maltratar

v.

1 to ill-treat.

maltrató a su mujer durante cinco años he mistreated his wife over a five-year period

la novela fue maltratada por la crítica the novel was mauled by the critics

2 to damage.

3 to hurt, to cause pain to.

Ella maltrata a su madre She hurts her mother.

4 to abuse, to ill-treat, to kick around, to knock about.

Ellos maltrataron al chico They abused the boy.

5 to mishandle, to bang about, to bang around, to handle roughly.

El correo maltrató el paquete The mail mishandled the package.

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maltratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tratar mal) to ill-treat, mistreat; (pegar) to batter

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verb

to abuse

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VT

1) [+ persona] (=tratar mal) to ill-treat, maltreat, abuse; (=pegar) to batter, abuse

2) [+ cosas] to handle roughly

3) (tb: maltratar de palabra) to abuse, insult

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verbo transitivo

a) <persona/animal> to maltreat, ill-treat, mistreat; (pegar) <niño/mujer> to batter

b) <juguete/coche> to mistreat, treat ... very roughly

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= mistreat, batter, maltreat, manhandle, sandbag, lay + a finger on, ill-treat.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex. Despite these findings, the label 'social isolation' may not accurately describe mothers who maltreat their children.

Ex. The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.

Ex. Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.

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verbo transitivo

a) <persona/animal> to maltreat, ill-treat, mistreat; (pegar) <niño/mujer> to batter

b) <juguete/coche> to mistreat, treat ... very roughly

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= mistreat, batter, maltreat, manhandle, sandbag, lay + a finger on, ill-treat.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex: Despite these findings, the label 'social isolation' may not accurately describe mothers who maltreat their children.

Ex: The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.

Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.

Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.

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maltratar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona/animal› to maltreat, ill-treat, mistreat; (pegar) ‹niño/mujer› to batter

2 ‹juguete/coche› to mistreat, treat … very roughly

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maltratar (conjugate maltratar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹persona/animal› to maltreat, ill-treat, mistreat;

(pegar) ‹niño/mujer› to batter

b) ‹juguete/coche› to mistreat, treat … very roughly

maltratar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to mistreat
2 (psicológicamente) to ill-treat, (golpear) to batter
'maltratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pegar
English:
abuse
- batter
- ill-treat
- maltreat
- manhandle
- maul
- mistreat
- pull about
- rough
- beat
- ill
- kick
- man

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maltratar vt

1. [pegar, insultar] to ill-treat;

maltrató a su mujer durante cinco años he mistreated his wife over a five-year period;

la novela fue maltratada por la crítica the novel was mauled by the critics

2. [estropear] to damage

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maltratar

v/t ill-treat, mistreat

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maltratar vt

1) : to mistreat, to abuse

2) : to damage, to spoil

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maltratar vb to mistreat