abattre
French → English
(action) Cut down/Fell: to make something stand fall to the ground, like a tree or wall
Le bûcheron a réussi à abattre ce chêne centenaire en une heure.
(English) The lumberjack managed to fell this hundred-year-old oak in one hour.
On vient d'abattre un platane géant dont le tronc pesait vingt tonnes.
(English) A giant plane tree was just cut down, whose trunk weighed twenty tons.
(work) Get through: to complete a large amount of work in a short time
L'équipe a abattu un boulot énorme pour terminer le projet à temps.
(English) The team got through a huge amount of work to finish the project on time.
Malgré sa fatigue, elle a abattu sa besogne avant de partir.
(English) Despite her fatigue, she got through her task before leaving.
(emotion) Demoralize/Beat down: to weaken someone physically or morally
La nouvelle de son échec l'a complètement abattu pendant des jours.
(English) The news of his failure completely demoralized him for days.
Une fièvre continue finit par abattre même l'homme le plus robuste.
(English) A continuous fever ends up beating down even the most robust man.
Entry ID: fr:en:abattre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary