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

bătaie Noun, f, bătaie ▼ ▶

1. beating
   Synonyms: cafteală, mardeală

   a îi da o bătaie: to give someone a beating

   a îi trage o bătaie: to give someone a beating

   a lua la bătaie: to begin beating
2. fight, scuffle, scrimmage (informal, spontaneous, mutual physical aggression)
   Iar te uiți la videoclipuri cu bătăi pe internet?

   Are you watching fight videos on the internet again?
3. range, reach of a device
   Lupul e acum în bătaia puștii.

   The wolf is now in the gun’s range.
4. beat, stroke, rhythmical movement
   bătaia inimii: heartbeat

   bătăi pe minut: beats per minute

   Frecvența bătăii aripilor unei păsări depinde de mărimea ei.

   A bird’s wing flapping frequency depends on its size.
5. knock (such as on the door)
   bătaie la ușă: knock on the door
6. (archaic) synonym of bătălie (battle)

Appox. usage (any sense): 59.7 per million words

batere Noun, f, batere ▼ ▶

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

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

cotonogeală Noun, f, cotonogeală

1. thrashing, beating

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.036 per million words

mardeală Noun, f, mardeală

1. (slang) beating, punching

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.027 per million words

calcavură Noun, f, calcavură

1. thrashing, beating

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

bruftuială Noun, f, bruftuială

1. beating, spanking

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

snopeală Noun, f, snopeală

1. beating, punching

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

tărbăceală Noun, f, tărbăceală

1. beating, punching

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

tărbăcire Noun, f, tărbăcire

1. beating, punching

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

trânteală Noun, f, trânteală

1. knockdown
2. a beating

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.033 per million words

smotoceală Noun, f, smotoceală

1. beating
2. (Muntenia) wrestling in play

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.021 per million words

smotocire Noun, f, smotocire

1. beating
2. (Muntenia) wrestling in play

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words