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"abuse" is the third person singular imperative of the verb abusar. View conjugation.

abuse

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el abuso

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abuse
sustantivo [əˈbjuːs]
1abuso (m) mal uso (m) (of power)
2insultos (mpl) improperios mpl (insults)
  • term of abuse -> insulto (m) , término (m) ofensivo
  • to shower abuse on somebody -> despotricar contra alguien
3malos tratos mpl (cruelty)
  • (sexual) abuse -> abuso (m) (sexual)
verbo transitivo [əˈbjuːz]
4abusar de (misuse)
5insultar (insult)
6maltratar (ill-treat) (physically); abusar de (sexually)

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abuse [a-bíus]
1Abusar.
2Engañar, seducir; profanar, ultrajar, violar.
3Maltratar de palabra, burlarse con desprecio; denostar.
  • He has been abused -> le han engañado
va.
sustantivo
1Abuso.
  • Abuse of confidence -> abuso de confianza
2Abuso, corruptela.
3Seducción, engaño.
4Contumelia, injuria u ofensa de palabra, afrenta, burla, ultraje.

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abuse
noun
[əˈbjuːs]
1 (insults) insultos; (m) improperios; (m) (formal)
to heap abuse on sb hurl abuse at sb llenar a algn de improperios
2 (misuse) abuso; (m)
abuse of trust/power abuso de confianza/poder; open to abuse abierto al abuso
child drug sexual
verb:transitive
[əˈbjuːz]
1 (insult) insultar; injuriar
he roundly abused the government dijo mil improperios contra el gobierno
2 (mistreat) [+child] (physically) maltratar; (sexually) abusar de
he abused his daughter
3 (misuse) [+position, privilege] abusar de
He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position

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Verb Conjugation for "abuse"

Imperative
  • abuse
  • you abuse
  • he/she abuses
  • we abuse
  • you abuse
  • they abuse
Preterite
  • I abused
  • you abused
  • he/she abused
  • we abused
  • you abused
  • they abused
Present Continuous
  • I am abusing
  • you are abusing
  • he/she is abusing
  • we are abusing
  • you are abusing
  • they are abusing
Present Perfect
  • I have abused
  • you have abused
  • he/she has abused
  • we have abused
  • you have abused
  • they have abused
Past Continuous
  • I was abusing
  • you were abusing
  • he/she was abusing
  • we were abusing
  • you were abusing
  • they were abusing
Past Perfect
  • I had abused
  • you had abused
  • he/she had abused
  • we had abused
  • you had abused
  • they had abused
Future
  • I will abuse
  • you will abuse
  • he/she will abuse
  • we will abuse
  • you will abuse
  • they will abuse
Future Perfect
  • I will have abused
  • you will have abused
  • he/she will have abused
  • we will have abused
  • you will have abused
  • they will have abused
Future Continuous
  • I will be abusing
  • you will be abusing
  • he/she will be abusing
  • we will be abusing
  • you will be abusing
  • they will be abusing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been abusing
  • you have been abusing
  • he/she has been abusing
  • we have been abusing
  • you have been abusing
  • they have been abusing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been abusing
  • you will have been abusing
  • he/she will have been abusing
  • we will have been abusing
  • you will have been abusing
  • they will have been abusing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been abusing
  • you had been abusing
  • he/she had been abusing
  • we had been abusing
  • you had been abusing
  • they had been abusing

abusar
intransitive verb
1to go too far (excederse)
  • abusar de algo -> to abuse something
  • abusar del alcohol -> to drink to excess
  • puedes comer dulces, pero sin abusar -> you can eat sweets, but don't overdo it
  • abusar de alguien -> to take advantage of somebody; (aprovecharse) to sexually abuse somebody (sexualmente)

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abusar [ah-boo-sar]
article & verb transitive
1To abuse or misapply a thing; to impose upon, to go too far, to exceed one’s rights.
  • Abusar del tabaco -> to smoke too much

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abusar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (extralimitarse) to take advantage
es muy generoso pero no debéis abusar he's very generous but you mustn't take advantage
como tienen el monopolio abusan la gente abusa y aparca en el césped
abusar dede [+persona] to take advantage of; [+amistad, hospitalidad, amabilidad, privilegio] to abuse
de los débiles todo el mundo abusa everyone takes advantage of the weak
se cree que porque es conde tiene derecho a aabusar de sus privilegios mis hijos abusan de mí porque saben que siempre acabo cediendo todos abusan de él en la oficina hay gente que abusa de la amistad y se aprovecha de que te conocen de hace tiempo para pedirte cosas no quisiera abusar de su hospitalidad
el acusado abusó de su condición de policía the defendant abused his position as a policeman; no quiero abusar de su tiempo I don't want to take up too much of your time; si siguen abusando de mi paciencia, un día estallaré if they continue to try my patience, one of these days I'm going to explode
gracias por ofrecerme una habitación, pero no quisiera abusar de vuestra hospitalidad aunque sé que me ayudarían no quiero abusar de su generosidad los campesinos se quejaban de los tropeles de agentes del propietario propensos a abusar de su autoridad
abusar de la confianza de algn (aprovecharse) to take advantage of sb's good will; (traicionar) to betray sb's trust
abusó de la confianza que el partido depositó en él este sujeto que ha abusado de mi confianza y sé que está conspirando contra mí los serbios que han abusado de la confianza de Moscú ¿cómo puede creerse a quienes, durante tantos años, han abusado de la confianza depositada en ellos enlas urnas? estuvo ocho meses viviendo en esta casa, abusando de nuestra confianza espero que no pienses que abuso de la confianza al pedirte que me traigas un chorizo cuando vengas a Inglaterra
2 (usar en exceso)
el alcohol no es malo si no se abusa
está bien beber de vez en cuando pero sin abusar drinking every so often is fine as long as you don't overdo it
abusar dede
abusar del tabaco to smoke too much; no conviene abusar de las grasas it's not good to eat too much fat; abusan de la jerga técnica they use too much technical jargon
no debes abusar de los somníferos abusar del [alcohol]/[tabaco] no debes abusar del alcohol si vas a salir de viaje por abusar del tabaco ahora tengo una tos terrible
3 (usar mal)
abusar de [+dinero] to misuse
abusaron de los fondos reservados, utilizándolos para financiar actividades ilegales, utilizándolos para financiar actividades ilegales
4 (sexualmente)
abusar de algn to (sexually) abuse sb
el líder de la secta abusó de ella mi padre abusó de mí le acusan de haber abusado de un niño de 13 años después de golpearla abusó de ella

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Verb Conjugation for "abusar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo me abuso me abusé me abusaba me abusaré me abuse
Tú te abusas te abusaste te abusabas te abusarás te abuses
Ella/Él/Usted se abusa se abusó se abusaba se abusará se abuse
Nosotros nos abusamos nos abusamos nos abusábamos nos abusaremos nos abusemos
Vosotros os abusáis os abusasteis os abusabais os abusaréis os abuséis
Ellos/Ustedes se abusan se abusaron se abusaban se abusarán se abusen
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