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I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) kij, lopar2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) uporabljati kij, lopar2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) udariti s kijem•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) netopir- batty* * *I [bæt]nounzoology netopiras blind as a bat — skoraj slep, skrajno kratkovidenhe's got bats in the belfry — čudne muhe mu rojijo po glavi, ima čudne domislekeII [bæt]nounpalica za kriket, baseball ipd., lopar; gorjača, krepelce; igrač, odbijalec (kriketa)off one's own bat — samostojen; na lastno odgovornost; brez tuje pomočiat a rare ( —ali good) bat — zelo urno, hitroright off the bat — nemudoma, takojAmerican to come to bat — spoprijeti se s težko nalogo, lotiti se hudega problemato be at bat figuratively biti pri krmilu, imeti oblastIII [bæt]intransitive verb & transitive verbudariti, zadeti; American dialectal mežikatiIV [bæt]nouncolloquially tuj jezikV [bæt]nounAmerican slang veseljačenje, popivanjeto go on a bat — krokati, veseljačiti
См. также в других словарях:
right off the bat — (N Am inf) Straight away • • • Main Entry: ↑bat * * * at the very beginning * * * right off the ˈbat idiom (informal, especially NAmE) immediately; without delay … Useful english dictionary
right\ off\ the\ bat — • right away • right off (the bat) informal • straight away adv. phr. Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay. Phil s mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend. The Red Cross aids disaster… … Словарь американских идиом
right off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man … New idioms dictionary
right off the bat — at the start, the very first thing Right off the bat she says, Are you married? … English idioms
right off the bat — immediately, from the beginning I told him right off the bat that we didn t need a new computer for the office … Idioms and examples
right off the bat N. Amer. — right off the bat N. Amer. informal at the very beginning. → bat … English new terms dictionary
right off the bat — From the beginning (baseball) … American business jargon
off the bat — (right) off the bat American & Australian immediately. I could tell right off the bat there was something different about this man … New idioms dictionary
off the bat — adverb : without delay : at once : immediately lock these people up right off the bat without letting them run around Clare Hoffman * * * off the bat chiefly US informal : without any delay : ↑immediately usually used with right … Useful english dictionary
off the bat — adverb From the start; immediately; right away. Right off the bat, I can see that you need to save your work more often … Wiktionary
off the bat — See: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF THE BAT … Dictionary of American idioms