An example is : Vous avez abattu la victime de sang froid with the translation : You shot down the victim in cold blood. Does abattre imply shooting, or would attacked,assaulted,slaughtered or killed be correct ?
abattre does it imply shooting ?
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Ron B.Kwiziq community member
abattre does it imply shooting ?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate battre and derivatives (+avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Ron,
This is an interesting point as, abattre quelqu'un can be translated as to shoot down particularly when the police are involved.
I probably would have used 'killed' in this case as we don't know the method...
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