how to pronounce abattre

/a.batʁ/

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abattre is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of abattre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… rapporterait de nous abattre c'est très …”

meanings of abattre

verb:

To cut down (a tree).
To descend upon with violence or furor.
To butcher; to slaughter for meat.
To strike.
To destroy or demolish (a wall).
To fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees.
To shoot dead.

abattre frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word abattre occurs in french on average 8.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.