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abattre verbe | cut down◼◼◻(bring down a tree) log [logged, logging, logs]◼◼◻(to cut down trees) butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers]◼◼◻(to kill brutally) butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers]◼◼◻(To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market) pull down◼◼◻(demolish) blow over◼◻◻(to be knocked down by wind) |
abattre (physically) verbe | abate [abated, abating, abates]◼◼◼((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically) |
abattre ses cartes verbe | put one's cards on the table(to reveal one's true intentions) |
abattre son jeu verbe | put one's cards on the table(to reveal one's true intentions) |
combattre verbe | combat [combatted, combatting, combats]◼◼◼(to fight; to struggle for victory) fight [fought, fighting, fights]◼◼◼((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against) fight [fought, fighting, fights]◼◼◼(to counteract) struggle [struggled, struggling, struggles]◼◼◻(to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight) tackle [tackled, tackling, tackles]◼◼◻(to face or deal with) |
combattre le feu par le feu verbe | fight fire with fire◼◼◼(respond to an attack with a counter-attack) |
combattre le mal par le mal verbe | fight fire with fire◼◼◼(respond to an attack with a counter-attack) |
débattre verbe | debate [debated, debating, debates]◼◼◼(participate in a debate) discuss [discussed, discussing, discusses]◼◼◼(to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) argue [argued, arguing, argues]◼◼◻(to debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints) |
il faut battre le fer pendant qu’il est chaud verbe | strike while the iron is hot(act on an opportunity promptly) |
ne vous laissez pas abattre interjection | never say die(do not despair) |
rabattre verbe | pull down◼◼◼(make lower) abate [abated, abating, abates]◼◼◻(to reduce (something) in amount or size) |
rebattre verbe | reshuffle [reshuffled, reshuffling, reshuffles]◼◼◼(to shuffle something again) |
rebattre les cartes verbe | shuffle the cards◼◼◼verb |
rebattre les oreilles verbe | bend someone's ear(talk too long) talk someone's ear off(talk to someone excessively) |
s'ébattre verbe | romp [romped, romping, romps]◼◼◼(to play roughly or energetically) |
se battre verbe | fight [fought, fighting, fights]◼◼◼((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict) |
se battre bec et ongles verbe | bill [billed, billing, bills](to stroke bill against bill) |
se battre contre des moulins à vent verbe | tilt at windmills◼◼◼(attack imaginary enemies) |
se débattre verbe | flail [flailed, flailing, flails]◼◼◼(to wave or swing vigorously) writhe [writhed, writhing, writhes]◼◼◻(to twist or contort the body) |
se rabattre (sur) verbe | fall back◼◼◼(to retreat) |