abattre

Betekenis

1. to butcher; to slaughter for meat
2. to shoot dead
3. to cut down (a tree)
4. to destroy or demolish (a wall)
5. to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
6. to descend upon with violence or furor
7. to strike

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/a.batʁ/

Etimologie

Inherited from Middle French abattre, from Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Sinne

Celle-ci lui offre dollars pour abattre son mari .

She offers him dollars to shoot her husband.