strapazzare

treat badly

uova f pl strapazzate scrambled eggs

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strapazzare v.tr.

1 (trattare male) to ill-treat, to mistreat, to maltreat; (sgridare) to scold: strapazzare i dipendenti, i figli, to mistreat employees, children

2 (trattare senza cura) to take* no care of (sthg.): strapazzare un'automobile, to treat a car badly; strapazzare i vestiti, to take no care of one's clothes

3 (far lavorare troppo) to overwork, to wear* out: strapazzare un cavallo, to overwork a horse // strapazzarsi gli occhi, to strain one's eyes

4 (interpretare male) to botch, to bungle, to make* a mess of (sthg.): strapazzare una commedia, to make a mess of a play; strapazzare un pezzo di musica, to play a piece of music badly; strapazzare uno scrittore, to misinterpret a writer.

◘ strapazzarsi v.rifl. to overwork oneself; to tire oneself out: non strapazzarti, don't overwork yourself (o don't overdo it).

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[strapat'tsare]

1. vt

(maltrattare: persona, oggetto) to handle roughly, ill-treat, (affaticare) to tire out

2. vr (strapazzarsi)

to tire o.s. out, overdo things

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[strapat'tsare] 1.

verbo transitivo (maltrattare) to treat [sb.] badly; (affaticare) to overwork, to overtire [persona]

2.

verbo pronominale strapazzarsi to overwork oneself, to overtire oneself

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strapazzare

/strapat'tsare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 (maltrattare) to treat [sb.] badly; (affaticare) to overwork, to overtire [ persona]

II strapazzarsi verbo pronominale

 to overwork oneself, to overtire oneself.