malmener
French → English
(behavior) To mistreat: to treat someone or something roughly or with harshness
Les manifestants ont été malmenés par les forces de l'ordre lors de l'évacuation.
(English) The protesters were manhandled by the police during the evacuation.
Il ne faut pas malmener les livres anciens car leurs pages sont très fragiles.
(English) One must not treat old books roughly because their pages are very fragile.
(competition) To batter: to cause a severe defeat or significant loss to an opponent
L’ennemi a bien malmené leur avant-garde lors de l'offensive matinale.
(English) The enemy battered their vanguard during the morning offensive.
Le champion de boxe a malmené son adversaire dès le deuxième round.
(English) The boxing champion dominated his opponent starting from the second round.
Entry ID: fr:en:malmener · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary