. |
| abuse of discretion n | (law: used to review lower court decision) | arbitrariedad nf |
| abuse of law n | (law: abuse of procedure) | abuso de autoridad loc nom m |
| | | abuso de jurisdicción loc nom m |
| | | abuso de derecho loc nom m |
| abuse of power n | (using authority for own benefit) | abuso de poder nm + loc adj |
| | Violence against children is an abuse of power. |
| abuse of privilege n | (law: improper use of right) | abuso de privilegio loc nom m |
| abuse of process n | (law: misuse of court) | abuso de proceso loc nom m |
| | | abuso procesal nm + adj mf |
| child abuse n | (violence towards a child) (físico) | abuso infantil nm + adj mf |
| | Social workers and teachers have to look out for evidence of child abuse. |
| | Los trabajadores sociales y los maestros tienen que estar pendientes de señales de abuso infantil. |
| child abuse n | (neglect of a child) (negligencia) | abandono nm |
| | Failing to provide for a child's basic needs is a form of child abuse. |
| | No cubrir las necesidades básicas es una forma de abandono infantil. |
| child abuse n | (sexual molestation of a child) (sexual) | abuso infantil nm + adj mf |
| | A 36-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and making indecent images of children. |
| | Un hombre de 36 años ha sido acusado de abuso infantil y de crear imágenes indecentes de menores. |
| domestic abuse n | (violence, etc. in the home) (AmL) | abuso doméstico loc nom m |
| | (ES) | violencia doméstica loc nom f |
| drug abuse n | (misuse of drugs) | abuso de drogas grupo nom |
| | | consumo de drogas grupo nom |
| | | consumo de estupefacientes grupo nom |
| | Should drug abuse be punished by law or treated by doctors? |
| | ¿El abuso de drogas debería ser penado por la ley o tratado por médicos? |
| emotional abuse n | (psychological mistreatment) | abuso emocional nm |
| | The child has suffered continuous emotional abuse while under the care of his aunt. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El abuso emocional es difícil de detectar. |
| fling abuse at [sb] v expr | informal (insult [sb] aggressively) (AR) | putear a vtr + prep |
| | | insultar a vtr + prep |
| | The football players flung abuse at the opposing team after a flagrant foul. |
| a hail of abuse n | (burst of insults) | catarata de insultos grupo nom |
| | The politician suffered a hail of abuse from the crowd. |
| malicious abuse of legal process n | (improper use of law) | utilización ilegal de un proceso judicial nf + loc adj |
| physical abuse n | (violence) | abuso físico nm + adj |
| | The social worker said that the child had suffered severe physical abuse. |
| | La trabajadora social dijo que el niño había sido víctima de varios abusos físicos. |
| self-abuse n | (harming yourself) | autolesión nf |
| | | autoagresión nf |
| self-abuse n | euphemism (masturbation) | masturbación nf |
sexual abuse,
sex abuse n | (indecent assault) | abuso sexual nm + adj |
| | Jacobs is facing a charge of sexual abuse. |
| | Jacob enfrenta cargos por abuso sexual. |
| substance abuse n | (drug or alcohol overuse) | drogodependencia nf |
| | | toxicomanía nf |
| | | abuso de sustancias loc nom m |
| term of abuse n | (offensive or derogatory expression) | insulto, agravio nm |
| | "Chav" is a term of abuse aimed almost exclusively at the white poor. |
| torrent of abuse n | figurative (outpouring of insults) | torrente de insultos grupo nom |
| | | parva de insultos grupo nom |
| | The man subjected the police officer to a torrent of abuse. |
| verbal abuse n | (insulting, shouting at [sb]) | insulto nm |
| | When the teacher told him to be quiet, the boy responded with verbal abuse. |
| | Cuando la maestra le dijo que se tranquilizara, el chico respondió con un insulto. |