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bater

Pronunciation: /baˈte(ʁ)/

“bater” is a Portuguese word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to beat; to beat up (to attack someone violently)
  2. to hit; to strike (to collide with violently)
  3. to crash (to cause something to collide)
  4. to clap (to repeatedly strike two objects, especially the hands)
  5. to knock (to hit an object rhythmically in order to get someone’s attention)
  6. to beat (to play a percussion instrument)
  7. to close something (such as a door or drawer) violently
  8. to snap (to create a photograph)
  9. to scout (to explore a wide terrain)
  10. to whisk; to whip; to beat (to mix in a rapid aerating fashion)
  11. to flail an object, such as a rug or piece of clothing, in order to remove dust or water from it
  12. to get (a feeling, especially one that is not very strong)
  13. to rush (to go somewhere very fast)
  14. to shine (on) (of a light); to be cast (over) (of a shadow)
  15. of the heart: to beat; to pulsate
  16. to beat; to flutter; to flap (to move one’s wings)
  17. to beat; to defeat
  18. to beat (to achieve a better value than)
  19. to reach
  20. to struggle (to have difficulty in doing something)

In Portuguese

  1. dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear
  2. dar pancada, golpear (tapete, carpete) com pau ou equivalente, para que liberte o pó e o lixo
  3. arremessar contra algo, normalmente uma pedra, para que liberte o lixo (tapete, carpete) ou para facilitar a lavagem (roupa)
  4. projetar com estrondo (a porta), empurrando ou puxando com força
  5. derrotar; vencer; ganhar a; chegar à frente de
  6. com recurso a pancadas, tornar mais fino, mais delgado, ou moldar; fazer abater; malhar
  7. golpear um cunho; cunhar
  8. analisar ao pormenor; explorar, percorrer
  9. sacudir, agitar (as asas)
  10. agitar de forma a homogeneizar (leite com polpa de fruta, por exemplo) ou a alterar a consistência (claras, gemas, natas, massa para bolo); remexer
  11. embater contra; abalroar; ir contra; ir de encontro a
  12. fazer soar por percussão

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bater, from Latin battere, from earlier battuere. Compare Galician bater.

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