bat

chauve-souris

Animal à fourrure et à ailes qui vole généralement la nuit.

En anglais simple : An animal with fur and wings that usually flies at night.

• A bat flew past the window.
• Bats hunt insects after dark.
• We found a sleeping bat in the roof.

Synonymes : chiropter, chiropteran, flindermouse, flitterbat

Expressions courantes : fruit bat, bat colony, bat wings

batte

Bâton de forme particulière servant à frapper une balle, notamment au baseball ou au cricket.

En anglais simple : A specially shaped stick used to hit a ball in sports such as baseball or cricket.

• He hit the ball with his bat.
• She bought a new cricket bat.
• The police found a baseball bat in the car.

Expressions courantes : baseball bat, cricket bat, wooden bat

batteur

Joueur de cricket ou de baseball dont on décrit la qualité de frappe.

En anglais simple : A cricket or baseball player described by how well they hit the ball.

• She is a very good bat.
• The team needs another reliable bat.
• Their opening bats scored most of the runs.

Synonymes : batter, batsman

Expressions courantes : good bat, opening bat, reliable bat

tour de batte

Tour pendant lequel un joueur essaie de frapper la balle au cricket.

En anglais simple : A turn at trying to hit the ball in cricket.

• Can I have a bat now?
• She had a quick bat before lunch.
• Everyone got a bat during practice.

Synonymes : turn at batting

Expressions courantes : have a bat, a quick bat, first bat

frapper

Frapper ou essayer de frapper quelque chose avec un bâton, la main ou un mouvement semblable.

En anglais simple : To hit or try to hit something with a stick, hand, or similar movement.

• She batted the ball across the field.
• He batted the fly away with his hand.
• The children took turns batting during practice.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something away (She batted the balloon away from her face.); bat at something (The kitten batted at the string.)

Synonymes : hit, swat

Expressions courantes : bat a ball, bat something away, bat at something, bat a toy

battre des cils

Cligner rapidement des yeux, souvent pour séduire quelqu’un ou paraître innocent.

En anglais simple : To move your eyelashes up and down quickly, often to attract someone or appear innocent.

• She batted her eyelashes and smiled.
• He joked that batting his eyelashes might get him a discount.
• Are you batting your eyelashes at me?

Comment l'utiliser : bat your eyelashes at someone (She batted her eyelashes at him and smiled.)

Synonymes : flutter

Expressions courantes : bat your eyelashes, bat someone’s eyelashes