batear
batear(
bah
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teh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (sports)
2. (colloquial) (to eat excessively) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
a. to overeat
Cómo estoy de lleno. No vuelvo a batear de esa manera.I'm so full. I won't overeat like that again.
b. to stuff oneself (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu primo sí que bateó anoche en la cena.Your cousin really stuffed himself at dinner last night.
c. to pig out (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No habíamos desayunado, así que bateamos a la hora del almuerzo.We hadn't had breakfast, so we pigged out at lunch.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (sports)
4. (colloquial) (to answer correctly) (Costa Rica) (Cuba) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. to get right
No estudió nada pero bateó todas las preguntas del examen.He didn't study at all but he got all the exam questions right.
5. (colloquial) (to reject) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to turn down
Gaby bateó a Jaime cuando le pidió que fuera su novia.Gaby turned Jaime down when he asked her to be his girlfriend.
bateartransitive verbintransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to hit
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (general)
a. to bat
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