batere Noun, f, batere ▼ ▶

1. the act of beating, a pounding
   Synonyms: bătut

Appox. usage (any sense): 4.87 per million words

bate Verb, bate ▼ ▶

1. (transitive) to beat (repeatedly hit for various purposes)
   a bate la ușă: to knock on the door

   a bate untul: to churn butter

   a bate la tălpi: to administer a foot whipping

   a bate la mașină: to type on a typewriter
2. (transitive, or, reciprocal) to beat (give a beating)
3. (transitive, colloquial) to defeat
   Synonyms: învinge, înfrânge
4. (intransitive, of the heart) to beat
5. (transitive, of the wind) to blow

Appox. usage (any sense): 209 per million words