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"Posts" is a form of "post", a noun which is often translated as "el poste". "Bats" is a form of "bat", a noun which is often translated as "el murciélago". Learn more about the difference between "posts" and "bats" below.
post(
post
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pole)
a. el poste (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We bought wooden posts to make a fence for our backyard.Compramos postes de madera para hacer una valla en nuestro patio trasero.
2. (job)
4. (military)
a. el puesto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are approximately 5,000 soldiers in different posts across the country.Hay aproximadamente 5,000 soldados en diferentes puestos por todo el país.
a. el destino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was excited about his new diplomatic post in a Caribbean country.Estaba entusiasmado con su nuevo destino diplomático en un país del Caribe.
6. (computing)
a. el mensaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Have you seen my post on the forum?¿Has visto mi mensaje en el foro?
c. la publicación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I upload two new posts on my blog every week.Subo dos nuevas publicaciones a mi blog todas las semanas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. publicar
The examination dates are posted on the bulletin board.Las fechas de los exámenes están publicadas en el tablón de anuncios.
10. (finance)
a. registrar
The company posted strong results for the last fiscal year.La empresa registró un fuerte resultado respecto al último año fiscal.
11. (computing)
a. publicar
Don't post any personal information on your wall.No publiques información personal en tu muro.
bat(
baht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el murciélago (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bats are the only mammals that fly.Los murciélagos son los únicos mamíferos que vuelan.
2. (sports)
a. el bate (M) (baseball, cricket)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The only things one needs to play baseball are a bat, a ball, and a glove.Todo lo que se necesita para jugar béisbol son un bate, una pelota y un guante.
b. la raqueta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You're not holding your ping-pong bat properly.No sujetas la raqueta de ping-pong correctamente.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. batear
In an average baseball game, each player bats four times.En un partido de béisbol normal, cada jugador batea cuatro veces.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to hit)
a. darle a
The brothers were lazily batting the ball back and forth on the beach.Los hermanos le daban a la pelota perezosamente del uno al otro en la playa.
5. (to blink)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
She was batting her eyelashes at me in an extremely flirtatious manner.Me estaba haciendo ojitos de la forma más insinuante.
Whatever you told him, he wouldn't bat an eye.Le dijeras lo que le dijeras, ni se inmutaba.
