faire du mal

English translation: harm animals

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French term or phrase:faire du mal
English translation:harm animals
Entered by: jenny morenos

18:01 Apr 7, 2020
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: faire du mal
hi. what are the translations of faire du mal in the sense of physically harming? Thank you so much for helping me out with this.

on doit pas faire du mal aux animaux
we must not harm animals , hurt animals ?
jenny morenos
France
We must not harm animals
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alex.saviano
France
Local time: 18:54
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8We must not harm animals
alex.saviano
5to hurt a person or an animal
Youssef Chabat
4harm, mistreat, hurt, torture, harass, etc.etc.
Katarina Peters
4do no harm to the animals of people
Jean-marc YOUGONE


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
We must not harm animals


Explanation:
You got that right

alex.saviano
France
Local time: 18:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dumaz & Cowling: That seems like a good option!
5 mins

agree  Libby Cohen: Makes sense.
13 mins

agree  Katarina Peters: yes, in this case
38 mins

agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
51 mins

agree  Tony M
1 hr

agree  SafeTex
9 hrs

agree  tradu-grace
17 hrs

agree  erwan-l
1 day 9 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
harm, mistreat, hurt, torture, harass, etc.etc.


Explanation:
the choices are many, depending on the context.

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 13:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much for helping me

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to hurt a person or an animal


Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2020-04-07 18:47:36 GMT)
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in general, we call it animal abuse.

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 17:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much for helping me, animals are persons !

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do no harm to the animals of people


Explanation:
faire du mal.

Jean-marc YOUGONE
Cote D'ivoire
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much for your translation, animals are people !

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