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to fell, to bring down
Il faut abattre cet arbre.
We need to fell that tree.
to shoot down, to kill
Le chasseur a abattu un cerf.
The hunter shot down a deer.
to demolish, to pull down
Les autorités ont décidé d'abattre l'immeuble.
The authorities decided to demolish the building.
Remember that 'abattre' can have different translations depending on the context, such as 'to fell' (a tree), 'to shoot down' (game), or 'to demolish' (a building).
From Old French 'abatre', from Latin 'abatere', from 'ab-' (down) and 'batere' (to beat).
Be careful with the different meanings of 'abattre' depending on the context.