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bat

Fledermaus

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
bat
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Zoologie: die Fledermaus: fliegendes Säugetier
3. [2] Sport: der Schläger: Spielgerät aus Holz oder Aluminium, insbesondere beim Baseball, Softball und Kricket
Englisch > Englisch
bat
1. subst. Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.
2. subst. (offensive) An old woman.
3. subst. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
4. subst. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
5. subst. (two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242
6. subst. (mining) Shale or bituminous shale.
7. subst. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
8. subst. A part of a brick with one whole end.
9. subst. A stroke; a sharp blow.
10. subst. (Scotland) A stroke of work.
11. subst. (informal) Rate of motion; speed.
12. subst. (US, slang) A spree; a jollification.
13. subst. (Scotland) Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
14. v. to hit with a bat.
15. v. (intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
16. v. (intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat
The cat batted at the toy.
17. v. to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.
18. v. (dialect) To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
19. v. (US, UK dialect) To wink.
20. subst. (obsolete) packsaddle
21. subst. (dated form of baht) (Thai currency)
Deutsch > Englisch
Fledermaus
1. subst. (sensu stricto) microbat
2. subst. bat (flying mammal)

Aussprache

Beispielsätze

Not only the balls; the bat was also stolen yesterday.

Gestern wurden nicht nur die Bälle, sondern auch der Schläger gestohlen.
You must be blind as a bat if you couldn't see it.

Du musst blind wie ein Maulwurf sein, wenn du es nicht sehen konntest.
"I am taking you with me so I can catch some insects for breakfast," Mother Bat explained. "Flying insects are food for us bats."

„Ich nehme dich mit, damit ich zum Frühstück ein paar Insekten fangen kann“, erklärte Mutter Fledermaus. „Fliegende Insekten sind für uns Fledermäuse Nahrung.“
The boy hit the ball with his new bat.

Der Junge traf den Ball mit seinem neuen Schläger.
A bat is no more a bird than a rat is.

Eine Fledermaus ist so wenig ein Vogel wie eine Ratte es ist.