| Principal Translations |
| bat n | (nocturnal flying mammal) | murciélago nm |
| | At dusk, you can see many bats chasing insects over the field. |
| | Al atardecer puedes ver muchos murciélagos persiguiendo insectos en el campo. |
| bat n | (sport: club or paddle) | bate nm |
| | | maza nf |
| | (ping-pong) | pala, paleta nf |
| | Aaron has been hitting well since he got a new bat. |
| | Aaron está bateando bien desde que tiene un bate nuevo. |
| bat [sth]⇒ vtr | (hit [sth]) (deportes) | batear⇒ vtr |
| | | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | Emily batted a pop-fly to left field. |
| | Emily bateó la pelota al campo izquierdo. |
| bat⇒ vi | (cricket, baseball: be the batter) | tener el turno al bate loc verb |
| | | estar al bat loc verb |
| | Mary is batting next. |
| | Mary es la próximo en tener el turno al bate. |
| bats adj | slang (crazy) | loco/a adj |
| | | chiflado/a adj |
| | You should avoid the lady with the bucket on her head; she's bats. |
| | Evita a la mujer con el balde en la cabeza, está loca. |
Compound Forms:
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| at bat adv | (baseball: taking turn to bat) | al bate loc adv |
| at-bat n | (baseball: turn to bat taken) | al bate loc adv |
| baseball bat n | (wooden club used in baseball) | bate de béisbol nm + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | bat de béisbol loc nom m |
| | A baseball bat is traditionally made of ash wood. |
| | El bate de béisbol normalmente se hace con madera de fresno. |
| bat mitzvah n | (ceremony for Jewish girl) (ES) | bat mitzvá nm |
| | Chava's parents were so proud when she recited the Torah at her bat mitzvah. |
bat your eyes,
bat your eyelashes v expr | (flutter your eyelashes) | pestañear⇒ vi |
Batman,
the Bat-Man n | (comic book superhero) | Batman n propio m |
| | Batman has been a popular comic book character since 1939. |
blind as a bat,
as blind as a bat adj | informal (sightless, unable to see) | más ciego que un topo loc adj |
| brown bat | (animal) | pequeño murciélago café loc nom m |
| cricket bat n | (club used to play cricket) | bate de críquet, bate de cricket nm + loc adj |
| | I knew he was a skilled batsman from the way he held the cricket bat. |
| | Supe que era un buen bateador por la forma en que agarraba el bate de críquet. |
| fruit bat | (bat) | murciélago de la fruta loc nom m |
| | | zorro volador loc nom m |
| go to bat for [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (show support) | alzar la voz en defensa de loc verb |
| | (figurado) | sacar la cara por loc verb |
| | Se supone que este político alzará la voz en defensa de los obreros. |
| leaf-nosed bat | (animal) | filostómido nm |
| like a bat out of hell adv | (very fast) | como alma que lleva el diablo expr |
| | | como alma que se lo lleva el diablo expr |
| | The cat ran into the house like a bat out of hell. |
| | El gato entró a la casa como alma que lleva el diablo. |
not bat an eyelash (US),
not bat an eyelid (UK) v expr | figurative, informal (be impassive, not react) | no mover ni un pelo loc verb |
| | The defendant didn't bat an eyelid when the prosecutor suggested she had intended to commit murder. |
| | La acusada no movió ni un pelo cuando el fiscal dijo que había intentado cometer un asesinato. |
off the bat,
right off the bat adv | figurative, informal (straight away, from the very start) | de inmediato loc adv |
| | | desde el principio, desde el primer momento loc adv |
| | (AR: coloquial) | desde el vamos loc adv |
| | Mr. Davis walked into the room, and right off the bat, students began asking questions. |
| | El Sr. Davis entró al aula y, de inmediato, los estudiantes empezaron a hacer preguntas. |
| off your own bat adv | figurative, informal (by your own initiative) | por propia iniciativa loc adv |
| Note: Sometimes used mistakenly as "off your own back". |
shoot the breeze,
bat the breeze v expr | slang, figurative (chat) (coloquial) | darle a la sinhueso, darle a la sin hueso loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | estar de palique, darle al pico loc verb |
| | (AmC, CO, VE: coloquial) | hablar paja loc verb |
| | (CR: coloquial) | volar pico loc verb |
| | We didn't talk about anything important that night - we were just shooting the breeze. |
| | No hablamos de nada importante esa noche; solo le dimos a la sinhueso. |
| vampire bat n | (nocturnal mammal that feeds on blood) | murciélago vampiro loc nom m |