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bat1 [bæt] N

1. bat (animal):

bat
Fledermaus f

2. bat pej:

an old bat
eine alte Schrulle pej inf

Phrases:

to be [as] blind as a bat
blind wie ein Maulwurf sein
to have bats in the belfry
eine Meise [o. einen Vogel] haben inf
like a bat out of hell
als wäre der Teufel hinter einem her

bat2 [bæt] VB trans (of eyelashes)

to bat one's eyelashes
mit den Wimpern klimpern
to bat one's eyelashes at sb
jdm zuzwinkern
to not bat an eyelid fig
nicht mal mit der Wimper zucken

I. bat3 [bæt] N

bat (in baseball, cricket):

bat
Schläger m <-s, ->
bat
Schlagholz nt <-es, -hölzer>

Phrases:

to do sth off one's own bat Brit inf
etw auf eigene Faust tun inf
[right] off the bat Am (immediately)
prompt
[right] off the bat Am (immediately)
auf Anhieb
[right] off the bat Am (immediately)
sofort

II. bat3 <-tt-> [bæt] VB intr SPORTS

bat
schlagen <schlägt, schlug, geschlagen>

III. bat3 <-tt-> [bæt] VB trans

to bat the ball
den Ball schlagen
OpenDict entry

bat N

bumble-bee bat BIOL
Hummelfledermaus f
Kitti's Hog-nosed bat BIOL
Schweinsnasenfledermaus f

at bat [Am ˈætˌbæt] N

at bat
Chance f zu schlagen

bat around <-tt-> VB trans Am inf

to bat around ⇆ the idea [of doing sth]
eine Idee ausführlich bequatschen inf
to bat around ⇆ the idea [of doing sth]
lange über einen Plan diskutieren

ˈcrick·et bat N

cricket bat
Kricketschläger m

ˈfruit bat N

fruit bat
Flughund m <-(e)s, -e>

vam·pire ˈbat N

vampire bat
Vampirfledermaus f

bat pollination, chiropterophily N

bat pollination
Bestäubung durch Fledermäuse
bat pollination
Chiropterophilie

pipi·strelle ˈbat N ZOOL

pipistrelle bat
Zwergfledermaus f

BAT ˈfile ex·ten·sion N COMPUT

BAT file extension
Dateinameerweiterung f BAT
Present
Ibat
youbat
he/she/itbats
webat
youbat
theybat
Past
Ibatted
youbatted
he/she/itbatted
webatted
youbatted
theybatted
Present Perfect
Ihavebatted
youhavebatted
he/she/ithasbatted
wehavebatted
youhavebatted
theyhavebatted
Past Perfect
Ihadbatted
youhadbatted
he/she/ithadbatted
wehadbatted
youhadbatted
theyhadbatted
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