Sentence examples of "abuse" in French

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Il abuse de son autorité. He abuses his authority.
Il semble que le flic de cette série télé soit un ripou qui abuse de son autorité. It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority.
Tu abuses de ton autorité. You are abusing your authority.
J'ai été abusé par son apparence. His appearance deceived me.
Vous abusez de votre autorité. You are abusing your authority.
J'ai été abusée par son apparence. His appearance deceived me.
Le roi abusa de son pouvoir. The king abused his power.
Ne vous laissez pas abuser par les apparences. Don't be deceived by appearances.
Il a abusé de ma confiance. He abused my confidence.
Ce qui me tracassait le plus était d'avoir été abusé. What bugged me most was having been deceived.
Il a abusé de notre confiance. He abused our trust.
Le roi a abusé de son pouvoir. The king abused his power.
On ne peut abuser que de choses qui sont bonnes. We can only abuse of things that are good.
On dirait que le chef de service aime abuser de son autorité. The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
Le dictateur notoire abusait de ses privilèges autant qu'il le désirait. The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
J'ai essayé de lui donner un conseil, mais il m'a juste abusé violemment. I tried to give him some advice, but he just abused me violently.
Le chef de la guilde relégua Vince à une position de sous-officier parce qu'il abusait de son pouvoir. The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.
Il abuse de sa gentillesse. He traded on her kindness.
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