abused
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (misuse)
a. los malos tratos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His wife accused him of physical and emotional abuse.Su esposa lo acusó de malos tratos físicos y psicológicos.
b. el abuso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's one of the worst countries for workers' rights abuses.Es uno de los peores países en cuanto a abusos de los derechos laborales.
3. (insults)
a. los insultos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He's had to put up with a lot of abuse from his coworkers.Ha tenido que soportar muchos insultos de sus colegas.
b. los improperios (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The peasants hurled abuse at the marquis.Los campesinos lanzaron improperios contra el marqués.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to misuse)
You're abusing your position to get what you want.Estás abusando de tu posición para conseguir lo que quieres.
a. maltratar
They say he abused his wife, but there was never proof.Se dice que maltrataba a su mujer, pero nunca hubo pruebas.
b. abusar de (sexually)
The teacher was sent to prison for sexually abusing one of her students.La profesora fue enviada a la cárcel por abusar de uno de sus alumnos.
6. (to insult)
a. insultar
She abuses him in front of his friends, and he just takes it.Lo insulta delante de sus amigos, y él se aguanta.
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