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io abbatta

knock down, bring down, discourage, depress

→ abbattere
abbatt to knock down, to bring down + a singular present subjunctive or third-person imperative
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular Rare #40,092
knock down, bring down Also used as a formal command to one person (Lei).
IT: Spero che il vento non abbatta l'albero.
EN: I hope the wind doesn't knock down the tree.
discourage, depress In this meaning, it refers to making someone feel low or lose heart.
IT: Spero che questa notizia non lo abbatta.
EN: I hope this news doesn't discourage him.
Conjugation of abbattere
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — abbattete
Third abbatta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First abbatta —
Second abbatta —
Third abbatta —

Non abbatta questi alberi.

Don't cut down these trees.

Non permetteremo che tutto questo ci abbatta.

We won’t let all of this get us down.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Signor Gorbatchev, abbatta questo muro!

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Non abbatta questo albero.

Don’t cut down this tree.

Vuoi che lo abbatta?

Do you want me to shoot it down?

— Va' e vedi (1985)