bater
See also: bàter, bâter, båter, and bāter
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese bater, from Late Latin battere, variant of Latin battuere, present active infinitive of battuō, from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈteɾ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ter
Verb
bater (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite batín, past participle batido)
- (intransitive or transitive with en or contra or a reciprocal pronoun) to hit; to strike (to collide with violently)
- O paxaro bateu no vidro e morreu.
- The bird hit the glass and died.
- (intransitive) to hit, to strike, to blow (usually, repeatedly)
- Synonyms: bourar, petar, mazar, zoscar
- (transitive) to clap (to repeatedly strike two objects, especially the hands)
- Synonym: aplaudir
- (transitive) to churn (to agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream)
- Synonym: mazar
- (transitive) to take down; to knock down
- Synonyms: abater, chimpar
Conjugation
Conjugation of bater
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | bater | |||||
| personal | bater | bateres | bater | batermos | baterdes | bateren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| batendo | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | batido | batidos | ||||
| feminine | batida | batidas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | bato | bates | bate | batemos | batedes | baten |
| imperfect | batía | batías | batía | batiamos | batiades | batían |
| preterite | batín | batiches | bateu | batemos | batestes | bateron |
| pluperfect | batera | bateras | batera | bateramos | baterades | bateran |
| future | baterei | baterás | baterá | bateremos | bateredes | baterán |
| conditional | batería | baterías | batería | bateriamos | bateriades | baterían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | bata | batas | bata | batamos | batades | batan |
| preterite | batese | bateses | batese | batésemos | batésedes | batesen |
| future | bater | bateres | bater | batermos | baterdes | bateren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | bate | bata | batamos | batede | batan |
| negative | – | batas | bata | batamos | batades | batan |
Derived terms
- abater
- batecú
- batedor
- batifoula
References
- “bater” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bat” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “bater” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bater” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bater” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Maranao
Noun
bater
- caterpillar
- pupa
Verb
bater
- to let something be known, to reveal
Middle English
Noun
bater
- Alternative form of bature
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese bater, from Late Latin battere, variant of Latin battuere, from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈte(ʁ)/ [baˈte(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /baˈte(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˈte(ʁ)/ [baˈte(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈte(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈteɾ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ter
Verb
bater (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite bati, past participle batido)
- (transitive with em) to beat; to beat up (to attack someone violently)
- O valentão gosta de bater nos colegas mais fracos. ― The bully likes to beat his weaker classmates up.
- Synonym: arrebentar
- (intransitive or transitive with em or contra or a reciprocal pronoun) to hit; to strike (to collide with violently)
- O pássaro bateu no vidro e morreu. ― The bird hit the glass and died.
- As pedras de gelo batiam contra o telhado. ― The hailstones were striking the roof.
- Os aviões se bateram no ar. ― The aeroplanes collided in mid-air.
- Synonym: colidir
- (transitive) to crash (to cause something to collide)
- Liguei para a emergência porque bati o carro. ― I called emergency because I crashed the car.
- (transitive) to clap (to repeatedly strike two objects, especially the hands)
- Não creio que a audiência baterá as palmas. ― I don’t think the audience will clap their hands.
- (transitive with em or a) to knock on (to hit an object rhythmically in order to get someone’s attention)
- Bati na janela do meu amigo para ele acordar. ― I knocked on my friend’s window so he would wake up.
- (music, transitive with em or with no preposition) to beat (to play a percussion instrument)
- Eu bato tambor em todos os eventos do nosso clube. ― I play the drum at all our club’s events.
- Synonyms: batucar, percutir
- (transitive) to close something (such as a door or drawer) violently
- Ela ficou brava, correu para o seu quarto e bateu a porta. ― She got angry, ran to her room and smashed the door.
- (Brazil, transitive) to snap (to create a photograph)
- Pedi a um turista para bater uma foto de nós. ― I asked a tourist to snap a photo of us.
- Synonyms: tirar, fazer
- (chiefly military, transitive) to scout (to explore a wide terrain)
- O general mandou os cavaleiros baterem o terreno à frente para evitar uma emboscada. ― The general ordered the horsemen to scout the region ahead in order to prevent an ambush.
- Synonym: explorar
- (cooking, transitive) to whisk; to whip; to beat (to mix in a rapid aerating fashion)
- Bata uns ovos para fazer omelete. ― Whisk some eggs to make omelette.
- (transitive) to flail an object, such as a rug or piece of clothing, in order to remove dust or water from it
- O tapete estava tão empoeirado que quando o batemos levantou uma nuvem de poeira. ― The rug was so dusty that when we flailed it a cloud of dust appeared.
- (Brazil, informal, impersonal, transitive) to get a feeling, especially one that is not very strong
- Corri uns dez quilómetros antes de bater um cansaço. ― I ran for ten kilometres before I got a little tired.
- (transitive with para) to rush to (to go somewhere very fast)
- Se começar a chover, bate para dentro de casa. ― If it starts to rain, rush into the house.
- Synonym: correr para/até
- (transitive with em) to shine on (of a light); to be cast over (of a shadow)
- A sombra do balão bate bem na gente. ― The balloon cast its shadow right over us.
- O sol bate nessa parede durante a tarde. ― The sunlight shines on this wall during the afternoon.
- Synonym: incidir em/sobre
- (intransitive) of the heart: to beat; to pulsate
- Meu coração batia a mil. ― My heart was beating really fast.
- Synonym: pulsar
- (transitive) to beat; to flutter; to flap (to move one’s wings)
- Beija-flores batem suas asas muito rápido. ― Hummingbirds beat their wings very fast.
- (transitive) to beat; to defeat
- Nosso time consegue bater o teu. ― Our team can beat yours.
- Synonyms: derrotar, acabar com
- (transitive) to beat (to achieve a better value than)
- Ninguém conseguiu bater o record. ― No one was able to beat the record.
- Synonym: superar
- (transitive with em) to reach a value
- O preço da maçã está batendo nos cinquenta centavos. ― The price of the apple is reaching fifty cents.
- Durante a enchente, a água bateu na nossa cintura. ― During the flood, the water reached our waists.
- Synonym: alcançar
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to struggle (with) (to have difficulty in doing something)
- Eu me bati por algumas horas na tarefa de matemática antes de desistir. ― I struggled with the maths homework for a few hours before I gave up.
- Synonym: debater-se
- (intransitive, or transitive with com) to match (to be equal or corresponding)
- Os nosso resultados não batem com os deles. ― Our results don’t match theirs.
- Synonym: conferir (com)
- (soccer, transitive) to perform a game-restarting kick (such as a penalty kick or free kick)
- Nenhum dos jogadores quis se arriscar a bater o pênalti. ― None of our players wanted to perform the penalty kick.
- (Brazil, slang, transitive) to pick; to pickpocket (to steal something by sleight of hand)
- Uns pivetes batiam carteiras na praia. ― Some urchins were picking wallets at the beach.
- (transitive with em) of a special occasion: to occur in a given date
- Esse ano o natal baterá num sábado. ― This year Christmas will be on a Saturday.
- Synonym: cair em
- (combat sports, intransitive) to tap out (to punch or tap the floor, indicating submission)
- O boxeador bateu no segundo round. ― The boxes tapped out on the second round.
- (transitive) to lock a padlock
- Bata o cadeado do portão antes de sair. ― Padlock the gate before you leave.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bater (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | bater | |||||
| Personal | bater | bateres | bater | batermos | baterdes | baterem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| batendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | batido | batidos | ||||
| Feminine | batida | batidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | bato | bates | bate | batemos | bateis | batem |
| Imperfect | batia | batias | batia | batíamos | batíeis | batiam |
| Preterite | bati | bateste | bateu | batemos | batestes | bateram |
| Pluperfect | batera | bateras | batera | batêramos | batêreis | bateram |
| Future | baterei | baterás | baterá | bateremos | batereis | baterão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| bateria | baterias | bateria | bateríamos | bateríeis | bateriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | bata | batas | bata | batamos | batais | batam |
| Imperfect | batesse | batesses | batesse | batêssemos | batêsseis | batessem |
| Future | bater | bateres | bater | batermos | baterdes | baterem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | bate | bata | batamos | batei | batam | |
| Negative (não) | não batas | não bata | não batamos | não batais | não batam | |
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bater.
Derived terms
- bateção
- batedor
- bate-papo
- bater a caçoleta
- bater as botas
- bater com as doze
- bater palmas
- bater punheta
- batida
- batido
- batimento
- imbatível
Yola
Etymology
Compare boagher.
Noun
bater
- A lane bearing to a high-road.
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 25