battere.
to beat, to strike, to hit
Meaning & usage
to beat, to strike, to hit
battere il ferro
to beat, to strike, to hit to beat (to move with pulsation)
to beat, to strike, to hit to thresh (to separate grain)
to defeat, to overcome, to beat
mi ha battuto
to strike (a time)
l'orologio batte le tre
to type
to input the price of (an item) into a cash register
to hit (a body part) repeatedly
battere le mani
battere i pugni
to stub (jam or hit a body part)
to frequent or hang out at (a place)
battere il night
to mint; to coin
battere moneta
to prostitute
to award in an auction
to compact a snowpack
to beat (strike to drive out game)
to chase (prey)
to patrol; to scour (of a police force)
to play (a card)
in the game of baccarà, to reveal (the cards)
to serve
to mark the tempo (of a musical composition)
(with contro, in, or su) to bump (into); (with con) to bump into something (with)
(with su or contro) to fall (on/over) violently; to hit
la piove batte sui vetri
(also with su) (of a light source, especially the sun) to illuminate; to shine
to knock
(with su) to insist; to hammer
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin battere, from earlier battuere.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.