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rabattre

fold back, push down

verb rah-BAH-truh Rare
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Also means

deduct, reduce

Usage Note

Rabattre covers both physical folding (turning back a collar) and abstract reduction (deducting from a price). Se rabattre sur means 'to fall back on' an alternative when a preferred option is unavailable — very common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Il a rabattu son col de veste."

Natural Translation

He folded back his jacket collar.

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