Translation
to knock down, to fell; to slaughter
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Word origin
From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, built on Latin ad- ('to') and battuere ('to beat, to strike'). English 'abate' was borrowed from the same Old French verb.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- abatre
- English cognates
- abate, battle, batter
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | abats | abattais | abattis | abattrai | abattrais |
| tu | abats | abattais | abattis | abattras | abattrais |
| il/elle | abat | abattait | abattit | abattra | abattrait |
| nous | abattons | abattions | abattîmes | abattrons | abattrions |
| vous | abattez | abattiez | abattîtes | abattrez | abattriez |
| ils/elles | abattent | abattaient | abattirent | abattront | abattraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | abatte | abattisse |
| tu | abattes | abattisses |
| il/elle | abatte | abattît |
| nous | abattions | abattissions |
| vous | abattiez | abattissiez |
| ils/elles | abattent | abattissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | abats |
| nous | abattons |
| vous | abattez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- abattant
- Past participle
- abattu · abattue · abattus · abattues
Examples
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The storm brought down three trees in the park.
agrandir .
The workers are going to knock down this wall to make the kitchen bigger.
chêne, .
The old oak, diseased for years, was felled.
, .
On the farm, the animals are slaughtered in a separate building.
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Do not let a single failure get you down.
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