- bat
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1. bæt noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) bate, pala, raqueta
2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) utilizar un bate/una pala/una raqueta2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) golpear con un bate/una pala/una raqueta•- batsman- off one's own bat
II bæt noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) murciélago- battybat1 n1. bate / pala / raquetaa baseball bat un bate de béisbola table tennis bat una pala de ping pong2. murciélagobats come out at night los murciélagos salen de nochebat2 vb batearthe captain of the team batted for two hours el capitán del equipo bateó durante dos horasEl pasado y participio pasado de bat se escribe batted; el gerundio se escribe battingbattr[bæt]noun1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL bate nombre masculino (table tennis) palaintransitive verb (pt & pp batted, ger batting)1 batear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff one's own bat por su cuenta————————battr[bæt]noun1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL murciélago\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a bat out of hell a toda lecheto be as blind as a bat no ver ni tortaold bat familiar vieja bruja————————battr[bæt]transitive verb (pt & pp batted, ger batting)1 pestañear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwithout batting an eyelid sin inmutarsebat ['bæt] vt, batted ; batting1) hit: batear2)without batting an eye : sin pestañearbat n1) : murciélago m (animal)2) : bate mbaseball bat: bate de beisbolbatn.• bate s.m.• murciélago s.m.v.• golpear v.bæt
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noun1) (in baseball, cricket) bate m; (in table tennis) (BrE) paleta f, raqueta fto be at bat — (in baseball) (AmE) ser* bateador
off one's own bat — (BrE) (de) motu proprio, por su (or mi etc) cuenta, por iniciativa propia
right off the bat — (AmE) de buenas a primeras
to go to bat for somebody — (AmE) echarle* una mano a alguien
2)a) (Zool) murciélago mlike a bat out of hell — (colloq) como alma que lleva el diablo
to be (as) blind as a bat — ser* más ciego que un topo
b) (hag) (colloq)old bat — vieja f
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-tt- intransitive verb (Sport) batear
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vt1)a) (hit) \<\<ball\>\> golpear, darle* ab) (average in baseball) tener* un promedio de2) (flutter)to bat one's eyelashes o (BrE) eyelids at somebody — hacerle* ojitos or caídas de ojo a alguien
not to bat an eyelash o (BrE) an eyelid o an eye — no pestañear, no inmutarse
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[bæt]N (Zool) murciélago mold bat * — (=old woman) bruja * f
- be bats- go like a bat out of hell
II [bæt]1. N1) (in ball games) paleta f, pala f; (in cricket, baseball) bate m2) * (=blow) golpe m2.VI (Sport) batear- go in to bat for sb3.VT * (=hit) golpear, apalearto bat sth around — (US) * (=discuss) discutir acerca de algo
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[bæt]VThe didn't bat an eyelid (Brit) —
he didn't bat an eye — (US) ni pestañeó
without batting an eyelid (Brit) —
without batting an eye — (US) sin pestañear, sin inmutarse
* * *[bæt]
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noun1) (in baseball, cricket) bate m; (in table tennis) (BrE) paleta f, raqueta fto be at bat — (in baseball) (AmE) ser* bateador
off one's own bat — (BrE) (de) motu proprio, por su (or mi etc) cuenta, por iniciativa propia
right off the bat — (AmE) de buenas a primeras
to go to bat for somebody — (AmE) echarle* una mano a alguien
2)a) (Zool) murciélago mlike a bat out of hell — (colloq) como alma que lleva el diablo
to be (as) blind as a bat — ser* más ciego que un topo
b) (hag) (colloq)old bat — vieja f
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-tt- intransitive verb (Sport) batear
2.
vt1)a) (hit) \<\<ball\>\> golpear, darle* ab) (average in baseball) tener* un promedio de2) (flutter)to bat one's eyelashes o (BrE) eyelids at somebody — hacerle* ojitos or caídas de ojo a alguien
not to bat an eyelash o (BrE) an eyelid o an eye — no pestañear, no inmutarse
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
