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abattre

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abattre

[abatʀ]
1.
 verbe transitif
 1) (tuer) to slaughter [animal de boucherie]; to destroy [animal dangereux]; (avec une arme à feu) to shoot [somebody] down [personne]; to shoot [animal]
  l'homme à abattre — the prime target; fig the one to beat
 2) (faire tomber) to pull down [bâtiment]; to knock down [mur]; to bring down [statue]; to shoot down [avion]; [personne] to fell [arbre]; [tempête] to bring down [arbre, pylône]
 3) (découvrir) to show [carte, jeu]
  abattre ses cartes or son jeu — lit, fig to put one's cards on the table
 4) (accabler) (physiquement) to wear [somebody] out; (moralement) to demoralize
  on ne va pas se laisser abattre! — we're not going to let things get us down!
 5) (accomplir) to get through [travail]
2.
s'abattre verbe pronominal
  s'abattre sur — [orage] to beat down on; [oiseau] to swoop down on; [malheur] to descend upon