percuotere

Meaning

1. (transitive) to strike, to hit, to beat
2. (figuratively, transitive) to afflict, to torment
3. (intransitive, uncommon) to bump [with in ‘into’; or with contro ‘against’]

Concepts

beat

beat up

hit

work over

smite

thrash

whack

knock

hew

strike

Synonyms

picchiare

battere

colpire

malmenare

bastonare

bbussa’

crocchia’

intosta’

mazzola’

mena’

riforma’

sconocchia’

andare di fretta

bere in un colpo solo

dare colpi

dare colpi sui fianchi

fodarare

riempire di botte

pestare

infierire

sferzare

dare botte

Translations

golpear

percutir

frapper

pegar

blesser

schlagen

فول

تغلب

ضرب

لمع

قرع طبلا

طرق المعادن

وَجَفَ

قهر

Hyphenated as

per‧cuò‧te‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/perˈkwɔ.te.re/

Etymology

From Latin percutere (“to strike, beat”), from per- + quatiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”). Cognate with English percuss, French percuter.