traktieren

C1

to give someone a rough time / bully

English meaning
to give someone a rough time / bully
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

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traktieren in a sentence

Der ältere Junge traktiert die Kleineren.

The older boy bullies the younger ones.

Conjugation of traktieren

ichtraktiere
dutraktierst
er/sie/eser/sie/es traktiert
wirtraktieren
ihrtraktiert
sie/Sietraktieren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
traktierte
Perfect
hat traktiert

Where traktieren comes from

zu lateinisch tractare „behandeln“

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How do you conjugate traktieren?

Present tense: ich traktiere, du traktierst, er/sie/es traktiert, wir traktieren, ihr traktiert, sie traktieren. Simple past: traktierte. Perfect: hat traktiert.

What does traktieren mean in English?

traktieren means "to give someone a rough time / bully". For example: "Der ältere Junge traktiert die Kleineren." — "The older boy bullies the younger ones."

What level is traktieren in German?

traktieren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.

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