abbattere

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verb

to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to fell
to demolish; to destroy
to topple; to overthrow
to reduce dramatically; to cut; to slash
to dismay; to demoralize; to discourage

Forms

Present

I	abbatto
you	abbatti
he, she, it	abbatte
we	abbattiamo
you (plural)	abbattete
they	abbattono

Imperfect

I	abbattevo
you	abbattevi
he, she, it	abbatteva
we	abbattevamo
you (plural)	abbattevate
they	abbattevano

Past historic

I	abbattei
you	abbattesti
he, she, it	abbatté
we	abbattemmo
you (plural)	abbatteste
they	abbatterono

Future

I	abbatterò
you	abbatterai
he, she, it	abbatterà
we	abbatteremo
you (plural)	abbatterete
they	abbatteranno

Conditional

I	abbatterei
you	abbatteresti
he, she, it	abbatterebbe
we	abbatteremmo
you (plural)	abbattereste
they	abbatterebbero

Subjunctive

I	abbatta
you	abbatta
he, she, it	abbatta
we	abbattiamo
you (plural)	abbattiate
they	abbattano

Imperfect subjunctive

I	abbattessi
you	abbattessi
he, she, it	abbattesse
we	abbattessimo
you (plural)	abbatteste
they	abbattessero

Imperative

you	abbatti
he, she, it	abbatta
we	abbattiamo
you (plural)	abbattete
they	abbattano

Other forms

infinitive	abbattere

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Il vecchio muro lo vogliono abbattere per la sala nuova.They want to knock the old wall down for the new theatre.B1Di nuovo, per favore (17) — Again, please (17) (B1)
Il vento può abbattere il palo del cortile, ancora.The wind can knock down the yard's post, again.B1Di nuovo, per favore (10) — Again, please (10) (B1)
Voleva dire: abbattere i vicoli più poveri e aprire strade larghe e pulite.He meant: knock down the poorest alleys and open up wide, clean streets.B1Il ventre di Napoli — The Belly of Naples
Per lei abbattere i vicoli non bastava: bisognava pensare a chi ci abitava.For her, knocking down the alleys was not enough: you had to think of the people who lived in them.B1Il ventre di Napoli — The Belly of Naples

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