ill-treat

[US]/[ˈɪlˌtriːt]/
[UK]/[ˈɪlˌtriːt]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. At behandle nogen dårligt; at mishandle.; At håndtere noget uopmærksomt eller grovt.; At opføre sig uretfærdigt over for nogen.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularill-treats
Pluralill-treats
Present Participleill-treating
Past Tenseill-treated
Past Participleill-treated

Phrases & Collocations

ill-treat animals

misbruge dyr

don't ill-treat

undgå at misbruge

ill-treated workers

misbrugte medarbejdere

ill-treating others

misbruge andre

ill-treated child

misbrugt barn

stop ill-treating

stop med at misbruge

ill-treated badly

misbrugt på en forfulgt måde

ill-treatments happen

misbrug forekommer

ill-treat someone

misbruge en person

ill-treated severely

misbrugt alvorligt

Example Sentences

the manager shouldn't ill-treat his employees, especially after their hard work.

chefen bør ikke mishandle sine medarbejdere, især efter deres hårdt arbejde.

we must protect vulnerable animals from those who ill-treat them.

vi må beskytte sårbare dyr mod dem, der mishandler dem.

it's cruel to ill-treat a pet; they offer unconditional love.

det er grusomt at mishandle et husdyr; de tilbyder ubetinget kærlighed.

the shelter investigates cases of people who ill-treat their animals.

skildeværelset undersøger tilfælde af personer, der mishandler deres dyr.

she refused to ill-treat the stray cat, bringing it home to care for it.

hun nægtede at mishandle den fritlevende kat, og tog den hjem for at vise omsorg for den.

the law aims to prevent anyone from ill-treating children.

loven har til formål at forhindre enhver fra at mishandle børn.

he was fired for ill-treating his colleagues and creating a hostile work environment.

han blev fyret for at mishandle sine kolleger og skabe en hostil arbejdsmiljø.

the witness described how the suspect would ill-treat the victim.

vittigheden beskrev, hvordan den mistænkte ville mishandle ofret.

it's unacceptable to ill-treat someone based on their race or gender.

det er uacceptabelt at mishandle en person ud fra deres race eller køn.

the organization works to stop people from ill-treating elderly relatives.

organisationen arbejder for at stoppe mennesker fra at mishandle ældre slægtninge.

the farmer was known to ill-treat his livestock, causing public outrage.

landmanden var kendt for at mishandle sine husdyr, hvilket forårsagede offentlig forargelse.

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