abuser

abuser [abyze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

[escroc] to deceive

2. indirect transitive verb

• abuser de ( = profiter de) [+ situation, crédulité] to exploit ; [+ autorité, hospitalité, amabilité, confiance] to abuse

• abuser de ses forces to overexert o.s.

• il ne faut pas abuser des médicaments ( = prendre trop de) you shouldn't take too many medicines

• il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses you can have too much of a good thing

• il use et abuse des métaphores he's too fond of metaphors

• je ne veux pas abuser de votre temps I don't want to waste your time

• je ne voudrais pas abuser (de votre gentillesse) I don't want to impose (upon your kindness)

• abuser d'une femme to take advantage of a woman

• alors là, tu abuses ! now you're going too far!

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abyze
1.

verbe transitif liter to fool

se laisser abuser — to be taken in

2.

abuser de verbe transitif indirect

1) (faire un usage excessif de)

abuser de l'alcool — to drink to excess

abuser des sucreries — to overindulge in sweet things

2) (profiter de)

abuser de la situation — to exploit the situation

abuser de la patience de quelqu'un — to take advantage of somebody's patience

je ne voudrais pas abuser (de votre gentillesse) — I don't want to impose (on your kindness)

abuser de sa force — to abuse one's strength

3) (violenter)

abuser de quelqu'un — to sexually abuse somebody

3.

verbe intransitif (exagérer) to go too far

je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser — I may be patient but don't push me too far

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si je ne m'abuse — if I'm not mistaken

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abyze

1. vi

abuser de [force, droit] — to misuse, [autorité] to abuse, [effet, procédé] to overuse

abuser de l'alcool — to drink too much, to drink to excess

abuser des médicaments — to rely too heavily on medicines

user et abuser de qch — to use and abuse sth

1) [femme] to abuse, to sexually abuse

2) (= exploiter) [client, naïveté, situation] to take advantage of

2. vi

(= exagérer) to go too far, to overstep the mark

3. vt

(= tromper) to deceive, to mislead

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abuser verb table: aimer

A vtr liter to fool; ses promesses n'abusent plus personne his promises no longer fool anyone; j'ai été abusé par leur ressemblance I was fooled by their resemblance; se laisser abuser to be taken in.

B abuser de vtr ind

1 (faire usage excessif) abuser de l'alcool to drink to excess; abuser des tranquillisants to rely too heavily on tranquillizers^GB; abuser des sucreries/bonnes choses to overindulge in sweet things/good things; abuser de ses forces to overdo it;

2 (profiter) abuser de to exploit; abuser de la situation to exploit the situation; abuser de la crédulité/faiblesse des gens to exploit people's gullibility/weakness; abuser d'un ami/de la patience de qn to take advantage of a friend/of sb's patience; je ne voudrais pas abuser (de votre gentillesse) I don't want to impose (on your kindness); abuser de sa force/son autorité/ses fonctions to abuse one's strength/one's authority/one's post;

3 (violenter) abuser de qn to sexually abuse sb.

C vi (exagérer) to go too far; je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser I may be patient but don't push me too far.

D s'abuser vpr fml to be mistaken; si je ne m'abuse if I'm not mistaken.

[abyze] verbe transitif

(littéraire) to deceive, to mislead

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abuser de verbe plus préposition

1. [consommer excessivement] to overuse

abuser de la boisson to drink too much

abuser de ses forces to overtax oneself

2. [mal utiliser - autorité, privilège] to abuse, to misuse

3. [exploiter - ami, bonté, patience] to take advantage of, to exploit

abuser de la situation to take unfair advantage of the situation

(en usage absolu)

je crains d'abuser I wouldn't like to impose

je veux bien t'aider mais là, tu abuses! I don't mind helping you but there is a limit!

dites donc, la queue est faite pour tout le monde, faudrait pas abuser! (familier) hey, queue up like everybody else, can't you?

4. (euphémisme) [violer] to sexually abuse

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s'abuser verbe pronominal intransitif

to be mistaken

si je ne m'abuse if I'm not mistaken, correct me if I'm wrong