bat out

pondre, rédiger à la hâte

Faire ou écrire quelque chose rapidement, souvent sans beaucoup de soin.

En anglais simple : To make or write something quickly, often without much care.

• I can bat out a reply.
• He batted out three reports in one afternoon.
• Do not just bat out the speech; think about your audience.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something out (She batted a short article out before lunch.)

Synonymes : churn out, dash off

Expressions courantes : bat out something, bat out a report

continuer à battre jusqu'à la fin

Au cricket, continuer à battre jusqu'à la fin d'une période, généralement pour éviter la défaite.

En anglais simple : In cricket, to keep batting until a period ends, usually to avoid losing.

• They must bat out the day.
• Our team batted out the remaining overs.
• Can the last two players bat out this session?

Comment l'utiliser : bat out + period (They needed to bat out the final session.)

Synonymes : continue batting

Expressions courantes : bat out the day, bat out the overs

chasser d'un coup

Faire sortir quelque chose d'un endroit en le frappant avec une batte, une raquette ou un objet semblable.

En anglais simple : To knock something out of a place using a bat, paddle, or similar object.

• He batted the ball out.
• We used paddles to bat out the insects.
• She batted a wasp out of the window with a magazine.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something out of something (He batted the ball out of the yard.)

Synonymes : knock out, hit out

Expressions courantes : bat out something, bat out the ball

aplatir

Rendre quelque chose plat en le frappant ou en le pressant avec un outil.

En anglais simple : To make something flat by hitting or pressing it with a tool.

• Bat out the dough evenly.
• She batted out the meat with a kitchen mallet.
• The cook batted each cutlet out before frying it.

Comment l'utiliser : bat something out (Bat the meat out until it is thin.)

Synonymes : flatten, pound flat

Expressions courantes : bat out something, bat out the dough