bat

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el murciélago

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bat
[bæt]
sustantivo
1 murciélago (m) (animal)
  • like a bat out of hell (familiar) -> como alma que lleva el diablo
sustantivo
1 bate (m) (for cricket, baseball) ; pala (f) (for table tennis)
  • to do something off one's own bat (familiar) -> hacer algo por cuenta propia (británico)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp batted)
también:
  • he didn't bat an eyelid -> ni se inmutó
verbo intransitivo
2 batear (in cricket, baseball)

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bat [bæt]
noun
1 (in ball games) paleta; (f) pala; (f) (in cricket, baseball) bate; (m)
off one's own bat (informal) por cuenta propia
right off the bat (US) (informal) de repente
2 (informal) (blow) golpe; (m)
verb:intransitive
(Dep) batear
to go (in) to bat for sb (support) dar la cara por algn; salir en apoyo de algn
The judge dosen't like the idea of no one going in to bat for the accused Lord Palmerston felt firmly that Britain ought to go to bat for her citizens. The Government must step in and do so now Senators routinely go to bat for their constituents against bureaucrats
verb:transitive
(informal) (hit) golpear; apalear
to bat sth around (US) (informal) (discuss) discutir acerca de algo
bat [bæt]
noun
(Zool) murciélago; (m)
old bat (informal) (old woman) bruja; (informal) (f)
to be bats
have bats in the belfry (informal)
estar más loco que una cabra; (informal)
to go like a bat out of hell (informal) ir como alma que lleva el diablo; ir a toda hostia; (Esp) (informal)
bat [bæt]
verb:transitive
he didn't bat an eyelid (Britain) he didn't bat an eye (US) ni pestañeó
without batting an eyelid (Britain) without batting an eye (US) sin pestañear; sin inmutarse

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Verb Conjugation for "bat"

Imperative
  • bat
  • you bat
  • he/she bats
  • we bat
  • you bat
  • they bat
Preterite
  • I batted
  • you batted
  • he/she batted
  • we batted
  • you batted
  • they batted
Present Continuous
  • I am batting
  • you are batting
  • he/she is batting
  • we are batting
  • you are batting
  • they are batting
Present Perfect
  • I have batted
  • you have batted
  • he/she has batted
  • we have batted
  • you have batted
  • they have batted
Past Continuous
  • I was batting
  • you were batting
  • he/she was batting
  • we were batting
  • you were batting
  • they were batting
Past Perfect
  • I had batted
  • you had batted
  • he/she had batted
  • we had batted
  • you had batted
  • they had batted
Future
  • I will bat
  • you will bat
  • he/she will bat
  • we will bat
  • you will bat
  • they will bat
Future Perfect
  • I will have batted
  • you will have batted
  • he/she will have batted
  • we will have batted
  • you will have batted
  • they will have batted
Future Continuous
  • I will be batting
  • you will be batting
  • he/she will be batting
  • we will be batting
  • you will be batting
  • they will be batting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been batting
  • you have been batting
  • he/she has been batting
  • we have been batting
  • you have been batting
  • they have been batting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been batting
  • you will have been batting
  • he/she will have been batting
  • we will have been batting
  • you will have been batting
  • they will have been batting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been batting
  • you had been batting
  • he/she had been batting
  • we had been batting
  • you had been batting
  • they had been batting
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