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battere

Pronunciation: /ˈbat.te.re/

“battere” is an Italian word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to beat, to strike, to hit
  2. to beat (to move with pulsation)
  3. to thresh (to separate grain)
  4. to defeat, to overcome, to beat
  5. to strike (a time)
  6. to type
  7. to input the price of (an item) into a cash register
  8. to hit (a body part) repeatedly
  9. to stub (jam or hit a body part)
  10. to frequent or hang out at (a place)
  11. to mint; to coin
  12. to prostitute
  13. to award in an auction
  14. to compact a snowpack
  15. to beat (strike to drive out game)
  16. to chase (prey)
  17. to patrol; to scour (of a police force)
  18. to play (a card)
  19. in the game of baccarà, to reveal (the cards)
  20. to serve

In Italian

  1. vincere, sconfiggere qualcuno
  2. picchiare, percuotere qualcosa o qualcuno
  3. si dice dell'orologio che dà il segnale dell'ora
  4. percorrere, con attenzione o facendo ispezioni, un tratto di strada
  5. prostituirsi per strada
  6. vincere in una disputa
  7. si dice di qualcosa che pulsa o dà una cadenza mediante una percussione o una pressione, tipicamente il cuore e quindi il polso, ecc
  8. riferimento ad un'intensa o fortissima calura con la temperatura percepita con il calore del sole sul corpo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin battere, from earlier battuere.

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