Sentence examples of "abuse" in English

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Translations: all16 abuser9 maltraiter3 injures1 abus1 other translations2

How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience? Jusqu'à quand, Catilina, abuseras-tu de notre patience ?

People shouldn't abuse animals. Les gens ne devraient pas maltraiter les animaux.

My father is oblivious to the emotional pain his abuse caused me. Mon père ne se rend pas compte de la douleur émotionnelle que ses injures m'ont causée.

We can only abuse of things that are good. On ne peut abuser que de choses qui sont bonnes.

If you abuse your computer, it won't work well. Si tu maltraites ton ordinateur, il ne fonctionnera pas bien.

The king abused his power. Le roi a abusé de son pouvoir.

Mary's husband abused her. Le mari de Marie l'a maltraitée.

We must investigate social abuses. Nous devons enquêter sur les abus sociaux.

You are abusing your authority. Tu abuses de ton autorité.

The section chief seems to like abusing his authority. On dirait que le chef de service aime abuser de son autorité.

The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content. Le dictateur notoire abusait de ses privilèges autant qu'il le désirait.

I tried to give him some advice, but he just abused me violently. J'ai essayé de lui donner un conseil, mais il m'a juste abusé violemment.

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power. Le chef de la guilde relégua Vince à une position de sous-officier parce qu'il abusait de son pouvoir.

It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority. Il semble que le flic de cette série télé soit un ripou qui abuse de son autorité.

They're against animal abuse. Ils militent contre les violences aux animaux.

There must be equal pay for equal work, and where this is not the case, the abuse must be resisted at all costs. À travail égal, salaire égal. Quand ce n'est pas le cas, il faut à tout prix s'opposer à cette injustice.

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