mutiler
French → English
verb//my.ti.le//
(violence) to maim: to permanently damage or cut off a limb or body part
Il a été gravement mutilé lors d'une explosion durant la guerre.
(English) He was severely maimed during an explosion during the war.
Le sculpteur a volontairement mutilé le bras de sa statue.
(English) The sculptor deliberately mutilated the arm of his statue.
verb//my.ti.le//
(arts) to deface: to remove or damage a vital part of a text or artwork
La censure a mutilé le texte original de cette pièce de théâtre.
(English) Censorship has defaced the original text of this play.
Le tableau a été mutilé par des vandales au musée.
(English) The painting was mutilated by vandals at the museum.
Entry ID: fr:en:mutiler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary