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abuser
to overindulge

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

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
English
English
French
French
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

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

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
abuser de l'innocence de qn
to take advantage of sb's innocence
user et abuser de qc
to use and abuse sth
English
English
French
French
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
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

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
abuser de l'innocence de qn
to take advantage of sb's innocence
user et abuser de qc
to use and abuse sth
English
English
French
French
jerk around
abuser
misuse power, position
abuser de
it's an imposition on me
c'est abuser de ma bonté
to presume on sb/sth
abuser de qn/qc
abuse
abuser de
to abuse one's authority
abuser de son autorité
to abuse sb's trust
abuser de la confiance de qn
to impose on sb's patience/hospitality
abuser de la patience/de l'hospitalité de qn
to outstay one's welcome
abuser de l'hospitalité de qn
Présent
j'abuse
tuabuses
il/elle/onabuse
nousabusons
vousabusez
ils/ellesabusent
Imparfait
j'abusais
tuabusais
il/elle/onabusait
nousabusions
vousabusiez
ils/ellesabusaient
Passé simple
j'abusai
tuabusas
il/elle/onabusa
nousabusâmes
vousabusâtes
ils/ellesabusèrent
Futur simple
j'abuserai
tuabuseras
il/elle/onabusera
nousabuserons
vousabuserez
ils/ellesabuseront
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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
to abuse sb's trust
abuser de la confiance de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Décidés à manier les foules, les régimes totalitaires abusent des images.
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La suggestion était basée sur l'idée que les utilisateurs d'ordinateur sont plus susceptibles d'abuser d'une ressource si le coût de la ressource est négligeable.
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Il aurait abusé de 8 de ses victimes pendant 10 ans.
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Devenu garçon des rues, méprisé et brutalisé pour ses pouvoirs, il continua d'en abuser, renforçant de plus en plus son comportement sociopathe.
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De 2004 à 2012, le gang a abusé d'enfants âgés de 11 à 15 ans issus de familles connaissant des problèmes sociaux.
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