battere
Meaning
- (transitive) to beat, to strike, to hit
- (ambitransitive, broadly, transitive) to beat, to strike, to hit
- (ambitransitive, broadly, transitive) to beat, to strike, to hit
- (transitive) to defeat, to overcome, to beat
- (transitive) to strike (a time)
- (transitive) to type
- (broadly, transitive) to input the price of (an item) into a cash register
- (transitive) to hit (a body part) repeatedly
- (transitive) to stub (jam or hit a body part)
- (transitive) to frequent or hang out at (a place)
- (transitive) to mint; to coin
- (transitive) to prostitute
- (transitive) to award in an auction
- (transitive) to compact a snowpack
- (transitive) to beat (strike to drive out game)
- (broadly, transitive) to chase (prey)
- (broadly, transitive) to patrol; to scour (of a police force)
- (transitive) to play (a card)
- (transitive) in the game of baccarà, to reveal (the cards)
- (transitive) to serve
- (transitive) to mark the tempo (of a musical composition)
- (intransitive) (with contro, in, or su) to bump (into); (with con) to bump into something (with)
- (intransitive) (with su or contro) to fall (on/over) violently; to hit
- (intransitive) (also with su) (of a light source, especially the sun) to illuminate; to shine
- (intransitive) to knock
- (intransitive) (with su) to insist; to hammer
Concepts
collide with
impinge on
Synonyms
scalcagnare
far scattare
mena’
arrivare primo
colpire con un bastone
piantare con il martello
scuffiàre
dà na bbòtta
cchiappà
fare una offerta
sbattacchiare
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bàt‧te‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbat.te.re/
Etymology
From Latin battere, from earlier battuere.
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