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I noun(Zool.) Fledermaus, dieII 1. nounhave bats in the belfry — (coll.) einen Dachschaden haben (ugs.)
do something off one's own bat — (fig.) etwas auf eigene Faust tun
right off the bat — (Amer. fig.) sofort
2) (act of using bat) Schlag, der2. transitive & intransitive verb- tt- schlagenIII transitive verb,- tt-not bat an eyelid — (fig.) nicht mit der Wimper zucken
* * *I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) der Schläger2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) schlagen2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) schlagen•- academic.ru/5814/batsman">batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) die Fledermaus- batty* * *bat1[bæt]n2. ( pej)an old \bat eine alte Schrulle fam o pej3.▶ to be [as] blind as a \bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein▶ like a \bat out of hell als wäre der Teufel hinter einem herbat2[bæt]to \bat one's eyelashes mit den Wimpern klimpernto \bat one's eyelashes at sb jdm zuzwinkernbat3[bæt]II. vi<- tt->SPORT schlagenIII. vt<- tt->to \bat the ball den Ball schlagen* * *I [bt]n (ZOOL)Fledermaus fto have bats in the belfry (inf) — eine Meise or einen Sparren haben (inf)
he ran/drove like a bat out of hell — er lief/fuhr, wie wenn der Teufel hinter ihm her wäre
(as) blind as a bat — stockblind (inf)
II (SPORT)silly old bat (pej inf) — alte Schrulle (pej inf)
1. n1) (BASEBALL, CRICKET) Schlagholz nt, Keule f; (TABLE-TENNIS) Schläger moff one's own bat ( Brit inf ) — auf eigene Faust (inf)
right off the bat (US) — prompt
2)(= batsman)
he is a good bat — er schlägt gut3) (inf: blow) Schlag m2. vt (BASEBALL, CRICKET)schlagen;3. vi (BASEBALL, CRICKET)schlagenIIIto go (in) to bat for sb (fig) — sich für jdn einsetzen
vtIVn1) (dated Brit inf= speed)
at a fair old bat — mit 'nem ganz schönen Zahn drauf (inf)to go on a bat — auf Sauftour gehen (inf)
* * *bat1 [bæt]A soff one’s own bat Bra) auf eigene Faustb) ganz allein;(right) off the bat bes US umg sofort2. Tischtennis etc: Schläger m4. Schlagen n:be at bat → C 1;go to bat for → C 25. Knüttel m, Keule f, Stock m6. umg Stockhieb m7. TECH Schlegel m8. Br umg Tempo n:at a fair bat mit einem ganz schönen Zahn umg9. US sl Sauferei f pej:go on a bat eine Sauftour machenB v/t besonders den Ball schlagen:C v/i1. Baseball, Kricket:a) gut etc schlagenb) am Schlagen oder dran seinbat2 [bæt] s ZOOL Fledermaus f:be (as) blind as a bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein;bat3 [bæt] v/t:without batting an eye(lid) umg ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken, ohne eine Miene zu verziehen;* * *I noun(Zool.) Fledermaus, dieblind as a bat — (fig.) blind wie ein Maulwurf
II 1. nounhave bats in the belfry — (coll.) einen Dachschaden haben (ugs.)
do something off one's own bat — (fig.) etwas auf eigene Faust tun
right off the bat — (Amer. fig.) sofort
2) (act of using bat) Schlag, der2. transitive & intransitive verb- tt- schlagenIII transitive verb,- tt-not bat an eyelid — (fig.) nicht mit der Wimper zucken
* * *(sport) n.Schläger - m. n.Fledermaus f.
См. также в других словарях:
Batty — Bat ty (b[a^]t t[y^]), a. 1. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. Batty wings. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; as, her constant gabbing is driving me batty. [Colloq.] Syn: bats. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batty — 1580s, pertaining to bats, from BAT (Cf. bat) (n.2) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Slang sense nuts, crazy is attested from 1903, from the expression (to have) bats in (one s) belfry, also meaning not be right in the head (1899) … Etymology dictionary
bats in the/your belfry — see ↑belfry • • • Main Entry: ↑bat bats in the/your belfry informal + old fashioned ◇ To have bats in the belfry or (chiefly US) bats in your belfry is to be crazy. an old woman with bats in her belfry [=a crazy/batty old woman] • • • … Useful english dictionary
bats — ats (b[a^]ts), a. Crazy; insane; loony; demented; batty. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bats — 1. AND batty mod. crazy. □ Youre bats! □ You are driving me batty! 2. AND batty mod. alcohol intoxicated; confused and drunk. □ The guy was bats stewed to his ears. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bats — predic.adj. sl. crazy. Etymology: f. phr. (have) bats in the belfry: see BAT(2) * * * I. plural of bat present third singular of bat II. ˈbats … Useful english dictionary
bats in the belfry — mental abnormality The phrase covers anything from absentmindedness through eccentricity to madness, when the wild ideas may circle in your head like the mammals in the church tower at twilight: Dear man, you ve got bats in the belfry.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
bats — adjective Date: 1919 batty 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
bats — Synonyms and related words: balmy, bananas, barmy, batty, beany, bonkers, buggy, bughouse, bugs, crackers, cuckoo, daffy, dippy, dotty, flaky, flipped, freaked out, fruitcakey, fruity, gaga, goofy, haywire, just plain nuts, kooky, loony, loopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
batty — Synonyms and related words: apish, asinine, balmy, bananas, barmy, bats, beany, bedlamite, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bonkers, brainless, buffoonish, buggy, bughouse, bugs, cockeyed, cracked, crackers, crazed, crazy, credulous, cuckoo, daffy,… … Moby Thesaurus
batty — Go to bats … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
