Iverbo transitivo 1.(fare cadere) to tear* down, to pull down [palazzo, muro ]; to batter down [porta ]; to knock down, to fell [persona ]; to shoot* down [aereo ]; [persona ] to cut* down, to fell [albero ]; [vento ] to blow* down [albero ] 2.(rovesciare) to overthrow*, to bring* down [tiranno, regime ] 3.(uccidere) (con armi da fuoco) to shoot* down [animale, persona ]; (sopprimere) to put* down, to destroy [animale ] 4.(scoraggiare) to deject, to dishearten
IIverbo pronominale abbattersi 1.(colpire) -rsi su qcs. [tempesta ] to beat down on sth.; [fulmine ] to strike sth.; [calamità ] to hit sth. 2.(avvilirsi) to get* dejected, to lose* heart.
