What is 'battre' called in English?

'battre' in English is called "Flap". Flap refers to: Mouvoir les ailes ou les bras de haut en bas, souvent rapidement et bruyamment.

How do you pronounce 'Flap' and 'battre'?

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English: "The bird began to flap its wings rapidly." | French: "L'oiseau commença à battre des ailes rapidement."

verb · noun

English to French Dictionary

verbbattre

nounrabat, agitation

Synonymes:agiterpanique

battre in English:flap

Phonetic:batr

Plural: flaps

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de flap en français est battre, rabat, agitation. (Mouvoir les ailes ou les bras de haut en bas, souvent rapidement et bruyamment.)

1
verb
battre
To move wings or arms up and down, often quickly and noisily.
Mouvoir les ailes ou les bras de haut en bas, souvent rapidement et bruyamment.
2
noun
rabat
A flat, usually rectangular piece of material attached along one side, often used to cover an opening.
Morceau de matériau plat, généralement rectangulaire, attaché le long d'un côté, souvent utilisé pour couvrir une ouverture.
3
noun(informal)
agitation
A state of nervous excitement or agitation, often over something minor.
État d'excitation nerveuse ou d'agitation, souvent à propos de quelque chose de mineur.

“The bird began to flap its wings rapidly.”

L'oiseau commença à battre des ailes rapidement.

“He lifted the flap of the tent to look outside.”

Il souleva le rabat de la tente pour regarder dehors.

casual

“There was a bit of a flap when the news broke.”

Il y eut une petite agitation quand la nouvelle éclata.

In French:

agiteragitationpanique

In English:

In French:

calmesérénité

In English:

past tenseflapped

present participleflapping

pluralflaps

agent nounflapper