abattre

abattre [abatʀ(ə)] vt [+ arbre] → to cut down, fell [+ mur, maison]; to pull down [+ avion, personne]; to shoot down [+ animal]; to shoot, kill (fig) (physiquement) → to wear out, tire out: (moralement) → to demoralize;

s'abattre vi → to crash down;

s'abattre sur [pluie] → to beat down on: [coups, injures] → to rain down on;

abattre ses cartes (aussi fig) → to lay one's cards on the table;

abattre du travail ou de la besogne → to get through a lot of work