mishandle
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mis·han·dle
(mĭs-hăn′dl)tr.v. mis·han·dled, mis·han·dling, mis·han·dles
1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage: mishandled the project.
2. To treat roughly; maltreat: The package was mishandled during shipping.
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mishandle
(ˌmɪsˈhændəl)vb
(tr) to handle or treat badly or inefficiently
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mis•han•dle
(mɪsˈhæn dl)v.t. -dled, -dling.
1. to handle roughly; maltreat.
2. to manage badly: to mishandle an estate.
[1375–1425]
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mishandle
Past participle: mishandled
Gerund: mishandling
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| Verb | 1. |  mishandle - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
| 2. |  mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" |
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mishandle
verb mismanage, bungle, botch, mess up (informal), screw (up) (informal), make a mess of, muff, make a hash of (informal), make a nonsense of, bodge (informal), flub (U.S. slang) The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
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mishandle
verb1. To use wrongly and improperly:
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Translations
mishandle
[ˌmɪsˈhændl] VT1. (= treat roughly) [+ object, goods] → maltratar
2. (= mismanage) [+ situation] → llevar mal, manejar mal; [+ problem] → no saber tratar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mishandle
[ˌmɪsˈhændəl] vt (= mismanage) → mal gérer
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege → Le juge a dit que la police avait mal géré le siège.
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege → Le juge a dit que la police avait mal géré le siège.
(= treat roughly) → malmener
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mishandle
[ˌmɪsˈhændl] vt (object) → maneggiare senza precauzioni; (person) → non prendere per il verso giusto; (mismanage) → condurre malehe mishandled the whole situation → ha sbagliato tutto
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