| Principales traductions |
| abattre [qch]⇒ vtr | (faire tomber) | knock [sth] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | Nous avons abattu le mur entre la cuisine et la salle à manger pour faire une cuisine américaine. |
| | We knocked down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room to create an open-plan kitchen. |
| abattre [qch] vtr | (couper) | cut [sth] down, chop [sth] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | fell⇒ vtr |
| | L'arbre a été rapidement abattu. |
| | The tree was quickly cut down. |
| | The tree was soon felled. |
| abattre [qch] vtr | (tuer : un animal) | slaughter⇒ vtr |
| | Ils ont dû abattre plusieurs bêtes malades. |
| | They were forced to slaughter several sick animals. |
| abattre [qqn] vtr | (tuer : une personne) | slaughter⇒, slay⇒ vtr |
| | | shoot [sb] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | kill⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sep |
| | Bon nombre de résistants ont été abattus par la milice. |
| | Many members of the French Resistance were slaughtered (or: slain) by the Militia. |
| abattre [qch] vtr | familier (réaliser : un gros travail) (UK, informal) | knock [sth] out vtr phrasal sep |
| | (informal) | get through [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | Il a abattu un gros boulot en peu de temps. |
| | He has knocked out a lot of work in a short time. |
| | He got through a good deal of work in a short time. |
| abattre [qch] vtr | (mettre à plat : une carte) | lay [sth] down vtr + prep |
| | Quand il a abattu ses cartes nous avons compris que nous avions perdu. |
| | When he laid down his cards, we realised we had lost. |
| abattre [qch] vtr | (faire tomber du ciel) | shoot [sth] down, shoot down [sth] vtr phrasal sep |
| | Les militaires ont abattu le drone qui survolait la base aérienne. |
| | The soldiers shot down the drone that was flying over the airbase. |
| s'abattre⇒ v pron | (tomber, s'effondrer) | fall⇒ vi |
| | | collapse⇒ vi |
| | | fall down vi phrasal |
| | | come down vi phrasal |
| | Ce chêne s'est abattu après avoir été touché par la foudre. |
| | The oak fell after being struck by lightning. |
| s'abattre v pron | (intempérie : tomber) | strike⇒ vtr |
| | (storm, rain, hail) | lash⇒, pelt⇒ vtr |
| | (rain, hail) | pelt down, pour down vi phrasal |
| | (rain, hail) | come pelting down, come pouring down v expr |
| | Un orage s'est abattu sur la région parisienne hier soir. |
| | A storm struck the Paris region last night. |