battere

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin battere, variant of Latin battuere (“to beat, hit”), present active infinitive of battuō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatːere/

Verb

battere

1. (transitive) to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit something or pound or throb or stamp/stomp (e.g. feet)
2. (transitive) to defeat, to overcome, to beat
3. (transitive) to take (a penalty, a corner kick, etc)
4. (transitive) to clap (hands)
5. (transitive) to type
6. (transitive) to coin, strike
7. (transitive) to tender; to offer a payment (at sales or auctions)
8. (transitive) to prostitute
9. (sports, transitive) to serve

Derived terms

Derived terms

• battere il marciapiede, battere i denti
• battersela
• battersi
• batti-
• battere il ferro finchè è caldo

• battibaleno, battibecco, batticarne, batticuore, battimano, battiscopa, battistrada
• battito
• in un batter d'occhio
• ribattere

Related terms

• abbattere
• battaglia
• batteria (not from Italian but Old French)
  • batterista
• combattere
• sbattere

Verb

battere

1. (intransitive) (of the heart or pulse) To beat.
2. (intransitive) To prostitute.

Anagrams

• brattee