batter

batter
I ['bætə(r)]
nome gastr. impasto m.; (for frying) pastella f.
II ['bætə(r)]
nome sport battitore m. (-trice)
III ['bætə(r)]
verbo transitivo picchiare, battere, malmenare [person]; [storm, bombs] devastare, distruggere; [waves] infrangersi contro [rocks, shore]
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I verb
(to beat with blow after blow: He was battered to death with a large stick.)
II noun
(a mixture of flour, eggs and milk or water used in cooking. fry the fish in batter; pancake batter.)
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batter (1) /ˈbætə(r)/
n.
(sport) battitore (nel baseball)
batter's box, box di battuta.
batter (2) /ˈbætə(r)/
n.
(edil.) inclinazione (di parete); scarpa
batter level, clinometro □ batter post, paracarro.
batter (3) /ˈbætə(r)/
n.
1 (cucina) pastella
2 (tipogr.) carattere rotto.
(to) batter (1) /ˈbætə(r)/
A v. t.
1 picchiare; colpire: He was battered to death, è stato picchiato a morte; è stato ucciso a forza di botte; to batter to pieces, fare a pezzi a furia di colpi; fracassare; sfasciare
2 battere con violenza; percuotere; flagellare (fig.): The waves battered the rocks, le onde battevano (contro) gli scogli
3 (anche leg.) sottoporre (un bambino, il coniuge) a violenze, maltrattamenti
4 (mil.) battere (con l'artiglieria)
5 (generalm. al passivo) (anche fig.) ammaccare; danneggiare: His reputation has been badly battered, la sua reputazione ha subito un fiero colpo
B v. i.
battere con violenza, picchiare (contro qc.): to batter at (o on) the door, picchiare alla porta; tempestare di colpi la porta.
(to) batter (2) /ˈbætə(r)/
v. i.
(di muro) assottigliarsi (dal basso verso l'alto); fare scarpa.
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I ['bætə(r)]
nome gastr. impasto m.; (for frying) pastella f.
II ['bætə(r)]
nome sport battitore m. (-trice)
III ['bætə(r)]
verbo transitivo picchiare, battere, malmenare [person]; [storm, bombs] devastare, distruggere; [waves] infrangersi contro [rocks, shore]

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