battered

battered
['bætəd] 1.
participio passato batter III
2.
aggettivo [kettle, hat] ammaccato; [book, suitcase] rovinato, sciupato; [person] distrutto, a pezzi; [pride] ferito
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adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.) maltrattato
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battered (1) /ˈbætəd/
a.
1 sottoposto a violenze fisiche, a maltrattamenti; maltrattato: a battered wife, una moglie sottoposta a maltrattamenti; battered children, bambini maltrattati
2 malmenato; strapazzato; malconcio; scassato; sfasciato: battered and bruised, malconcio e pieno di lividi; a battered old car, una vecchia auto scassata; un vecchio macinino
● battered child syndrome, sindrome del bambino maltrattato.
battered (2) /ˈbætəd/
a.
(cucina) tuffato nella pastella e fritto.
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['bætəd] 1.
participio passato batter III
2.
aggettivo [kettle, hat] ammaccato; [book, suitcase] rovinato, sciupato; [person] distrutto, a pezzi; [pride] ferito

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