avons abattu
Passé composé nous conjugation of abattre.
abattre
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to knock down
On va abattre ce mur pour agrandir le salon.We're going to knock down this wall to make the living room bigger.
b. to cut down (trees)
La ville a dû abattre ce vieil arbre car il était malade.The city had to cut down this old tree because it was sick.
c. to fell (trees)
Les entreprises de travaux forestiers abattent des milliers d’arbres chaque jour.Forestry companies fell thousands of trees every day.
d. to shoot down (aircraft)
L’armée a abattu un avion étranger qui était entré dans son espace aérien.The military shot down a foreign airplane that had entered its airspace.
a. to shoot down
Le policier a abattu l'assaillant.The policeman shot down the assailant.
b. to slaughter (animals)
Chaque année, le fermier abat un bœuf pour nourrir sa famille.Every year, the farmer slaughters an ox to feed his family.
a. to wear out
Le patient se repose. La maladie l'a complètement abattu.The patient is resting. The illness completely wore him out.
a. to devastate
L'annonce des licenciements nous a tous abattus.The announcement of layoffs devastated us all.
b. to bring down
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Farid a travaillé dur et son échec l'a vraiment abattu.Farid worked hard, and his failure really brought him down.
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