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batir / to beat
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batir
A. -transitive verb
1. (=vencer, superar)
[+adversario, enemigo] to beat
[+récord] to break, beat
·batieron al Osasuna por 4 a 1
·they beat Osasuna 4-1
·el cáncer ha sido batido en muchos frentes
·cancer has been beaten on many fronts
·batió el récord mundial de 400 metros vallas
·she broke o beat the world 400 metres hurdles record
·las ventas han batido todos los récords este año
·sales have broken o beaten all records this year
2. (culinary, cooking )
[+huevos] to beat, whisk
[+nata, crema] to whip
[+mantequilla, margarina] to cream
[+leche] (para hacer mantequilla) to churn
·se bate el queso con el huevo
·beat the cheese with the egg
3. (=recorrer) (military) to comb, search (Caza) to beat
·la policía batió la zona pero no encontró nada
·the police combed o searched the area but found nothing
4. (=agitar)
[+alas] to flap
[+pestañas] to flutter
[+brazos] to flap, wave
·batir [palmas]
·to clap one'noun hands
·batir el [vuelo]
·to fly off, take flight
5. (=golpear)
5.1. [+tambor, metal] to beat
·el batir de los martillos contra el metal
·the sound of hammers beating the metal, the clang of hammers on metal
5.2. [lluvia, olas, viento] to beat on o against
[sol] to beat down on
·las olas batían la orilla de la playa
·the waves were beating on o against the shore
·el viento batía con fuerza las ventanas
·the wind was pounding on o against the windows
5.3. [+moneda] to mint
6. (=derribar)
[+edificio] to knock down, demolish
[+privilegio] to do away with
7. (military)
[+muro] to batter, pound
·los cañones batieron las murallas de la ciudad
·the cannons battered o pounded the city walls
8. (=cardar)
[+lana] to comb out, card
[+pelo] to backcomb
9. (Andes)
(=enjuagar)
[+ropa] to rinse (out)
10. (Argentina)
(=denunciar) to inform on
B. -intransitive verb
1. [lluvia, olas, viento] to beat
·el viento batía con fuerza contra los cristales
·the wind pounded on o against the windows
2. [puerta, persiana]
·se oía el batir de una puerta
·you could hear a door banging
·baten las persianas con el viento
·the blinds rattle in the wind
3. [tambor] to ring out, sound
C. -pronominal verb
1. (=luchar) to fight
·se batió contra la enfermedad con todas sus fuerzas
·she fought the illness with all her strength
·batirse [con] somebody, someone
·to fight somebody, have a fight with somebody
·batirse en [duelo]
·to fight a duel
2. ·batirse en [retirada]
·to beat a retreat
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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