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bistrattare

to mistreat

verb bee-straht-TAH-reh Rare
People & Society Relationships

Also means

to abuse

Usage Note

Bistrattare means to treat someone or something badly, harshly, or dismissively: bistrattare un dipendente, bistrattare una lingua ('to butcher a language'). It can apply to people, objects, or abstract things like an art form. Takes avere as auxiliary. Less severe than maltrattare but equally negative in tone.

Examples

"Non bisogna bistrattare i propri collaboratori."

Natural Translation

One should not mistreat one's colleagues.

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