battant - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

battant
se battre (Verb)
battre (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

hitting  adj.

battant, battante  adj.

Verbs

to struggle  | struggled, struggled |	se battre
to battle (with so.)  | battled, battled |   - fight	se battre (avec (or: contre) qc.)
to knock  | knocked, knocked |   - heart	battre   - cœur
to do battle   also  [fig.]	se battre   or  [fig.]
to fight so.  | fought, fought |	se battre avec (or: contre) qn.
to struggle with so.  | struggled, struggled |	se battre avec qn.
to do battle with so.   also  [fig.]	se battre contre qn.   or  [fig.]
to fight  | fought, fought |   - against enemies	se battre
to battle for sth.  | battled, battled |   - struggle	se battre pour qc.
to beat sth.  | beat, beaten/beat |   - carpet	battre qc.   - tapis
to beat so.  | beat, beaten/beat |   - whip	battre qn.   - au sens de : frapper
to fence  | fenced, fenced |	se battre [fig.]
to beat so.  | beat, beaten/beat | [fig.]   - defeat an opponent	battre qn. [fig.]   - adversaire
to defeat so.  | defeated, defeated | [SPORT.]	battre qn.   or
to flap one's wings  | flapped, flapped |	battre des ailes
to fight alongside so.  | fought, fought |	se battre aux côtés de qn.
to be queueing up to do sth. [fig.] (Brit.)	se battre pour faire qc.

Phrases / Collocations

to have a fight with so.	se battre avec qn.
to break a record	battre un record
to break records	battre des records
to beat a hasty retreat	battre en retraite
to beat so. to death	battre qn. à mort
to reshuffle sth.  | reshuffled, reshuffled |   - playing cards	battre de nouveau qc.   - les cartes
to go downhill [fig.]	battre de l'aile [fig.]
to beat on a drum [MUS.]	battre du tambour
to retreat  | retreated, retreated | [MIL.]	battre en retraite
to beat time [MUS.]	battre la mesure
to tap one's foot to the beat [MUS.]	battre la mesure du pied
to be in full swing	battre son plein [fig.]
to fight sth. tooth and nail [fig.]	se battre bec et ongles contre qc. [fig.]
to fight for one's country [MIL.]	se battre pour son pays
to beat the egg whites [COOK.]   - until stiff	battre les blancs d'œufs en neige
Strike while the iron is hot.	Il faut battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud.

Orthographically similar words

abattant

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