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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMaltrato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-tra-to
"La organización trabaja para prevenir el maltrato infantil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of treating someone badly or abusively.
"The organization works to prevent maltrattamento of children in foster care." - 2
A specific instance of mistreatment or abuse.
"The report highlighted several cases of maltrattamento in the workplace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'maltrattamento' originates from the Italian language, combining 'mal-' meaning 'bad' and 'trattamento' meaning 'treatment'. It has evolved to refer specifically to abusive or mistreatment scenarios, particularly in social and legal contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Maltrattamento" is said worldwide
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Mauvais traitement
Transliteration: mo-bwa tra-i-te-mã
"L'organisation lutte contre le mauvais traitement des enfants."
Misshandlung
Transliteration: mis-han-dlung
"Die Organisation setzt sich gegen die Misshandlung von Kindern ein."
Maltrattamento
Transliteration: mal-trat-ta-men-to
"L'organizzazione lavora per prevenire il maltrattamento dei bambini."
Maltrato
Transliteration: mal-tra-to
"La organización trabaja para prevenir el maltrato infantil."
Maus-tratos
Transliteration: maus-tra-tos
"A organização luta contra os maus-tratos a crianças."
दुरुपयोग
Transliteration: durupyog
"संस्थान बच्चों के खिलाफ दुरुपयोग को रोकने के लिए काम कर रहा है।"
虐待
Transliteration: nüèdài
"该组织致力于防止儿童虐待。"
학대
Transliteration: hakdae
"이 조직은 아동 학대를 방지하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다."
虐待
Transliteration: gyakutai
"その団体は子供の虐待を防ぐために活動しています。"
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