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batir

batir

See also: bâtir

Hausa

Noun

bātìr̃ m (plural batura, plural batirori)

  1. battery (for a car or flashlight)

Ido

Verb

batir

  1. past infinitive of batar

Ladino

Noun

batir m (Latin spelling)

  1. beating (of the heart)

Old Irish

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Verb

batir

  1. third-person plural preterite and imperfect indicative of is

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin battere, variant of Latin battuere (to beat, hit), present active infinitive of battuō.

Verb

batir (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite batí, past participle batido)

  1. (transitive) to beat, to pound repeatedly
    batir las alas - to flap (of a bird)
    batir las palmas - to clap
  2. (transitive, cooking) to beat, whisk
  3. (transitive) to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to coin (a word, etc.)

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