battere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit
(transitive) to defeat, to overcome, to beat
(transitive) to strike a time
(transitive) to type
(transitive) to input the price of an item into a cash register
(transitive) of a body part to hit repeatedly
(transitive) to stub jam or hit a body part
(transitive) to frequent or hang out at a place
(transitive) to mint; to coin
(transitive) to prostitute
(transitive) to award in an auction
(transitive) to compact a snowpack
(transitive) to beat strike to drive out game
(transitive) to chase prey
(transitive) of a police force to patrol; to scour
(transitive) to play a card
(transitive) in the game of baccarà, to reveal the cards
(transitive) to serve
(transitive) to mark the tempo (of a musical composition)
(intransitive) (with contro, in, or su) to bump (into); (with con) to bump into something (with)
(intransitive) (with su or contro) to fall (on/over) violently; to hit
(intransitive) (also with su) of a light source, especially the sun to illuminate; to shine
(intransitive) to knock
(intransitive) (with su) to insist; to hammer

Etymology

Inherited from Latin battere, battuere (beat, hit).

Origin

Latin

battuere

Gloss

beat, hit

Concept

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