bater

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bater, from Latin battere, from earlier battuere. Compare Portuguese bater.

• IPA^(key): /baˈteɾ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ter

bater (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite batín, past participle batido)
bater (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite batim or bati, past participle batido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (intransitive) to hit; to strike (to collide with violently) [with en or contra or reciprocal pronoun ‘someone/something’]

   O paxaro bateu no vidro e morreu.

   The bird hit the glass and died.

2. (intransitive) to hit, to strike, to blow (usually, repeatedly)

   Synonyms: bourar, petar, mazar, zoscar

3. (transitive) to clap (to repeatedly strike two objects, especially the hands)

   Synonym: aplaudir

4. (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

5. (transitive) to take down; to knock down

   Synonyms: abater, chimpar

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bater”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bat”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bater”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bater”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bater”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

bater

1. caterpillar
2. pupa

bater

1. to let something be known, to reveal

bater

1. alternative form of bature

Inherited from Latin battere, from earlier battuere.

• IPA^(key): /baˈteɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

bater

1. (transitive) to hit, to strike

• Galician: bater
• Portuguese: bater

• Universo Cantigas - "bater"

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bater, from Latin battere, from earlier battuere. Compare Galician bater.

• Hyphenation: ba‧ter

bater (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite bati, past participle batido)

1. (intransitive) to beat; to beat up (to attack someone violently) [with em ‘someone’]

   Synonym: arrebentar

   O valentão gosta de bater nos colegas mais fracos. ― The bully likes to beat his weaker classmates up.

2. (intransitive) to hit; to strike (to collide with violently) [with em or contra or reciprocal pronoun ‘someone/something’]

   Synonym: colidir

   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.

3. (transitive) to crash (to cause something to collide)

   Liguei para a emergência porque bati o carro. ― I called emergency because I crashed the car.

4. (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.

5. (intransitive) to knock (to hit an object rhythmically in order to get someone’s attention) [with em or (Portugal) a ‘on’]

   Bati na janela do meu amigo para ele acordar. ― I knocked on my friend’s window so he would wake up.

6. (transitive or intransitive, music) to beat (to play a percussion instrument) [transitive or with em ‘an instrument’]

   Synonyms: batucar, percutir

   Eu bato tambor em todos os eventos do nosso clube. ― I play the drum at all our club’s events.

7. (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.

8. (Brazil, transitive) to snap (to create a photograph)

   Synonyms: tirar, fazer

   Pedi a um turista para bater uma foto de nós. ― I asked a tourist to snap a photo of us.

9. (chiefly military, transitive) to scout (to explore a wide terrain)

   Synonym: explorar

   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.

10. (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.

11. (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.

12. (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/kilometers before I got a little tired. (literally, “I ran some ten kilometres/kilometers before getting a tiredness.”)

13. (intransitive) to rush (to go somewhere very fast) [with para ‘to’]

    Synonym: correr para/até

    Se começar a chover, bate para dentro de casa. ― If it starts to rain, rush into the house.

14. (intransitive) to shine (on) (of a light); to be cast (over) (of a shadow) [with em ‘something’]

    Synonym: incidir em/sobre

    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.

15. (intransitive) of the heart: to beat; to pulsate

    Synonym: pulsar

    Meu coração batia a mil. ― My heart was beating really fast.

16. (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.

17. (transitive) to beat; to defeat

    Synonyms: derrotar, acabar com

    Nosso time consegue bater o teu. ― Our team can beat yours.

18. (transitive) to beat (to achieve a better value than)

    Synonym: superar

    Ninguém conseguiu bater o record. ― No one was able to beat the record.

19. (intransitive) to reach [with em ‘a value’]

    Synonym: alcançar

    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.

20. (pronominal) to struggle (to have difficulty in doing something) [with em ‘with something’]

    Synonym: debater-se

    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.

21. (intransitive) to match (to be equal or corresponding) [with com ‘something/someone’]

    Synonym: conferir (com)

    Os nosso resultados não batem com os deles. ― Our results don’t match theirs.

22. (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.

23. (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.

24. (intransitive) to occur (of a special occasion) [with em ‘on a given date’]

    Synonym: cair em

    Esse ano o natal baterá num sábado. ― This year Christmas will be on a Saturday.

25. (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.

26. (transitive) to lock a padlock

    Bata o cadeado do portão antes de sair. ― Padlock the gate before you leave.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bater.

Cognate with English batter (“slope”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatər/

bater

1. A lane bearing to a high-road.

• boagher

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 25