bat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bat in the English»French Dictionary

I.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt] N

1. bat SPORTS:

bat

batte f

cricket/baseball bat

batte de cricket/de baseball

table tennis bat

raquette f de tennis de table

2. bat ZOOL:

bat

chauve-souris f

3. bat inf:

old bat pej

vieille bique inf

4. bat (blow):

bat inf

coup m

II.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB trans

bat

frapper

III.bat <pres part batting; pret, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB intr

bat SPORTS (be batsman)

être le batteur

bat (handle a bat)

manier la batte

IV.bat [Brit bat, Am bæt]

at a terrific bat inf Brit

à toute allure

to be blind as a bat

être myope comme une taupe

to do sth off one's own bat inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

to go to bat for sb inf Am

appuyer qn inf

(right) off the bat inf Am

sans délai

like a bat out of hell inf

comme un possédé

to play a straight bat

jouer franc jeu

without batting an eyelid Brit or eye(lash) Am

sans sourciller

See also belfry

belfry [Brit ˈbɛlfri, Am ˈbɛlfri] N

belfry

beffroi m

belfry

clocher m

to have bats in the belfry inf

avoir une araignée au plafond inf

I.bat around VB [Brit bat -, Am bæt -] (bat [sth] around, bat around [sth])

1. bat around idea:

bat around

discuter

2. bat around SPORTS:

we batted the ball around

nous avons échangé quelques balles

I.bat down VB [Brit bat -, Am bæt -] (bat [sth] down) Am

bat down argument, suggestion:

bat down

démolir

I.bat out VB [Brit bat -, Am bæt -] (bat [sth] out, bat out [sth]) Am

bat out

préparer [qc] en vitesse

vampire bat N ZOOL

vampire bat

vampire m

Translations for bat in the French»English Dictionary

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chauve-souris

bat

batte

bat Brit

oreillard

long-eared bat

complètement miraud

blind as a bat inf

vampire

vampire bat

bat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bat in the English»French Dictionary

bat¹ [bæt] N

bat ZOOL:

bat

chauve-souris f

Phrases:

to have bats in the belfry

avoir une araignée au plafond

like a bat out of hell

comme un fou

to leave like a bat out of hell

partir comme si on avait le diable aux trousses

(as) blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

bat² [bæt] VB trans

to bat one's eyelids at sb

battre des paupières pour qn

Phrases:

she didn't bat an eyelid when ...

elle n'a pas bronché quand ...

I.bat³ [bæt] N

bat

batte f

Phrases:

right off the bat Am

sur le champ

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

II.bat³ <-tt-> [bæt] VB intr

bat

être à la batte

III.bat³ <-tt-> [bæt] VB trans

to bat the ball

frapper la balle

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

she didn't bat an eyelid

elle n'a pas bronché

as blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

Translations for bat in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

chauve-souris

bat

miro

blind as a bat

raquette

bat

palette de ping-pong Quebec

ping-pong bat

en franc-tireur

off one's own bat

bat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

like a bat out of hell

comme un fou

to leave like a bat out of hell

partir comme si on avait le diable aux trousses

(as) blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

to bat one's eyelids at sb

battre des paupières pour qn

she didn't bat an eyelid when ...

elle n'a pas bronché quand ...

she didn't bat an eyelid

elle n'a pas bronché

right off the bat Am

sur le champ

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf

faire qc de sa propre initiative

to bat the ball

frapper la balle

as blind as a bat

myope comme une taupe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Stu encounters a vault filled with money and an old cricket bat.

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He was only 23 and regarded as an almost certain selection following his record-breaking performance with both bat and gloves.

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Finally, she attempts to force him off the property by hitting him with a baseball bat; when he still refuses to leave, she forces him.

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A toy manufacturer recommends roly-poly toys for small children just developing motor skills; a child can bat at it without its rolling away.

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The ideal weight of a cricket bat and its evolution.

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At least the guy mentioned a cricket bat!

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So if they are driving you batty, then autumn is the time for a gentle bat eviction before they bunk down for their winter hibernation.

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At the time, he stood only 150cm ft tall and wielded a sawn-off bat.

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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

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One private used a baseball bat to fend off the attackers before being overwhelmed.

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