s'abuser in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for s'abuser in the French»English Dictionary

I.abuser [abyze] VB trans liter

abuser

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

II.abuser de VB trans obj indir

1. abuser de (faire usage excessif):

abuser de l'alcool

to drink to excess

abuser des tranquillisants

to rely too heavily on tranquillizers Brit

abuser des sucreries/bonnes choses

to overindulge in sweet things/good things

abuser de ses forces

to overdo it

2. abuser de (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. abuser de (violenter):

abuser de qn

to sexually abuse sb

III.abuser [abyze] VB intr (exagérer)

abuser

to go too far

je suis patient mais il ne faut pas abuser

I may be patient but don't push me too far

IV.s'abuser VB refl

s'abuser refl form:

s'abuser

to be mistaken

si je ne m'abuse

if I'm not mistaken

Translations for s'abuser in the English»French Dictionary

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abuse (sexually) woman

abuser de

abuse drug, hospitality, position, power, trust

abuser de

overuse chemical, service

abuser de

misuse authority

abuser de

enough is as good as a feast

il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses

put upon

abuser de

to impose on sb's kindness/hospitality

abuser de la bienveillance/de l'hospitalité de qn

take in person

tromper, abuser

he was taken in

il s'est laissé abuser

to trespass on time, generosity

abuser de

to presume upon person, kindness

abuser de

s'abuser in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for s'abuser in the French»English Dictionary

I.abuser [abyze] VB intr

1. abuser (consommer avec excès):

abuser

to overindulge

abuser de l'alcool/du tabac

to drink/smoke too much

2. abuser (profiter de qn):

abuser

to go too far

3. abuser (exploiter):

abuser de la crédulité de qn

to take advantage of sb's credulity

II.abuser [abyze] VB refl (se tromper)

si je ne m'abuse

if I'm not mistaken

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abuser de l'innocence de qn

to take advantage of sb's innocence

user et abuser de qc

to use and abuse sth

Translations for s'abuser in the English»French Dictionary

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misuse power, position

abuser de

abuse

abuser de

to abuse one's authority

abuser de son autorité

to abuse sb's trust

abuser de la confiance de qn

it's an imposition

c'est abuser de ma bonté

to presume on sb/sth

abuser de qn/qc

to impose on sb's patience

abuser de la patience de qn

to interfere with sb

abuser de qn

to overstay one's welcome

abuser de l'hospitalité de qn

s'abuser Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

abuser de l'alcool/du tabac

to drink/smoke too much

abuser de la crédulité de qn

to take advantage of sb's credulity

user et abuser de qc

to use and abuse sth

abuser de l'innocence de qn

to take advantage of sb's innocence

abuser de la confiance de qn

to abuse sb's trust

abuser de la patience de qn

to impose on sb's patience