"abuse" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
abuse
sustantivo [əˈbjuːs]
1. abuso (m) mal uso (m) (of power)
2. insultos (mpl) improperios mpl (insults)
- term of abuse -> insulto (m) , término (m) ofensivo
- to shower abuse on somebody -> despotricar contra alguien
3. malos tratos mpl (cruelty)
- (sexual) abuse -> abuso (m) (sexual)
verbo transitivo [əˈbjuːz]
4. abusar de (misuse)
5. insultar (insult)
6. maltratar (ill-treat) (physically); abusar de (sexually)
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abuse [a-bíus]
1. Abusar.
2. Engañar, seducir; profanar, ultrajar, violar.
3. Maltratar de palabra, burlarse con desprecio; denostar.
- He has been abused -> le han engañado
va.
sustantivo
1. Abuso.
- Abuse of confidence -> abuso de confianza
2. Abuso, corruptela.
3. Seducción, engaño.
4. Contumelia, injuria u ofensa de palabra, afrenta, burla, ultraje.
abuse
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Verb Conjugations for "abuse" (go to el abuso)
- Gerund: abusing
- Past Participle: abused
- Present Participle: abusing
Indicative
Present |
Preterit |
Future |
|---|---|---|
| I abuse | I abused | I will abuse |
| you abuse | you abused | you will abuse |
| he/she abuses | he/she abused | he/she will abuse |
| we abuse | we abused | we will abuse |
| you abuse | you abused | you will abuse |
| they abuse | they abused | they will abuse |
Complete abuse conjugation >
"abuse" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
abusar. 'abusar'. This verb means 'to abuse'. For example, 'Estudia los hábitos dietéticos en los que se abusa del chocolate y los dulces' / 'He studies the dietary habits of those that abuse chocolate and sweets'. Abusar.
abusar
intransitive verb
1. to 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
1. To abuse or misapply a thing; to impose upon, to go too far, to exceed one’s rights.
- Abusar del tabaco -> to smoke too much
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
abusar de [+persona] to take advantage of; [+amistad, hospitalidad, amabilidad, privilegio] to abuse
de los débiles todo el mundo abusa everyone takes advantage of the weak
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
abusar de la confianza de algn (aprovecharse) to take advantage of sb's good will; (traicionar) to betray sb's trust
2 (usar en exceso)
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 de
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
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Verb Conjugations for "abusar" (go to el abuso)
- Gerund: abusando
- Participle: abusado
Indicative
Present |
Preterit |
Imperfect |
Conditional |
Future |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abuso | abusé | abusaba | abusaría | abusaré |
| tú | abusas | abusaste | abusabas | abusarías | abusarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | abusa | abusó | abusaba | abusaría | abusará |
| nosotros | abusamos | abusamos | abusábamos | abusaríamos | abusaremos |
| vosotros | abusáis | abusasteis | abusabais | abusaríais | abusaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | abusan | abusaron | abusaban | abusarían | abusarán |
Complete abusar conjugation >
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