| Traduções principais |
| stick it to sb v expr | slang (give sb harsh treatment) | maltratar vt |
| | | destratar vt |
| | | tratar mal expres v |
| abuse sb vtr | (sb: treat badly) (pessoa) | maltratar vt |
| | He abused his wife for many years before she went to the police. |
| | Ele maltratou sua esposa por muitos anos, antes de ela ir à polícia. |
| mistreat sb/sth vtr | (person, animal: treat badly) | maltratar vt |
| | | tratar mal vt + adv |
| | Neighbours couldn't believe she'd mistreated her children so badly. |
| maltreat sb vtr | (treat badly) | maltratar vt |
| | The man was arrested for maltreating his dog. |
| manhandle sb vtr | (treat roughly) | maltratar vt |
| | I have to tell my children not to manhandle the puppy. |
| ill-treat sb/sth vtr | (abuse) | maltratar abusar |
| ill-use sb/sth vtr | (treat badly, abuse) | maltratar vt |
| bully sb vtr | (intimidate) | intimidar vt |
| | | maltratar vt |
| | I hate when big children bully the small ones by pushing them around and making fun of them. |
| | Odeio quando crianças grandes intimidam as pequenas hostilizando-as e caçoando delas. |
| maul sb/sth vtr | (treat roughly) | maltratar, estropiar, malhar vt |
| | The book was badly mauled by its borrowers. |
| manhandle sth vtr | (move by manual effort) (tratar rudemente) | maltratar vt |
| | We manhandled the piano up the five flights of stairs and into the tiny apartment. |
| step on sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative (mistreat, exploit) (figurado) | pisar em vt + prep |
| | | explorar vt |
| | | maltratar vt |
| | | maltratar vt |
| | Your naive friendliness is causing them to step on you at work. |
| | Sua gentileza ingênua está fazendo com que eles pisem em você no trabalho. |
| throw sb/sth around vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (treat roughly) | tratar mal loc v |
| | | maltratar vt |
| | | destratar vt |
| walk over sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (treat disrespectfully) | desrespeitar vt |
| | | destratar vt |
| | | maltratar vt |
| | Larry walked over at least three people to serve as chairman of the board. |
| abuse sth vtr | (object, device: misuse) (usar erradamente) | abusar, maltratar vt |
| | Please do not abuse the keyboard by pounding on the keys. |
| | Por favor, não abuse do teclado batendo nas teclas desse jeito. |