What does abattage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word abattage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abattage in French.

The word abattage in French means cutting down, chopping down, slaughter, getting through, mining, sacrifice, ritual slaughter, sanitary slaughter, cull, be very hard-working, work hard. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abattage

cutting down, chopping down

nom masculin (fait de faire tomber [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'abattage de cet arbre a pris une bonne heure.
Cutting down this tree took a good hour.

slaughter

nom masculin (fait de tuer un animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maladie de la vache folle a souvent conduit à l'abattage de troupeaux entiers.
Mad cow disease often led to the slaughter of entire herds.

getting through

nom masculin (figuré (action faite à la chaîne)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'abattage de ces dossiers m'a pris deux heures.
Getting through these files took me two hours.

mining

nom masculin (Mine : extraction d'un morceau de roche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abattage se pratique souvent à la dynamite.

sacrifice, ritual slaughter

nom masculin (fait de tuer selon des traditions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les musulmans procèdent à l'abattage rituel d'un mouton pour l'Aïd-el-Kébir.

sanitary slaughter, cull

nom masculin (fait de tuer pour cause de santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be very hard-working

locution verbale (figuré, vieilli (travailler beaucoup)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet employé est efficace : il a de l'abattage.

work hard

locution verbale (travailler avec vigueur, entrain)

Cet employé est capable de faire de l'abattage comme de se laisser aller.

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