Battue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter

indiscriminate slaughter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐbaɪˈɑːɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃwˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃwˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæɾɐbaɪˈɑːɾɪk/.

Examples

a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bloodbath bloodletting bloodshed

Parts of Speech

noun	a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
noun	indiscriminate slaughter “a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered”

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

batida

una cacería en la que los batidores obligan al animal a huir en dirección al cazador

🇮🇹Italian

battuta

una caccia in cui i battitori costringono la selvaggina a fuggire in direzione del cacciatore

🇳🇱Dutch

drijfjacht

een jacht waarbij drijvers het wild dwingen in de richting van de jager te vluchten

🇵🇹Portuguese

batalha

uma caçada em que os batedores forçam o jogo a fugir na direção do caçador

🇷🇺Russian

обшивка

охота, при которой загонщики заставляют дичь бежать в сторону охотника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेदा

एक शिकार जिसमें पीटने वाले खेल को शिकारी की दिशा में भागने के लिए मजबूर करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাটু

একটি শিকার যেখানে বিটাররা খেলাটিকে শিকারীর দিকে পালাতে বাধ্য করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டை

வேட்டையாடுபவர்கள் விளையாட்டை வேட்டையாடுபவர்களின் திசையில் ஓடும்படி கட்டாயப்படுத்தும் வேட்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

దండు

ఒక వేటలో బీటర్లు ఆటను వేటగాడు దిశలో పారిపోయేలా బలవంతం చేస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

battu

एक शिकार ज्यामध्ये बीटर खेळाला शिकारीच्या दिशेने पळून जाण्यास भाग पाडतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેટ્યુ

એક શિકાર જેમાં બીટર રમતને શિકારીની દિશામાં ભાગી જવા દબાણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಟು

ಬೇಟೆಗಾರನು ಬೇಟೆಗಾರನ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಿಹೋಗುವಂತೆ ಬೀಟರ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವ ಬೇಟೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാറ്റു

വേട്ടക്കാരൻ്റെ ദിശയിലേക്ക് ഓടിപ്പോകാൻ തല്ലുന്നവർ ഗെയിമിനെ നിർബന്ധിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വേട്ട

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਟੂ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਟਰ ਖੇਡ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੱਜਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巴特图

打猎者迫使猎物向猎人的方向逃跑的狩猎

🇯🇵Japanese

バッティング

ビーターが獲物をハンターの方向に強制的に逃走させる狩猟

🇰🇷Korean

전투

비터가 게임을 사냥꾼의 방향으로 도망치도록 강요하는 사냥

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trận đánh

một cuộc đi săn trong đó kẻ đánh bại buộc con vật phải chạy trốn về phía người đi săn

🇹🇭Thai

แบตเตอรี

การล่าที่ผู้ตีบังคับให้เกมหนีไปในทิศทางของนักล่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembunuhan masal

perburuan di mana pemukul memaksa hewan buruan melarikan diri ke arah pemburu

🇲🇾Malay

batu

pemburuan di mana pemukul memaksa permainan untuk melarikan diri ke arah pemburu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باتو

عملية صيد يجب فيها المضاربون الطرائد على الفرار في اتجاه الصياد

🇮🇷Persian

باتوم

شکاری که در آن کتک زنندگان بازی را مجبور می کنند تا به سمت شکارچی فرار کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sürek avı

Vurucuların oyunu avcıya doğru kaçmaya zorladığı bir av

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבטה

ציד בו מכים מכריחים את המשחק לברוח לכיוון הצייד

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