English → French
rabattre
[ʀabatʀ]1.
verbe transitif
1) (refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [something] back [volet]
2) (plier) to turn [something] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [something] back [couverture]; to turn [something] down [drap] (sur over)
3) (faire descendre) [personne] to pull [something] down [chapeau, jupe] (sur over); [vent] to blow [something] down [fumée]; [joueur] to smash [balle]
rabattre l'orgueil de quelqu'un — to humble somebody's pride
4) (retrancher) to knock [something] off [pourcentage, somme]
5) (à la chasse) to beat [gibier]
6) (racoler) to tout for (colloq) [clientèle]
2.
se rabattre verbe pronominal
1) (se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to
2) (rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in
3) (s'accommoder)
se rabattre sur — (faute de mieux) to make do with; (après réflexion) to settle for