bat

A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

Bats are the only mammals that fly.Les chauves-souris sont les seuls mammifères qui volent.

2. (baseball or cricket)

a. la batte

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

The only things one needs to play baseball are a bat, a ball, and a glove.Les seules choses dont on a besoin pour jouer au base-ball sont une batte, une balle et un gant.

b. le bâton

(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(M)

Regionalism used in Canada.

(Canada)

Jake, don't forget your baseball bat for the game!Jake, n'oublie pas ton bâton de baseball pour le match !

3. (table tennis)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.

(United Kingdom)

a. la raquette

(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).

(F)

Sharon picked up her bat to play table tennis.Sharon a pris sa raquette pour jouer au tennis de table.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).

intransitive verb

4. (to be the batter)

a. être à la batte

In an average baseball game, each player bats four times.Dans un match de base-ball moyen, chaque joueur est à la batte quatre fois.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

5. (to hit)

a. frapper

We used a broom to bat the piñata during the party.Nous avons utilisé un balai pour frapper la piñata pendant la fête.