malträtieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French maltraiter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmaltʁɛˈtiːʁən/, , , ,
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Verb

malträtieren (weak, third-person singular present malträtiert, past tense malträtierte, past participle malträtiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly informal) to mistreat something (use or treat with little care)
    Synonym: misshandeln
    Wenn du deine Taschen weiter so malträtierst, kannst du die da bald auch wegschmeißen.
    If you continue to mistreat your bags like that, you can soon throw that one out as well.
  2. (informal, humorous, otherwise archaic) to abuse; to maltreat someone
    Synonyms: misshandeln, quälen, peinigen
    Heut′ Nachmittag beim Fußball wurd′ ich ganz schön malträtiert.
    I was kind of maltreated when we played football this afternoon.

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