bat [bæt]
noun
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) 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 bat is the only mammal capable of sustained flight.El murciélago es el único mamífero capaz de vuelo sostenido.
2. (sports)
a. el bate (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) 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.).
3. (to hit a ball)
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.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct 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.
bat
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for cricket, baseball)
a. el bate
(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).
2. (for table tennis)
a. la pala
(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).
3. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to do something off one's own bathacer algo por cuenta propia
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (general)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
he didn't bat an eyelidni se inmutó
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (in cricket, baseball)
a. batear
bat [bæt]
The word bates is the present form of batir in the second person singular. See the full batir conjugation.
batir(
bah
-
teer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to mix)
a. to beat
Está batiendo los huevos para hacer un omelet.She is beating some eggs to make an omelette.
d. to cream
Para lograr galletas ligeras y esponjadas, hay que batir la mantequilla correctamente.For light and fluffy cookies, you need to cream the butter properly.
e. to churn
Por favor utiliza crema fresca y bátela hasta hacerse mantequilla.Please use fresh cream and churn it into butter.
2. (to hit)
c. to beat down on
El sol nos batía con fuerza el pasado sábado.The sun beat down on us last Saturday.
3. (to move forcefully)
4. (to conquer)
5. (to explore)
6. (to surpass)
7. (to hammer)
8. (to stamp)
a. to mint
La ceca de Quito batía las monedas de curso legal en Ecuador.The Quito mint minted legal tender coins in Ecuador.
9. (to comb)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
10. (to pound)
batirse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g. Miguel se lava.).
11. (to combat)
batir
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (mezclar; huevos, mezcla líquida)
a. to beat, to whisk
2. (nata)
a. to whip
3. (golpear)
a. to beat against
las olas batían las rocasthe waves beat against the rocks
el viento batía las ventanasthe windows were banging in the wind
4. (alas)
a. to flap, to beat
5. (derrotar)
a. to beat
6. (récord)
a. to break
7. (explorar)
a. to comb, to search
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
8. (sol, lluvia)
a. to beat down
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
9. (luchar)
a. to fight
batirse en dueloto fight a duel
10. (puerta)
a. to slam shut
11. (también fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
batirse en retiradato beat a retreat
batir
transitive verb
1 (vencer, superar) [+adversario, enemigo] to beat; [+récord] to break; beat
batieron al Osasuna por 4 a 1 they beat Osasuna 4-1; el cáncer ha sido batido en muchos frentes cancer has been beaten on many fronts
batió el récord mundial de 400 metros vallas she broke o beat the world 400 metres hurdles record
las ventas han batido todos los récords este año sales have broken o beaten all records this year
2 (Culin) [+huevos] to beat; whisk; [+nata, crema] to whip [+mantequilla, margarina] to cream; [+leche] (para hacer mantequilla) to churn
se bate el queso con el huevo beat the cheese with the egg
3 (recorrer) (Mil) to comb; search; (Caza) to beat
la policía batió la zona pero no encontró nada the police combed o searched the area but found nothing
4 (agitar) [+alas] to flap; [+pestañas] to flutter; [+brazos] to flap; wave
batir palmas to clap one's hands; batir el vuelo to fly off; take flight
5 (golpear) [+tambor, metal] to beat
el batir de los martillos contra el metal the sound of hammers beating the metal; the clang of hammers on metal
[+lluvia, olas, viento] to beat on o against [+sol] to beat down on las olas batían la orilla de la playa the waves were beating on o against the shore; el viento batía con fuerza las ventanas the wind was pounding on o against the windows
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