bats in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bats [Am bæts, Brit bats] ADJ inf pred, no comp

bats

chiflado inf

bats

chalado inf

bats

rayado AmS inf

I.bat¹ [Am bæt, Brit bat] N

bat SPORTS (in baseball, cricket)

bate m

bat (in table tennis) Brit

paleta f

bat (in table tennis) Brit

raqueta f

to be at bat (in baseball) Am

ser bateador

off one's own bat Brit

(de) motu proprio

off one's own bat Brit

por su (or mi etc.) cuenta

off one's own bat Brit

por iniciativa propia

right off the bat Am

de buenas a primeras

to go to bat for sb Am

echarle una mano a alguien

to play a straight bat Brit

andarse con pies de plomo

II.bat¹ <pres part batting; pt, pp batted> [Am bæt, Brit bat] VB intr SPORTS

bat

batear

to bat for sb SPORTS

batear en reemplazo de alguien

to bat for sb representative/spokesman: Brit

respaldar a alguien

III.bat¹ <pres part batting; pt, pp batted> [Am bæt, Brit bat] VB trans

1. bat (hit):

bat ball/balloon

golpear

bat ball/balloon

darle a

2. bat (average in baseball):

bat

tener un promedio de

bat² [Am bæt, Brit bat] N

1. bat ZOOL:

bat

murciélago m

like a bat out of hell inf

como alma que lleva el diablo

to be (as) blind as a bat

ser más ciego que un topo

to be (as) blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro Spain inf

to have bats in one's belfry or Brit also in the belfry

estar más loco que una cabra inf

2. bat (hag) inf:

old bat

vieja f

bat³ [Am bæt, Brit bat] VB trans (flutter)

to bat one's eyelashes or Brit eyelids at sb

hacerle ojitos or caídas de ojo a alguien

not to bat an eyelash or Brit an eyelid or an eye

no pestañear

not to bat an eyelash or Brit an eyelid or an eye

no inmutarse

she listened to his outburst without batting an eyelid

escuchó sus exabruptos sin pestañear or sin inmutarse

fruit bat N

fruit bat

murciélago m frugívoro

bat around VB [Am bæt -, Brit bat -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (discuss casually)

bat around idea/proposal

tratar en forma superficial

bat mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah [Am bæt ˈmɪtsvə, Brit bɑːt ˈmɪtsvə] N

bat mitzvah

bat mitzvah m

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vampire, a. vampire bat

vampiro m

Translations for bats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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murciélago

bat

batear

to bat

bats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bat¹ [bæt] N

bat

murciélago m

Phrases:

to have bats in the belfry inf

estar mal de la azotea

to be as blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro

bat² [bæt] VB trans

to bat one's eyelids

pestañear

to bat one's eyelids at sb

guiñar un ojo a alguien

he/she didn't bat an eyelid when ... fig

permaneció sin tan siquiera pestañear cuando...

I.bat³ [bæt] -tt- N

1. bat (in baseball, cricket):

bat

bate m

2. bat (blow):

bat

golpe m

Phrases:

right off the bat Am

al instante

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf

hacer algo por su propia cuenta

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

bat

batear

cricket bat N

cricket bat

bate m de cricket

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to flit (about) bats

revolotear

Translations for bats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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murciélago

bat

bate

bat

bate de béisbol

baseball bat

batear

to bat

raqueta

bat

herradura

horseshoe bat

bats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have bats in the belfry inf

estar mal de la azotea

to be as blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro

to bat one's eyelids at sb

guiñar un ojo a alguien

he/she didn't bat an eyelid when ... fig

permaneció sin tan siquiera pestañear cuando...

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf

hacer algo por su propia cuenta

to flit (about) bats

revolotear

like a bat out of hell

como alma que lleva el diablo inf

to be as blind as a bat

ver menos que Pepe Leches inf

to be as blind as a bat

no ver tres en un burro

to be as blind as a bat

ver menos que un topo inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bats on both sides were now silenced for the first time in the series.

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All of the bats are then varnished, packed into cartons, and shipped to the player or team.

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Even through the bats leave the cave nightly for food, the refuge recommends against viewing the emergence.

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Skittles thrown out or unused bats yield points; skittles remaining in the playing square or between the playing squares yield minus points.

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As a senior, he batted.429 with 20 intentional walks, 25 stolen bases, and 12 home runs in 70 at bats.

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The tree is pollinated primarily by bats, but can also occur by way of honeybees, flies, wasps, ants, tenerionid beetles and tettigometid bugs.

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The park's talus caves provide roosting and breeding habitat for the bats.

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They are opportunist hunters and have been known to take birds, bats and rodents.

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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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At the heart of this wide tree trunk is a cavity where lizards, bats and many insects have made it their home.

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