Italian edit

Etymology edit

From mal- +‎ trattare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌmal.tratˈta.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: mal‧trat‧tà‧re

Verb edit

maltrattàre (first-person singular present maltràtto, first-person singular past historic maltrattài, past participle maltrattàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to ill-treat, mistreat, manhandle
  2. (transitive) to misuse
  3. (transitive) to misinterpret

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Further reading edit

  • maltrattare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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