- abate
- m.1 abbé.2 abbot, clergyman, priest, abbé.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: abatir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: abatir.* * *abate► nombre masculino1 father, abbe, abbé* * *SM (Rel) frec hum father, abbé* * *abatemasculineabbé* * *
Del verbo abatir: (conjugate abatir)
abate es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
abate
abatir
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 abate 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) abatese 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
abate sustantivo masculino father, abbé
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
'abate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- apaciguarse
- amainar
- apaciguar
- mermar
- remitir
English:
abate
- go
- subside
* * *abate nmabbé [title given to French or Italian priest]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.