bătaie

Inherited from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō. Doublet of bătălie, which entered via another language.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈta.je/

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• Rhymes: -aje
• Hyphenation: bă‧ta‧ie

bătaie f (plural bătăi)

1. beating

   Synonyms: (slang) cafteală, mardeală

   a îi da o bătaie ― to give someone a beating

   a îi trage o bătaie ― to give someone a beating

   a lua la bătaie ― to begin beating

2. fight, scuffle, scrimmage (informal, spontaneous, mutual physical aggression)

   Iar te uiți la videoclipuri cu bătăi pe internet?

   Are you watching fight videos on the internet again?

3. range, reach of a device

   Lupul e acum în bătaia puștii.

   The wolf is now in the gun’s range.

4. beat, stroke, rhythmical movement

   bătaia inimii ― heartbeat

   bătăi pe minut ― beats per minute

   Frecvența bătăii aripilor unei păsări depinde de mărimea ei.

   A bird’s wing flapping frequency depends on its size.

5. knock (such as on the door)

   bătaie la ușă ― knock on the door

6. (acoustics) beat (interference between two waves of almost equal frequency)
7. (weaving) striking of the batten
8. (obsolete) synonym of bătălie (“battle”)

• bate
• bătălie
• bătăuș

• “bătaie”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025