abusar

Ellos estaban abusando de los animales.	They were abusing animals.
En 2008, más de 60.000 personas informaron de que estaban abusando de benzodiazepinas cuando fueron admitidos a tratamiento.	In 2008, more than 60,000 people reported that they were abusing benzodiazepines when they were admitted to treatment.
Estos tres capítulos se escribieron a los cristianos en Corinto ya que se estaban abusando y usando mal los milagros.	These three chapters were written to Christians at Corinth because miracles were being abused and misused.
Salieron a la luz rumores de que importantes funcionarios públicos estaban abusando del cargo que ocupaban para traficar con drogas y armas.	Allegations surfaced that prominent government officials were abusing their office to smuggle drugs and arms.
Además ambas partes tenían poco o ningún entendimiento de los peligros que estaban generando o del sistema del cual estaban abusando.	In addition, both parties had little or no understanding of the hazards that they were causing or of the system they were abusing.
El Presidente de la Universidad escribió al Director del Instituto de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto diciendo que estaban abusando de la hospitalidad de la Universidad con ese nombramiento.	The President of the University wrote to the Director of the Institute for Advanced Study saying that the Institute were abusing the hospitality of the University with such an appointment.
En algunos países, sobre todo en el Reino Unido, donde se inició este movimiento, la Comisión de Monopolios tenía muy claro ya entonces que los fabricantes de automóviles estaban abusando de ese monopolio, y por eso lo eliminó.	In a number of countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, where this movement started, it was quite clear to the Monopolies Commission at the time that the car manufacturers were abusing that monopoly, and that is why it was removed.
Dos hombres relataron como habían descubierto que algunos amigos suyos estaban abusando físicamente de sus parejas, cómo habían tratado de confrontarlos al respecto, cuan difícil e intimidante resultó hacerlo, cómo respondieron los abusadores cuando se les confrontó, etc.	Two men related how they had discovered that male friends were physically abusing their partners, how they had tried to confront them about it, how difficult and scary it had been to do so, how the abuser had responded when confronted, etc.