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La palabra del día: batir

La palabra del día: batir

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batir - to beat, to whisk, to whip, to churn; to break, to beat against; to flap, to beat (wings)

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El pingüino batió las alas, pero... no pasó nada.

The pengiun flapped its wings, but... nothing happened.

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updated Mar 4, 2010
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Mar 3, 2010

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Según Wikipedia, el colibri bate las alas entre doce y noventa veces por segundo dependiendo de la especie.

According to Wikipedia, the hummingbird flaps it's wings between twelve and ninety times per second, depending on the species.

updated Mar 4, 2010
edited by mar959
posted by mar959
según wikipedia, perfecta la frase:) - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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La mujer batió sus pestañas y me enamoré de ella sin querer y sin pensarlo. The woman batted her eyes and i fell in love with her without wanting it or thinking it.

updated Mar 3, 2010
edited by pescador1
posted by pescador1
y me enamoré de ella, batió sus pestañas - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
Gracias Heidita. No supe esta palabra. - pescador1, Mar 3, 2010
Great sentence! :-) - chaparrito, Mar 3, 2010
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Bata las claras de huevo hasta que estén a punto de nieve.

Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and fluffy.

updated Mar 3, 2010
edited by 008f2974
posted by 008f2974
esténa punto de nieve;) - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
gracias - 008f2974, Mar 3, 2010
I think that's a typo on Heidita's part, dogbert. It should be "estén a". Two words. ;-) - chaparrito, Mar 3, 2010
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Los domingos con mis hijos batimos los huevos. Sundays with my kids we whip eggs.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by Juan20112
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Yo batió los brazos porque tan puedo volar, arriba arriba.

I flap my arms so I can fly.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by spgreen1
bato los brazos para volar, welcome to the forum, green, don't forget: NO subject pronouns - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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Note: The word in the example "añair" is not in the Spanish dictionary or any other dictionaries that I possess. Is this a valid Spanish word? Te agradezco la ayuda! DonL.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by Don-Linton
I was wondering the same thing. I did find the verb añadir (to add, to exaggerate) listed in the Spanishdict.com dictionary. I´m assuming it is a conjugation of this verb. ??? - jaimecole, Mar 3, 2010
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Pon el azúcar, la harina, la leche and los huevos en el tazón y bate a velocidad media durante 2 minutos.

Put the sugar, flour, milk and eggs in a bowl and beat on medium high for two minutes.

updated Mar 3, 2010
edited by LaBurra
posted by LaBurra
articles missing - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
I am confused about articles. When I put them in, someone tells me to take them out ... here I used one at the beginning of the list and apparently need more! - LaBurra, Mar 3, 2010
jejej, yeah, this is confusing, you always correct the posts now, good job , lis:-) - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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The duck beat his wings furiously against the water of the pond before flying away.

El pato batió las alas furiosamente contra el agua del estanque antes de volar lejos.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by jaimecole
:) - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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Bate palmas por favor. Clap your hands please.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by pescador1
:) - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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Tendrán que batir sus espadas en rejas de arado y sus lanzas en podaderas. No alzará espada nación contra nación, ni aprenderán más la guerra. - Una inscripción grabada en la pared de la plaza de las Naciones Unidas, en la ciudad de Nueva York, EE.UU. ¿Qué opinas, sucederá?

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares. And their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war any more.” - An inscription on the wall of the United Nations plaza in New York City, USA. What do you think, will it happen?

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by chaparrito
Im not sure about that, we should change our mind first. - Blackbull, Mar 3, 2010
Isaías 2:4 Y tendrán que batir..... Give credit where credit is due. The UN borrowed Bible verse. - 0074b507, Mar 3, 2010
You are certainly correct, Q. However I thought that pointing out its use by a secular institution would make the thought more palatable for the non-religious members of our site. :-) - chaparrito, Mar 3, 2010
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Pasé toda la noche oyendo el batir monótono del agua en los cristales de la ventana.

I spent all night listening to the monotonous beat of water on window glass.

updated Mar 3, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
...on window... - alba3, Mar 3, 2010
all night (no "the") - hlsbookworm, Mar 3, 2010
on the window pane - nizhoni1, Mar 3, 2010
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Afuera de la casa, el cordón del mastíl de bandera batía toda la noche. Me quede despierto.

Outside the house, the cord on the flagpole was striking the pole all night, and I remained awake

updated Mar 3, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
batió toda la ...me que quedé despierto ...Joe, how often have I said: no subject pronouns eh?? - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
me quedé despierto. =) - Mokay, Mar 3, 2010
eso, jeje - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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Batí la alfombrilla contra la pared para remover el polvo.

I beat the mat against the wall to remove the dust.

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by torrontes75
this is not correct, batir is a sort of beating movement like when you beat an egg - 00494d19, Mar 3, 2010
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Como me gusta el merengue, batí las claras a nieve...mmm

updated Mar 3, 2010
posted by Blackbull