bat away

repousser d’un coup

Frapper quelque chose pour l’éloigner de soi.

En anglais simple : To hit something so that it moves away from you.

• She batted away a fly.
• The goalkeeper batted the ball away from the goal.
• He kept batting away the insects around his face.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something away (She batted the fly away with her hand.)

Synonymes : knock away, swat away

Expressions courantes : bat away a ball, bat something away

éluder, esquiver

Éviter de discuter d’une question ou d’une critique en détournant la conversation.

En anglais simple : To avoid discussing a question or criticism by changing the focus of the conversation.

• She batted away the question with a joke.
• The minister batted away criticism and changed the subject.
• He kept batting away our concerns during the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something away (The manager batted the question away with a joke.)

Synonymes : deflect, brush aside, dodge

Expressions courantes : bat away questions, bat away criticism

frapper librement

Au baseball, tenter de frapper les balles qu’on choisit sans suivre les consignes de l’entraîneur.

En anglais simple : To swing at baseball pitches as you choose, without following the coach’s instructions.

• The coach let him bat away.
• She batted away instead of following the signal to bunt.
• With no instructions from the coach, the hitter batted away.

Synonymes : swing freely

Expressions courantes : bat away freely, let someone bat away

plumer les joueurs

Employer tous les moyens ou astuces pour prendre l’argent des personnes jouant aux jeux d’un cirque.

En anglais simple : To use any available trick or method to take money from people playing circus games.

• The circus operator batted away at the players.
• He batted away until the customers had no money left.
• The stall owner used every trick to bat away at visitors.

Synonymes : fleece

Expressions courantes : bat away at someone, bat away for money