battere

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin battere, from earlier battuere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbat.te.re/ Rhymes: -attere Hyphenation: bàt‧te‧re === Verb === bàttere (first-person singular present bàtto, first-person singular past historic battéi, past participle battùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) to beat, to strike, to hit Synonyms: colpire, percuotere; see also Thesaurus:battere battere il ferro ― to strike the iron (ambitransitive, by extension) to beat (to move with pulsation) [auxiliary avere] Synonym: pulsare (ambitransitive, by extension) to thresh (to separate grain) [auxiliary avere] (transitive) to defeat, to overcome, to beat Synonyms: vincere, sconfiggere, superare, sbaragliare, abbattere, polverizzare mi ha battuto ― he beat me (transitive) to strike (a time) Synonyms: rintoccare, scandire, ritmare, suonare l'orologio batte le tre ― the clock strikes three (transitive) to type (transitive, by extension) to input the price of (an item) into a cash register (transitive) to hit (a body part) repeatedly battere le mani ― to clap (one's hands) battere i pugni ― to slam one's fists battere gli occhi ― to blink repeatedly battere i denti ― to chatter (one's teeth) (transitive) to stub (jam or hit a body part) (transitive) to frequent or hang out at (a place) Synonyms: percorrere, perlustrare, esplorare, ispezionare, rastrellare, frequentare, bazzicare, girare battere il night ― to frequent the nightclub (transitive) to mint; to coin battere moneta ― to coin (literally, “mint a coin”) (transitive) to prostitute Synonyms: prostituirsi, vendersi (transitive) to award in an auction (transitive) to compact a snowpack (transitive, hunting) to beat (strike to drive out game) (transitive, by extension) to chase (prey) (transitive, by extension) to patrol; to scour (of a police force) (transitive, card games) to play (a card) (transitive, card games) in the game of baccarà, to reveal (the cards) (transitive, sports) to serve (transitive, music) to mark the tempo (of a musical composition) (intransitive) (with contro, in, or su) to bump (into); (with con) to bump into something (with) [auxiliary avere] Synonyms: sbattere, urtare, cozzare (intransitive) (with su or contro) to fall (on/over) violently; to hit [auxiliary avere] la piove batte sui vetri ― the rain is hitting the glass (intransitive) (also with su) (of a light source, especially the sun) to illuminate; to shine [auxiliary avere] Synonym: picchiare (intransitive) to knock [auxiliary avere] Synonym: bussare (intransitive) (with su) to insist; to hammer [auxiliary avere] Synonyms: insistere, perseverare ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Beretta, beretta, brattee, erbetta == Latin == === Pronunciation === battere: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbat.tɛ.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbat.te.re] battēre: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [batˈteː.rɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [batˈtɛː.re] === Verb === battere inflection of battō: present passive indicative/imperative second-person singular present active infinitive === Verb === battēre future passive indicative second-person singular of battō