old bat

familiar vieja bruja

old bat[´ould¸bæt] n старчок, дъртак.

[`əʊld`bæt]

брюзга, зануда

сущ.; разг.; пренебр.

bat

A n

1 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 ;

3 ○ old bat pej vieille bique ○ ;

4 ○ ( blow) coup m.

B vtr ( p prés etc - tt-) frapper.

C vi ( p prés etc - tt-) Sport ( be batsman) être le batteur ; ( handle a bat) manier la batte.

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.

● as blind as a bat, cieco come una talpa □ (fam.) to have bats in the belfry, essere tocco (o strambo) □ (fam.) like a bat out of hell, a tutta velocità; come un bolide; all'impazzata □ (fam. spreg.) old bat, vecchia; vecchiarda; vecchia befana.

1 ( sport) mazza: cricket bat, mazza da cricket

2 ( sport) racchetta ( da ping-pong)

3 ( baseball e cricket) battuta; turno di battuta: to be at bat, essere di battuta; avere la battuta

4 ( sport, spec. cricket) battitore

5 (aeron.) paletta di segnalazione

6 bastone; randello

7 (fam.) bastonata; colpo

● (fam.) at a fair bat, a discreta velocità; con buona andatura □ ( baseball) to be in bat, avere la battuta □ ( cricket) to carry one's bat, essere ancora in gioco alla fine del proprio turno di battuta □ (fam.) at full bat, a tutto spiano □ (GB) off one's own bat, di propria iniziativa; di testa propria; da solo; senza aiuto □ (fig. GB) to play a straight bat, agire con correttezza; fare un gioco leale □ (fam. USA) right off the bat, sul colpo; alla prima; subito; immediatamente; su due piedi; senza pensarci su.

v. t. e i.

1 ( baseball, cricket) battere; essere alla battuta; avere la battuta

2 ( ping-pong) battere, colpire ( con la racchetta)

3 colpire con la mano

● (fam. USA) to bat for sb., difendere gli interessi di q.; sostenere q.; intervenire in difesa di q. □ (GB, fig.) to bat on a sticky wicket, trovarsi in difficoltà; essere a mal partito.

battere ( le palpebre, le ciglia)

● (fig.) without batting an eye (o an eyelid), senza batter ciglio.

1. bat [bæt] n

1) ( animal) Fledermaus f;

2)( pej)

an old \bat eine alte Schrulle ( fam) ( pej)

to have \bats in the belfry eine Meise [o einen Vogel] haben ( fam)

like a \bat out of hell als wäre der Teufel hinter einem her;

to be [as] blind as a \bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein

2. bat [bæt] vt

( of eyelashes)

to \bat one's eyelashes mit den Wimpern klimpern;

to \bat one's eyelashes at sb jdm zuzwinkern;

to not \bat an eyelid ( fig) nicht mal mit der Wimper zucken

3. bat [bæt] n

(in baseball, cricket) Schläger m, Schlagholz nt

[right] off the \bat (Am) ( immediately) prompt, auf Anhieb, sofort;

to do sth off one's own \bat ( Brit) ( fam) etw auf eigene Faust tun ( fam) vi <- tt- sports schlagen vt <- tt->

to \bat the ball> den Ball schlagen

bat [bæt] (pt & pp batted, cont batting)

1 noun

(a) Sport (in baseball & cricket) batte f; (in table tennis) raquette f;

∎ he's a good bat il manie bien la batte;

∎ American familiar right off the bat sur-le-champ^□ ;

∎ British familiar to do sth off one's own bat faire qch de sa propre initiative^□

(b) (shot, blow) coup m

(c) (animal) chauve-souris f;

∎ familiar pejorative she's an old bat c'est une vieille bique ou chouette;

∎ familiar to have bats in the or one's belfry avoir une araignée au plafond;

∎ familiar to run/to drive like a bat out of hell courir/conduire comme si l'on avait le diable à ses trousses

(d) American very familiar (spree) fête^□ f, bringue f;

∎ to go off on a bat aller faire la bringue

2 intransitive verb

Sport (baseball player, cricketer → play) manier la batte; (→ take one's turn at playing) être à la batte;

∎ he batted for Pakistan il était à la batte pour l'équipe pakistanaise;

∎ to go in to bat aller à la batte;

∎ American familiar figurative to go to bat for sb intervenir en faveur de qn^□

3 transitive verb

(a) (hit) donner un coup à

(b) (blink)

∎ she batted her eyelids at him elle battit des paupières en le regardant;

∎ figurative he didn't bat an eyelid il n'a pas sourcillé ou bronché;

∎ figurative she did it without batting an eyelid elle l'a fait sans broncher

►► American Sport bat boy (in baseball) = garçon qui s'occupe des battes et de l'entretien du matériel

➲ bat around separable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ to bat sth around parler de qch à bâtons rompus

a. (compar. older e elder, superl. relat. oldest e eldest NOTA D'USO: - elder o older?-)

1 vecchio; antico; antiquato; superato; vetusto; old friends, vecchi amici; old traditions, tradizioni antiche; an old man, un vecchio; un vegliardo; an old woman, una vecchia; old fashions, mode antiquate; to grow old, invecchiare; old ideas, idee vetuste (o superate); the old year, l'anno vecchio NOTA D'USO: - ancient, old o antique?-

2 – old in, esperto in; incallito in; indurito in: old in diplomacy, esperto nelle arti della diplomazia; old in vice, incallito nel vizio; old in crime, indurito nel crimine; recidivo

3 (in loc. esprimenti il concetto d'età, è idiom.; per es.:) at ten years old, all'età di dieci anni; a dieci anni; (ipp.) a four-year-old ( horse), un cavallo di quattro anni; a four-year-old child, un bambino di quattro anni; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- Five to twelve year-olds pay half price, i bambini dai cinque ai dodici anni pagano metà prezzo; How old are you?, quanti anni hai?; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- How old are the children?, quanti anni hanno i bambini?; I'm twenty years old, ho vent'anni; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- How old was his father?, quanti anni aveva suo padre?; You are old enough to know better, sei grande, ormai; dovresti avere più giudizio

● (collett.) the old, i vecchi □ old age, vecchiaia: old-age pension, pensione di vecchiaia □ old-age pensioner, detentore di pensione di vecchiaia □ as old as the hills, vecchio come il mondo (o come Matusalemme); antichissimo; vetusto □ an old bachelor, uno scapolo impenitente; uno zitellone (scherz.) □ (leg., stor.) Old Bailey, la sede della Corte Penale Centrale ( a Londra, fino alla fine dell'Ottocento) □ ( slang) old bat, vecchia befana; vecchia strega □ (fig.) an old bird, un individuo scaltro; una vecchia volpe □ old boy, vecchio compagno di scuola; ex alunno di una scuola secondaria (spec. di una «public school»); (fam.) anziano, vecchio; (fam. antiq., al vocat.) vecchio mio □ the old-boy (o old boys') network, il legame di assistenza reciproca ( nella carriera, ecc.) esistente fra vecchi compagni di scuola □ (fam. USA) old buddy, amico del cuore □ old chap = old man ► sotto □ old-clothes man, rivenditore d'abiti usati; rigattiere □ the old country, la madrepatria □ old economy, old economy ( contrapposto alla new economy, indica le attività economiche ‘tradizionali’, non basate sulle tecnologie informatiche e la rete) □ (ling.) Old English, la lingua anglosassone, l'inglese antico □ an old-established firm, una vecchia ditta; una ditta fondata molti anni fa □ old Etonian, ex alunno del college di Eton □ (volg.) old fart, vecchiaccio □ (fig.) old flame, vecchia fiamma □ old fogey (o old fogy), persona d'idee antiquate; parruccone (fig.) □ (fig.) the Old Gentleman = the Old One ► sotto □ old girl, vecchia compagna di scuola, ex alunna; (fam.) vecchia signora □ ( USA) Old Glory, la bandiera americana □ old gold, (color) oro vecchio □ an old hand, uno che è vecchio del mestiere; un veterano; un esperto □ (fig.) Old Harry = the Old One ► sotto □ (fam.) old hat, antiquato, fuori moda; banale; trito □ (fam.) the old lady, la vecchia; la moglie; la mamma □ the Old Lady ( of Threadneedle Street), la Banca d'Inghilterra □ (polit.) the Old Left, la vecchia sinistra □ (polit.) Old Leftist, membro della vecchia sinistra □ an old maid, una vecchia zitella; (fig.) un uomo bisbetico (o difficile) □ old-maidish, di (o da) zitella; zitellesco; bisbetico; difficile □ (fam. antiq., al vocat.) old man, vecchio mio!; caro mio!; ragazzo mio! □ the old man, (fam.) il vecchio; il padre; il marito; (fig.) quello di prima; la vera natura maligna di (q.) □ (fig.) the Old Man of the Sea, persona di cui è difficile sbarazzarsi (dalle «Mille e una notte») □ (fam. USA) old man River, il (fiume) Mississippi □ (bot.) old-man's beard ( Clematis vitalba), vitalba □ old master, antico maestro ( della pittura); famoso quadro antico □ old money, soldi vecchi, denaro che non ha più corso legale; (fig.) gente che è ricca da sempre □ (fam. scherz.) Old Nick, il diavolo □ (fig.) the Old One, il diavolo; il demonio □ old people's home, casa di riposo, casa protetta □ old school, (GB) la scuola frequentata da giovani; (fig.) la vecchia guardia; (agg.) (mus., ecc.) vecchio stile; vecchia maniera; di una volta □ the old school tie, la cravatta della «vecchia scuola»; (fig.) i valori della «public school» ( lealtà, sportività, snobismo, ecc.) □ an old soldier, (mil.) un veterano; (fig.) un uomo di grande esperienza; (fam.) una bottiglia vuota □ (fam.) old stager, vecchia volpe (fig.) □ old-style, vecchio stile; all'antica; tradizionale □ (fam.) an old sweat, un veterano; uno che è vecchio del mestiere; un vecchio soldato □ (relig.) the Old Testament, il Vecchio (o l'Antico) Testamento □ old-time, dei tempi antichi; all'antica; vecchio stile: old-time dancing, ballo (o modo di ballare) all'antica □ (spec. polit.) old-timer, tradizionalista, individuo all'antica; ( USA) vecchio, vegliardo: a Communist old-timer, un comunista ortodosso □ the Old Vic, l'Old Vic ( teatro di Londra inaugurato nel 1818) □ an old wives' tale, una storia da donnette; una superstizione □ (fam.) the old woman (o my old woman), la moglie; la madre; la (mia) vecchia □ old-womanliness (o old-womanishness), pavidità; timore; timidezza □ old-womanly (o old-womanish), da donnicciola; pavido, timoroso, timido □ old-world, antico, all'antica, vecchio stile; ( USA) europeo, del continente antico □ the Old World, il Vecchio Mondo; l'Europa, l'Asia e l'Africa □ any old, qualsiasi, qualunque: I don't want any old car; I want a Jag!, non voglio un'auto purchessia; voglio una Jaguar! □ any old how, alla meglio; alla rinfusa, a casaccio; come viene viene □ the good old days, il buon tempo andato □ to have an old head on young shoulders, avere molto giudizio per la propria età (pur essendo giovane) □ ( slang) to have a good old time, spassarsela moltissimo; divertirsi un mondo □ in days of old, nei tempi antichi; un tempo; una volta □ in the good old times, nei tempi passati; ai bei tempi ( d'una volta) □ to look old, avere un'aria da vecchio; sembrare vecchio □ the men of old, gli uomini d'una volta □ (fam.: detto da un vecchio) my old bones, le mie stanche ossa □ of the old school, antiquato; all'antica; vecchio stile; tradizionalista □ of old standing, d'antica data □ He's an old hand at that work, ha una lunga esperienza in quel genere di lavoro □ The century grows old, il secolo volge alla fine □ That child has an old face, quel bambino ha una faccia da vecchio □ ( modo prov.) It's not the good old days any more, non è più come ai bei tempi andati.

old [əʊld]

vieux ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 2 âgé de ⇒ 1 (c) ancien ⇒ 1 (d)

(compar older, superl oldest)

1 adjective

(a) (not new or recent) vieux (vieille);

∎ the old traditions of the countryside les vieilles traditions campagnardes;

∎ there's an old saying that… il y a un vieux dicton qui dit que…;

∎ it's hard to shake off old habits on ne se débarrasse pas facilement de ses vieilles habitudes;

∎ not that old excuse again! tu ne vas pas/il ne va pas/ etc ressortir encore une fois la même excuse!;

∎ they're old friends ce sont de vieux amis ou des amis de longue date;

∎ he's an old friend of mine c'est un de mes vieux amis;

∎ to go over old ground revenir sur un terrain déjà parcouru;

∎ an old debt une dette de longue date;

∎ that's an old dodge c'est un coup classique;

∎ the old country la mère patrie

(b) (not young) vieux (vieille);

∎ an old man un vieil homme;

∎ an old woman une vieille femme;

∎ I don't like that old man/woman je n'aime pas ce vieux/cette vieille;

∎ old people personnes fpl âgées;

∎ the old people next door le couple âgé qui habite à côté, familiar les vieux qui habitent à côté;

∎ to get or grow old vieillir;

∎ who will look after me in my old age? qui s'occupera de moi quand je serai vieux?;

∎ I've got a little money put aside for my old age j'ai quelques économies de côté pour mes vieux jours;

∎ old people's home maison f de retraite

(c) (referring to a particular age)

∎ how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle?;

∎ to be old enough to do sth être en âge de faire qch;

∎ she's old enough to know better elle ne devrait plus faire ce genre de chose à son âge;

∎ he's old enough to look after himself il est (bien) assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul;

∎ he's old enough to be my father! il pourrait être mon père!;

∎ you're as old as you feel on a l'âge de ses artères;

∎ she is older than I am elle est plus âgée ou vieille que moi;

∎ she's two years older than him elle a deux ans de plus que lui;

∎ my boy wants to be a soldier when he's older mon fils veut être soldat quand il sera grand;

∎ the older generation la vieille génération;

∎ my older sister ma sœur aînée;

∎ the oldest of the tribe l'aîné(e) m,f de la tribu;

∎ she's six months/twenty-five years old elle a six mois/vingt-cinq ans, elle est âgée de six mois/vingt-cinq ans;

∎ at six years old à (l'âge de) six ans;

∎ they have a fourteen-year-old boy ils ont un garçon de quatorze ans;

∎ a three-day-old baby un bébé de trois jours

(d) (former) ancien;

∎ that's my old address c'est mon ancienne adresse;

∎ an old admirer of hers un de ses anciens admirateurs;

∎ an old Etonian un ancien élève d'Eton;

∎ in the old days autrefois, jadis;

∎ the good old days le bon vieux temps;

∎ he went to my old school il a fréquenté mon ancienne école;

∎ of the old school de la vieille école;

∎ a writer of the old school un écrivain de la vieille école

(e) familiar (expressing familiarity or affection) vieux (vieille), brave;

∎ old Jimmy wants to speak to you le vieux Jimmy veut te parler;

∎ good old Frank! ce (bon) vieux Frank!;

∎ old-fashioned hello, old thing or chap! salut, mon vieux ou ma vieille branche!

(f) familiar (as intensifier)

∎ it's a funny old life! la vie est drôle, quand même!;

∎ very familiar you old bastard! espèce de salaud!;

∎ silly old bat espèce de vieille folle!;

∎ we had a fine old time nous avons passé un sacré bon moment;

∎ any old bit of wood will do n'importe quel vieux bout de bois fera l'affaire^□ ;

∎ any old how n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ I just wear any old thing to do the gardening je porte n'importe quel vieux truc pour jardiner;

∎ he's not just any old scientist, he's a Nobel prizewinner ce n'est pas n'importe quel scientifique, c'est un prix Nobel^□

2 plural noun

∎ the old les vieux mpl

3 of old adverb

(a) literary (of former times)

∎ in days of old autrefois, jadis;

∎ the knights of old les chevaliers du temps jadis ou de jadis

(b) (for a long time)

∎ I know them of old je les connais depuis longtemps

►► British old age pension (pension f de) retraite f;

British old age pensioner retraité(e) m,f;

the Old Bailey = la cour d'assises de Londres;

British old boy (former pupil) ancien élève m; familiar (old man) vieux m; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) mon vieux;

∎ he's a nice old boy c'est un vieux monsieur charmant;

British familiar old boy network = contacts privilégiés entre anciens élèves d'un même établissement privé;

∎ he got the job through the old boy network il a obtenu ce poste en faisant jouer ses relations^□ ;

British familiar old dear (elderly woman) grand-mère f; (mother) vieille f;

the Old Dominion State = surnom donné à la Virginie;

old gold (colour) vieil or m inv;

Old English vieil anglais m;

Old English sheepdog bobtail m;

Old Faithful = geyser naturel dans le parc national de Yellowstone;

British familiar the Old Firm = appellation collective des deux grandes équipes de football de Glasgow, Celtic et Rangers;

old flame ancien béguin m;

Old French ancien français m;

British old girl (former pupil) ancienne élève f; familiar (old woman) vieille f; familiar old-fashioned (form of address) ma chère, chère amie;

∎ she's a nice old girl c'est une vieille dame charmante;

American Old Glory = surnom du drapeau américain;

old guard vieille garde f;

old hand vieux routier m, vétéran m;

∎ he's an old hand at flying these planes cela fait des années qu'il pilote ces avions;

familiar old hat dépassé^□, vieux (vieille)^□ ;

Old High German ancien haut allemand m;

Old Labour = appellation populaire du parti travailliste avant le passage au New Labour, insistant sur le fait qu'il se situait alors plus à gauche sur l'échiquier politique;

familiar old lady (wife) bourgeoise f; (mother) vieille f;

British familiar old lag truand m;

the Old Line State = surnom donné au Maryland;

old maid vieille fille f;

familiar old man (husband) homme m, jules m; (father) vieux m; British old-fashioned (form of address) mon cher, cher ami;

American Old Man River = surnom donné au Mississippi;

Botany old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) clématite f des haies, clématite f vigne blanche;

old master (painter) grand maître m (de la peinture); (painting) tableau m de maître;

old money (before decimalization) ancien système m monétaire;

∎ 10 shillings in old money 10 shillings dans l'ancien système monétaire;

∎ he married into old money (wealth) il a épousé une riche héritière;

old moon vieille lune f;

familiar Old Nick Satan^□ m, Lucifer^□ m;

Linguistics Old Norse vieux norrois m;

Linguistics Old Persian vieux perse m;

British History the Old Pretender le Prétendant (surnom de Jacques Édouard Stuart (1688-1766), fils du roi Jacques II d'Angleterre, qui lutta en vain pour devenir roi de Grande-Bretagne);

British old school tie (garment) cravate f aux couleurs de son ancienne école; figurative pejorative = attitudes et système de valeurs typiques des anciens élèves des écoles privées britanniques;

old stager vieux routier m, vétéran m;

Bible Old Testament Ancien Testament m;

Old Trafford (cricket ground) = terrain de cricket à Manchester; (football ground) = terrain de football à Manchester;

Old Vic = surnom du Royal Victoria Theatre à Londres;

old wives' tale conte m de bonne femme;

familiar old woman (wife) patronne f, bourgeoise f; (mother) vieille f; figurative pejorative (timid, fussy man) chochotte f;

∎ he's such an old woman il est comme une petite vieille;

the Old World l'Ancien Monde m

✾ Book 'The Old Curiosity Shop' Dickens 'Le Magasin d'antiquités'

1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) utilizar un bate/una pala/una raqueta

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) golpear con un bate/una pala/una raqueta

•

- batsman

- batty

bat¹ n

1. bate / pala / raqueta

2. murciélago

bat² vb batear

El pasado y participio pasado de bat se escribe batted; el gerundio se escribe batting

tr[bæt]

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL bate nombre masculino (table tennis) pala

intransitive verb (pt & pp batted, ger batting)

1 batear

\

off one's own bat por su cuenta

tr[bæt]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL murciélago

\

like a bat out of hell a toda leche

to be as blind as a bat no ver ni torta

old bat familiar vieja bruja

tr[bæt]

transitive verb (pt & pp batted, ger batting)

1 pestañear

\

without batting an eyelid sin inmutarse

bat ['bæt] vt, batted ; batting

1) hit: batear

without batting an eye : sin pestañear

bat n

1) : murciélago m (animal)

2) : bate m

baseball bat: bate de beisbol

• bate s.m.

• murciélago s.m.

• golpear v.

1) (in baseball, cricket) bate m; ( in table tennis) (BrE) paleta f, raqueta f

2)

a) ( Zool) murciélago m

b) ( hag) (colloq)

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<ball\>\> golpear, darle* a

b) ( average in baseball) tener* un promedio de

2) ( flutter)

[bæt]

- be bats

- go like a bat out of hell

1. N

1) (in ball games) paleta f, pala f; (in cricket, baseball) bate m

- off one's own bat

- right off the bat

2) * (=blow) golpe m

VI (Sport) batear

- go in to bat for sb

VT * (=hit) golpear, apalear

[bæt]

* * *

1) (in baseball, cricket) bate m; ( in table tennis) (BrE) paleta f, raqueta f

2)

a) ( Zool) murciélago m

b) ( hag) (colloq)

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<ball\>\> golpear, darle* a

b) ( average in baseball) tener* un promedio de

2) ( flutter)

(Zool.) Fledermaus, die

1) (Sport) Schlagholz, das; (for table-tennis) Schläger, der

2) (act of using bat) Schlag, der

- tt- schlagen

* * *

1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) schlagen

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) schlagen

•

- academic.ru/5814/batsman">batsman

- batty

* * *

1. (animal) Fledermaus f

2. ( pej)

an old \bat eine alte Schrulle fam o pej

▶ to be [as] blind as a \bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein

▶ to have \bats in the belfry eine Meise [o einen Vogel] haben fam

▶ like a \bat out of hell als wäre der Teufel hinter einem her

to \bat one's eyelashes mit den Wimpern klimpern

to \bat one's eyelashes at sb jdm zuzwinkern

to not \bat an eyelid ( fig) nicht mal mit der Wimper zucken

I. n (in baseball, cricket) Schläger m, Schlagholz nt

▶ to do sth off one's own \bat BRIT ( fam) etw auf eigene Faust tun fam

▶ [right] off the \bat AM (immediately) prompt, auf Anhieb, sofort

II. vi

SPORT schlagen

III. vt

to \bat the ball den Ball schlagen

* * *

n (ZOOL)

1. n

1) (BASEBALL, CRICKET) Schlagholz nt, Keule f; (TABLE-TENNIS) Schläger m

2)

3) (inf: blow) Schlag m

2. vt (BASEBALL, CRICKET)

3. vi (BASEBALL, CRICKET)

1) (dated Brit inf

2) (US sl = binge) Sauftour f (inf)

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bat¹ [bæt]

A s

1. besonders Baseball und Kricket: Schlagholz n, Schläger m:

off one’s own bat Br

a) auf eigene Faust

b) ganz allein;

(right) off the bat bes US umg sofort

2. Tischtennis etc: Schläger m

3. Kricket: Schläger m, Schlagmann m

4. Schlagen n:

be at bat → C 1;

go to bat for → C 2

5. Knüttel m, Keule f, Stock m

6. umg Stockhieb m

7. TECH Schlegel m

8. Br umg Tempo n:

at a fair bat mit einem ganz schönen Zahn umg

9. US sl Sauferei f pej:

go on a bat eine Sauftour machen

B v/t besonders den Ball schlagen:

bat sth around US umg etwas bequatschen (diskutieren);

bat sth out US umg etwas hinhauen (schnell schreiben etc);

bat sth out on the typewriter US umg etwas heruntertippen; → breeze¹ A 3

C v/i

1. Baseball, Kricket:

a) gut etc schlagen

b) am Schlagen oder dran sein

2. (go to) bat for US umg für jemanden eintreten, sich für jemanden einsetzen

3. bat around US umg sich herumtreiben

bat² [bæt] s ZOOL Fledermaus f:

be (as) blind as a bat blind wie ein Maulwurf sein;

have bats in the ( oder one’s) belfry umg einen Vogel haben;

like a bat out of hell umg wie der Teufel fahren etc, wie von (den) Furien gehetzt rennen etc

bat³ [bæt] v/t:

bat one’s eyes ( oder eyelids) (mit den Augen) blinzeln oder zwinkern;

without batting an eye(lid) umg ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken, ohne eine Miene zu verziehen;

I never batted an eye(lid) umg ich hab (in der Nacht) kein Auge zugemacht

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(Zool.) Fledermaus, die

1) (Sport) Schlagholz, das; (for table-tennis) Schläger, der

2) (act of using bat) Schlag, der

- tt- schlagen

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Schläger - m. n.

Fledermaus f.

1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slå

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slå

•

- batsman

- batty

flaggermus

subst. \/bæt\/

1) flaggermus

2) ( slang) kjerring

• old bat

as blind as a bat blind som en muldvarp

have bats in the belfry ( hverdagslig) ikke være riktig klok, være sprø, være eksentrisk

like a bat out of hell ( hverdagslig) som et oljet lyn

old bat gammel kjerring

subst. \/bæt\/

1) balltre, racket (bordtennis)

2) (den som slår i cricket, baseball) slagmann

3) (med balltre\/racket) slag

4) ( slang) fart

5) (slang, spesielt amer.) fest, rangel

at a fair\/rare bat med stor fart

be at bat (amer., i baseball) være inne

carry one's bat ( cricket) ikke være slått ut ved slutten av en omgang

go on the bat (være ute og) feste, rangle

go to bat for (hverdagslig, amer.) gå i bresjen for, slå et slag for

off one's own bat uten hjelp på egen hånd

(right) off the bat (amer.) på stående fot, umiddelbart

verb \/bæt\/

1) (i cricket, baseball, softball) slå (med balltre e.l.)

2) slå (til), slå (etter)

• Joan batted the flies away

bat the eyelashes (hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) flagre med øyevippene

bat the eyes (hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) blunke (med øynene)

never bat an eyelid ( hverdagslig) ikke få en blund på øynene

without batting an eyelid ( hverdagslig) uten å blunke, uten å fortrekke en mine

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