rabattre
/ʁa.batʁ/ verb C2- to make something lower
- to close, shut (down)
- to fold over (covers, curtains etc.)
- to turn down (a collar)
- to pull down (a skirt)
- to reduce, deduct, diminish
- to cut back (a plant, tree)
- to bind off (stitches in knitting)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- rabattre
- Present participle
- rabattant
- Past participle
- rabattu
- Present (je)
- rabats
- Future (je)
- rabattrai
- Passé composé (je)
- ai rabattu
From the library
L'Anglais rabattit un col de chemise qui lui montait jusqu'aux oreilles, et montra une cicatrice dont la rougeur indiquait la date peu ancienne.
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