What does abbattere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word abbattere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abbattere in Italian.
The word abbattere in Italian means demolish, knock over, kill, overthrow, reduce, fall, hit, be discouraged, demolish, dishearten, cut, take down a government. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word abbattere
demolishverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (demolire, far cadere) (buildings) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Gli edifici pericolanti verranno abbattuti la settimana prossima. L'albero di fronte alla casa di campagna è stato abbattuto. Unstable buildings will be demolished (or: torn down) next week. |
knock oververbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (oggetti: far cadere) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Sono riuscita ad abbattere solo tre birilli. I managed to knock over only three bowling pins. |
killverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (uccidere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Sono stati abbattuti tutti gli animali infetti. All infected animals have been killed. |
overthrowverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rovesciare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il tiranno è stato abbattuto. The regime was overthrown. |
reduceverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ridurre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'azienda sta studiando delle soluzioni per abbattere i costi di produzione. The company is studying solutions in order to reduce production costs. |
fallverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (cadere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il palo della luce si è abbattuto sulle auto in sosta. The lamppost fell on the parked cars. |
hitverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (fenomeni meteo) (storm) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Un forte temporale si è abbattuto sulla costa rovinando tutto il raccolto. A violent storm hit the coast and ruined all the crops. |
be discouragedverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (scoraggiarsi) Paola si abbatte alla prima difficoltà. Paola loses heart (or: gives up) at the first hurdle. |
demolishverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (demolire, buttare giù) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
disheartenverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (umore: peggiorare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
cutverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (prezzo: scontare notevolmente) (discount prices) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
take down a government
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