battre

French

verb
Definitions
  • to beat; to defeat
  • to beat up
  • (pronominal) to fight
  • (cooking) to whisk or whip eggs
  • (agriculture) to thresh
  • (cards) to shuffle

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French battre inherited from Old French batre (beat) inherited from Latin battere, battuō (beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight).

Origin

Latin

battuō

Gloss

beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight

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