vampire bat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vampire bat in the English»French Dictionary

vampire bat N ZOOL

vampire bat

vampire m

Translations for vampire bat in the French»English Dictionary

vampire

vampire bat

Translations for vampire bat in the English»French Dictionary

vampire [Brit ˈvampʌɪə, Am ˈvæmˌpaɪ(ə)r] N

vampire

vampire m

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

vampire bat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vampire bat in the English»French Dictionary

vampire [ˈvæmpaɪəʳ, Am -paɪɚ] N

vampire

vampire m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This legend may have originated from the vampire bat, an animal endemic to the region.

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The common vampire bat may also have an infrared sensor on its nose.

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A vampire bat can only survive about two days without a meal of blood, yet they can not be guaranteed of finding food every night.

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It is therefore impossible that the folkloric vampire represents a distorted presentation or memory of the vampire bat.

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It was 30% larger than the common vampire bat.

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Though not as agile on the ground as the common vampire bat, they are quite proficient at climbing branches.

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Fits the theme of a vampire bat.

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The common vampire bat mainly feeds on the blood of livestock, approaching its prey at night while they are sleeping.

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One of the explorers, a pregnant woman, is bitten by a vampire bat.

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He is then, inexplicably, transformed into a vampire bat.

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