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abbattere

knock down

verb ahb-BAHT-teh-reh Less Common

Also means

demolish

Usage Note

Abbattere covers physically knocking or felling something (a tree, a wall) and figuratively dispiriting someone, abbattere il morale. The reflexive abbattersi means to get disheartened, or of weather, to come crashing down.

Examples

"Hanno dovuto abbattere il muro."

Natural Translation

They had to knock down the wall.

Literal Translation

They-have had-to knock-down the wall.

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