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1 bat
A n1 Sport batte f ; cricket/baseball bat batte de cricket/de baseball ; table tennis bat raquette f de tennis de table ;2 Zool chauve-souris f ;4 ○ ( blow) coup m.at a terrific bat ○ GB à toute allure ; to be blind as a bat être myope comme une taupe ; to do sth off one's own bat ○ faire qch de sa propre initiative ; to go to bat for sb ○ US appuyer ○ qn ; (right) off the bat ○ US sans délai ; like a bat out of hell ○ comme un possédé ; to play a straight bat jouer franc jeu ; without batting an eyelid GB ou eye(lash) US sans sourciller ; ⇒ belfry■ bat around:▶ bat [sth] around, bat around [sth]1 discuter [idea] ;2 Sport we batted the ball around nous avons échangé quelques balles.■ bat down:▶ bat [sth] down US démolir [argument, suggestion].■ bat out:▶ bat [sth] out, bat out [sth] US préparer [qch] en vitesse. -
2 whip
(a) (person, animal) fouetter;∎ the cold wind whipped her face le vent glacial lui fouettait le visage;∎ the wind whipped her hair about le vent agitait sa chevelure∎ I know when I'm whipped je sais quand déclarer forfait□∎ she whipped it out of sight elle l'a caché d'un mouvement rapide;∎ she was whipped into hospital elle a été transportée à l'hôpital de toute urgence∎ his speech whipped them all into a frenzy son discours les a tous rendus frénétiques;∎ I'll soon whip the team into shape j'aurai bientôt fait de mettre l'équipe en forme;∎ I need time to whip the project into shape il me faut du temps pour donner forme au projet;∎ to whip sb into line mettre qn au pas∎ someone's whipped my wallet on m'a piqué mon portefeuille(h) (cable, rope) surlier∎ the rain whipped against the windows la pluie fouettait ou cinglait les vitres;∎ the flags whipped about in the wind les drapeaux claquaient au vent(b) (move quickly) aller vite, filer;∎ the car whipped along the road la voiture filait sur la route;∎ she whipped around the corner elle a pris le virage sur les chapeaux de roue;∎ the sound of bullets whipping through the air le bruit des balles qui sifflaient;∎ the ball whipped past him into the net la balle est passée devant lui comme un éclair pour finir au fond du filet;∎ I'll just whip down to the shop je vais juste faire un saut au magasin;∎ can you whip round to the library for me? est-ce que tu peux faire un saut à la bibliothèque pour moi?3 noun∎ figurative to have the whip hand être le maître;∎ to have the whip hand over sb avoir le dessus sur qn(b) Politics (MP) = parlementaire chargé de la discipline de son parti et qui veille à ce que ses députés participent aux votes(d) British Politics (paper) = calendrier des travaux parlementaires envoyé par le "whip" aux députés de son parti►► Entomology whip scorpion pédipalpe m(of wind) emporter brusquement;∎ a sudden gust whipped my hat away une rafale de vent a emporté mon chapeau➲ whip in(c) (supporters) rallier(take off → jacket, shoes) se débarrasser de; (write quickly → letter, memo) écrire en vitesse(horse) cravacher➲ whip out(a) (take out) sortir vivement;∎ he whipped a notebook out of his pocket il a vite sorti un carnet de sa poche;∎ she whipped out a gun elle a soudain sorti un pistolet;∎ they had to whip out his appendix on a dû l'opérer d'urgence de l'appendicite∎ someone whipped my bag out of my hand quelqu'un m'a arraché mon sac des mainssortir précipitamment;∎ I'm just whipping out to the library je file à la bibliothèque(person) se retourner vivement, faire volte-face∎ to whip up an audience galvaniser ou exalter un public∎ familiar I'll whip up some lunch je vais préparer de quoi déjeuner en vitesse -
3 bat
bat [bæt]1. nouna. ( = animal) chauve-souris fc. ( = blow) coup m* * *[bæt] 1.1) Sport batte ftable tennis bat — raquette f de tennis de table
2) Zoology chauve-souris f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-) frapper3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - tt-) Sport ( be batsman) être le batteur; ( handle a bat) manier la batte••to do something off one's own bat — (colloq) faire quelque chose de sa propre initiative
like a bat out of hell — (colloq) comme un possédé
without batting an eyelid GB ou eye(lash) US — sans sourciller
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