bat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bat in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bat¹ [Brit bat, Am bæt] N

1. bat SPORTS:

bat

mazza f

cricket, baseball bat

mazza da cricket, da baseball

table tennis bat

racchetta da ping-pong

2. bat (blow):

bat inf

colpo m

bat inf

botta f

II.bat¹ <forma in -ing batting, pt, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB trans

bat

battere, colpire (usando la mazza)

III.bat¹ <forma in -ing batting, pt, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB intr

bat SPORTS (be batsman)

essere il battitore

bat (handle a bat)

maneggiare la mazza

IV.bat¹ [Brit bat, Am bæt]

at a terrific bat Brit inf

a tutta velocità or a tutta birra

to do sth off one's own bat inf

fare qc di propria iniziativa

to go to bat for sb Am inf

intervenire in difesa di qc

(right) off the bat Am inf

immediatamente or subito or su due piedi

to play a straight bat

giocare con or mettere le carte in tavola

bat² [Brit bat, Am bæt] N

1. bat:

bat

pipistrello m

2. bat inf, pej:

old bat

vecchia strega or vecchia megera

to be blind as a bat

essere cieco come una talpa

like a bat out of hell inf

come una scheggia

to have bats in the belfry

essere svitato or strambo

bat³ <forma in -ing batting, pt, pp batted> [Brit bat, Am bæt] VB trans

bat eyelid:

bat

battere

without batting an eyelid Brit , without batting an eye(lash) Am

senza battere ciglio

bat around VB [bat -] (bat [sth] around, bat around [sth])

1. bat around idea:

bat around

discutere, vagliare

2. bat around SPORTS:

we batted the ball around

abbiamo fatto due colpi

bat down VB [bat -] (bat [sth] down) Am

bat down argument, suggestion:

bat down

distruggere, demolire

bat out VB [bat -] (bat [sth] out, bat out [sth]) Am

bat out speech

improvvisare

bat out letter

buttare giù

spectre-bat [ˈspektəˌbæt] N ZOOL

spectre-bat

vampiro m

vampire bat [ˈvæmpaɪəˌbæt] N ZOOL

vampire bat

vampiro m

Translations for bat in the Italian»English Dictionary

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vampiro

vampire bat

vampiro

spectre-bat

vecchia megera

old bat or hag

bat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bat in the English»Italian Dictionary

bat¹ [bæt] N

bat ZOOL:

bat

pipistrello m

Phrases:

to have bats in the belfry inf

essere suonato

to be as blind as a bat

essere cieco come una talpa

bat² [bæt] VB trans (blink)

to bat one's eyelashes

battere le ciglia

to bat one's eyelashes at sb

far l'occhiolino a qu

he/she didn't bat an eyelash when … fig

non ha battuto ciglio quando …

I.bat³ [bæt] N

1. bat (in baseball):

bat

mazza f

he is be up at bat

è il suo turno di battuta

2. bat (blow):

bat

colpo m

Phrases:

right off the bat

all'instante

II.bat³ <-tt-> [bæt] VB trans, intr SPORTS

bat

battere

vampire bat N

vampire bat

pipistrello m vampiro

at bat N (in baseball)

at bat

turno m di battuta

cricket bat N

cricket bat

mazza f da cricket

Translations for bat in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pipistrello

bat

nottola (pipistrello)

noctule bat

paletta

signal bat

mazza da baseball

baseball bat

bat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be as blind as a bat

essere cieco come una talpa

to bat one's eyelashes

battere le ciglia

to bat one's eyelashes at sb

far l'occhiolino a qu

he/she didn't bat an eyelash when … fig

non ha battuto ciglio quando …

he is be up at bat

è il suo turno di battuta

right off the bat

all'instante

straight [or right] off the bat

subito

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Over the decades, the bat's form has become more refined.

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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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Bats use different methods for seeing, but none of the 1,100 species of bat is totally sightless.

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However, there are a few rules to be followed while producing a cricket bat.

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

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The Mauritian tomb bat is nocturnal and rests during the day; however, it does not sleep much and remains watchful while roosting.

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She normally uses a spiked baseball bat, but because of the adults' circumstances, her bat was taken away and replaced with a plastic megaphone.

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Whether in the synagogue social hall for marble cake and tea or at a dinner dance for hundreds, bat mitzvah celebrations have ranged from modest parties to more elaborate affairs.

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The earliest reference to a flat-faced bat (i.e., with a flat surface at the bottom of the stick in ice hockey style) also occurs in 1622.

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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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