abattre — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
• fell verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
• log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
• slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

abattre is used for these senses in English:

• abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
• blow over (intransitive) To be knocked down by wind.
• cut down (transitive) To bring down by cutting.
• fell (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
• log (transitive) To cut down (trees).
• pull down (transitive) To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).
• shoot down (transitive) To cause to fall by shooting.
• slaughter (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

butcher — full definition

1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

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