abatir

v.

1 to knock down (derribar) (muro).

El porrazo abatió la puerta The blow knocked down the door.

2 to depress, to dishearten.

no te dejes abatir por tan poca cosa don't let something so trivial get you down

La muerte de María abatió a Ricardo Ann's death disheartened Richard.

3 to stamp out, to beat, to eradicate.

EXEX abatió la corrupción EXEX stamped out corruption.

4 to shoot down, to bring down, to down.

Ellos se abalanzaron a limpiar They hastened to clean.

5 to drift, to cast, to make leeway.

La embarcación abatió y se perdió The boat drifted and got lost.

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abatir

► verbo transitivo

1 (derribar) to knock down, pull down

2 (matar) to kill; (herir) to wound; (a tiros) to shoot down

3 (bajar) to lower, take down

4 (desanimar) to depress

5 (humillar) to humiliate

► verbo pronominal abatirse

1 (ave) to swoop (sobre, down on); (avión) to dive (sobre, down on)

2 (ceder) to give in

3 (desanimarse) to lose heart, become depressed

4 figurado (descender) to fall upon

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verb

1) to knock down, demolish

2) depress

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1. VT

1) (=derribar) to demolish, knock down; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; [+ árbol] to cut down, fell; [+ ave] to shoot down, bring down; [+ bandera] to lower, strike; [+ persona] to knock down

2) [enfermedad, dolor] to lay low, prostrate frm

3) (=desanimar) to depress, discourage; (=humillar) to humble, humiliate

2.

See:

abatirse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (derribar) <pájaro/avión> to bring down; <muro/edificio> to knock down; <árbol> to fell

fue abatido a tiros — he was gunned down

2) (deprimir, entristecer)

la enfermedad lo abatió mucho — his illness made him feel very low

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones — don't let your worries get you down

3) <asiento> to recline

2.

abatirse v pron

1) (deprimirse) to get depressed

2) (frml)

abatirse sobre algo/alguien — pájaro/avión to swoop down on something/somebody; desgracia to befall something/somebody (frml)

el caos se abatió sobre el país — the country was plunged into chaos

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= break + Posesivo + spirit, cast + a pall of gloom over, defeat, lay + Nombre + low, dishearten.

Ex. And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.

Ex. This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

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* abatirse = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop.

* abatirse sobre = bear down on.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (derribar) <pájaro/avión> to bring down; <muro/edificio> to knock down; <árbol> to fell

fue abatido a tiros — he was gunned down

2) (deprimir, entristecer)

la enfermedad lo abatió mucho — his illness made him feel very low

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones — don't let your worries get you down

3) <asiento> to recline

2.

abatirse v pron

1) (deprimirse) to get depressed

2) (frml)

abatirse sobre algo/alguien — pájaro/avión to swoop down on something/somebody; desgracia to befall something/somebody (frml)

el caos se abatió sobre el país — the country was plunged into chaos

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= break + Posesivo + spirit, cast + a pall of gloom over, defeat, lay + Nombre + low, dishearten.

Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.

Ex: This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

* abatirse = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop.

* abatirse sobre = bear down on.

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abatir [I1 ]

vt

A (derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to shoot down, bring down; ‹muro/edificio› to knock down, pull down, demolish; ‹árbol› to fell, cut down

nuestro objetivo es abatir la violencia our objective is to stamp out o eradicate violence

fue abatido a tiros por la policía he was gunned down by the police

B

(deprimir, entristecer): la enfermedad lo abatió mucho his illness made him feel very low o really laid him low

la angustia que abate a los supervivientes de las grandes catástrofes the distress suffered by survivors of disasters

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down

C (inclinar, bajar) ‹cabeza› to bow, lower; ‹asiento› to recline

■ abatirse

v pron

A (deprimirse) to get depressed

B (frml) abatirse SOBRE algo/algn «pájaro/avión» to swoop down ON sth/sb; «desgracia» to befall sth/sb (frml)

el águila se abatió sobre su presa the eagle swooped down on its prey

el hambre se abate sobre los habitantes the inhabitants are falling victim to starvation

el caos se abatió sobre el país the country was plunged into chaos

un temporal de gran intensidad se abatió sobre la costa a violent storm struck o hit the coast

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abatir (conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
1 (derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to bring down;
‹muro/edificio› to knock down;
‹árbol› to fell;

◊ fue abatido a tiros he was gunned down

2 (deprimir, entristecer):

◊ la enfermedad lo abatió mucho his illness made him feel very low;

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
3 ‹asiento› to recline
abatirse verbo pronominal
1 (deprimirse) to get depressed
2 (frml) abatirse sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
[desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);

◊ el caos se abatió sobre el país the country was plunged into chaos

abatir verbo transitivo
1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
'abatir' also found in these entries:
English:
depress
- strike down
- depressed
- gun
- shoot

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abatir

♦ vt

1. [derribar] [muro] to knock down;

[avión] to shoot down;

el atracador fue abatido a tiros the robber was gunned down

2. [desanimar] to depress, to dishearten;

no te dejes abatir por tan poca cosa don't let yourself be upset by something so trivial

♦ See also the pronominal verb abatirse

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abatir

v/t

1 edificio knock o

pull down; árbol cut down, fell; AVIA shoot o

bring down

2 fig

kill; (deprimir) depress

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abatir vt

1) derribar: to demolish, to knock down

2) : to shoot down

3) deprimir: to depress, to bring low

♦ See also the reflexive verb abatirse