batter

schlagen, prügeln

Jemanden oder etwas mehrmals kräftig schlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hit someone or something hard many times.

• Waves battered the boat.
• They tried to batter the door down.
• Heavy rain had battered the roof all night.

So benutzt man es: batter someone/something (The storm battered the island.); batter something down (They battered the gate down.)

Synonyme: beat, pound, pummel

Häufige Wendungen: batter someone, batter a door, batter the coast

vernichtend schlagen

Einen Gegner mit sehr großem Vorsprung besiegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To beat an opponent by a very large amount.

• We battered them yesterday.
• The home team battered their opponents by six goals.
• Can they batter the champions again this season?

So benutzt man es: batter someone (Our team battered the visitors.)

Synonyme: thrash, crush, trounce

Häufige Wendungen: batter a team, batter an opponent

betrunken machen

Jemanden stark betrunken machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone very drunk.

• That strong cocktail will batter you.
• Two drinks like that could batter anyone.
• The cheap spirits had battered him before midnight.

So benutzt man es: batter someone (That whisky could batter you.)

Synonyme: intoxicate, get drunk

Gegenteile: sober up

Häufige Wendungen: batter someone, batter you quickly

Schlagmann

Ein Spieler, der gerade an der Reihe ist, den Ball mit einem Schläger zu schlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: A player whose turn it is to hit the ball with a bat.

• The batter hit the ball.
• The next batter walked onto the field.
• Our best batter scored fifty runs.

Synonyme: hitter, batsman

Häufige Wendungen: first batter, next batter, left-handed batter

Teig, Backteig

Eine Mischung aus Mehl und Flüssigkeit für Kuchen oder Pfannkuchen oder zum Umhüllen von Lebensmitteln vor dem Frittieren.

In einfachem Englisch: A mixture of flour and liquid used to make cakes or pancakes, or to cover food before frying.

• Pour the batter into the pan.
• She dipped the fish in batter before frying it.
• Is the pancake batter too thick?

Häufige Wendungen: pancake batter, cake batter, batter mixture

Saufgelage

Eine Zeit, in der man viel zu viel Alkohol trinkt.

In einfachem Englisch: A period of drinking far too much alcohol.

• He went on a batter.
• After a three-day batter, she felt terrible.
• His weekend batter ended with a painful hangover.

So benutzt man es: go on a batter (He went on a batter after payday.)

Synonyme: binge, bender

Häufige Wendungen: on a batter, weekend batter