rabattre

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French

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Etymology

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From re- + abattre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁa.batʁ/
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Verb

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rabattre

  1. to make something lower
  2. to close, shut (down)
  3. to fold over (covers, curtains etc.)
  4. to turn down (a collar)
  5. to pull down (a skirt)
  6. to reduce, deduct, diminish
  7. to cut back (a plant, tree)
  8. to bind off (stitches in knitting)
  9. (reflexive) to cut in
  10. (reflexive, followed by sur) to fall back on
  11. (reflexive) to (swing) shut

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like battre. That means it is conjugated like vendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs), except that instead of *rabatt and *rabatts, it has the forms rabat and rabats. This is strictly a spelling change; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Rabatt

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