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Bat
01
chauve-souris
a small flying creature that comes out at night
Exemples
At dusk, bats emerged from their roosts to hunt insects in the night sky.
Au crépuscule, les chauves-souris sortaient de leurs perchoirs pour chasser des insectes dans le ciel nocturne.
The bat's echolocation skills enabled it to navigate through the darkness with precision.
Les compétences d'écholocalisation de la chauve-souris lui ont permis de naviguer dans l'obscurité avec précision.
02
une batte, un bâton
a long and thin sports tool used for hitting a ball in games like baseball, cricket, or tennis
Exemples
He swung the bat and hit a home run.
Il a balancé la batte et a frappé un coup de circuit.
The cricket player chose a new bat for the match.
Le joueur de cricket a choisi une nouvelle batte pour le match.
2.1
batte, tour au bâton
(baseball) a player's opportunity to hit during their turn in the batting order
Exemples
It 's his first bat of the game, and he's eager to make an impact.
C'est son premier coup de batte du match, et il est impatient de faire une impression.
The designated hitter is known for his powerful bats late in games.
Le frappeur désigné est connu pour ses bâtons puissants en fin de match.
03
a solid club, usually wooden, used to strike a ball in the game of cricket
Exemples
He scored a century using a well-balanced bat.
The cricket bat was polished before the match.
04
a small racket with a long handle, used to hit a ball in games such as squash
Exemples
He swung his squash bat with precision during the match.
The instructor corrected her swing with the bat.
to bat
01
frapper, taper
to hit or strike someone or something with one's hand or a bat
Transitive: to bat sb/sth
Exemples
The child batted the pinata until it broke open.
L'enfant a frappé la pinata jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'ouvre.
He threatened to bat the intruder with a sturdy stick.
Il a menacé de frapper l'intrus avec un bâton solide.
02
frapper, battre
to strike a baseball with a bat
Transitive: to bat a ball
Exemples
The baseball player prepared to bat the ball out of the park.
Le joueur de baseball se prépara à frapper la balle hors du parc.
The determined batter aimed to bat the ball into the outfield for a home run.
Le frappeur déterminé visait à frapper la balle dans le champ extérieur pour un coup de circuit.
03
faire un clin d'œil
to quickly open and close one's eyes to attract attention
Transitive: to bat one's eyes
Exemples
She batted her eyelashes to flirt with the person across the room.
Elle cligna des yeux pour flirter avec la personne de l'autre côté de la pièce.
He batted his eyes in disbelief when he saw the surprise his friends had prepared for him.
Il cligna des yeux incrédule lorsqu'il vit la surprise que ses amis lui avaient préparée.
04
to defeat an opponent decisively in a contest, competition, or conflict
Exemples
The team batted their rivals by a wide margin.
She batted her opponents in the debate tournament.
05
frapper, être au bâton
to take one's turn in a game, especially in baseball or cricket, where the player is at the batter's position
Intransitive
Exemples
It was his turn to bat, and he stepped up to the plate confidently.
C'était son tour de frapper, et il s'est approché du marbre avec confiance.
After a long wait, she finally got to bat in the final inning.
Après une longue attente, elle a enfin eu l'occasion de battre dans la dernière manche.
Arbre Lexical
microbat
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