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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATTUE

From French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTUE

battue  [bæˈtuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Battue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BATTUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of battue in the English dictionary

The first definition of battue in the dictionary is the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters. Other definition of battue is an organized shooting party using this method. Battue is also the game disturbed or shot by this method.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BATTUE


Baotou
ˈbaʊˈtuː
battu
bæˈtuː
Ch´eng-tu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
Chengdu
ˈtʃɛŋˈtuː
cockatoo
ˌkɒkəˈtuː
E102
ˌiːwʌnəʊˈtuː
hereto
ˌhɪəˈtuː
hereunto
ˌhɪərʌnˈtuː
hitherto
ˈhɪðəˈtuː
motu
məʊˈtuː
passe-partout
ˌpæspɑːˈtuː
pistou
piːsˈtuː
QE2
ˌkjuːiːˈtuː
sixty-two
ˌsɪkstɪˈtuː
tattoo
tæˈtuː
thereto
ˌðɛəˈtuː
Timbuktu
ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː
vertu
vɜːˈtuː
virtu
vɜːˈtuː
whereto
wɛəˈtuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTUE

battledore and shuttlecock
battledress
battlefield
battlefront
battleground
battlement
battlemented
battlepiece
battler
Battles of Bull Run
battleship
battlewagon
battological
battology
battu
battuta
battuto
batty
batty boy
batty man

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTUE

antique
avenue
blue
boutique
continue
due
hue
issue
La Tortue
league
out of the blue
politique
rue
statue
sue
technique
true
unvirtue
virtue
woman of easy virtue

Synonyms and antonyms of battue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «battue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTUE

Find out the translation of battue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of battue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追猎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

batida
570 millions of speakers

English

battue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

battue
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

battue
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

облавная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

battue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তল্লাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

battue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Battue
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Treiben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

battue
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

battue
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Battue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn sát toàn thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

battue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फलटण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürek avı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

battuta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

battue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

облавне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

goană
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

battue
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klop jag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

battue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

battue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of battue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTUE»

The term «battue» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «battue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «battue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about battue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTUE»

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Firearms Multimedia Guide
Sabatti S.p.A. Rover 870 Battue Rifle TechSpecs, Features, Prices and Color Pictures available on DVD. Sabatti S.p.A. Rover 870 Battue Rifle TechSpecs, Features, Prices and Color Pictures available on DVD. Sabatti S.p.A. Rover 870 Battue ...
Kresimir Mijic, 2010
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Successful Shotgunning: How to Build Skill in the Field and ...
They are usually traveling faster than you think, and the absence of the more concave dome shape of the standard target makes them aerodynamically unstable, which produces the characteristic battue flight. A lot of shooters struggle with ...
Peter Blakeley, 2003
3
An encyclopaedia of rural sports: or a complete account, ...
Battue Shooting. BATTUK, HOOTUte 2650. The battue is a general gathering of bush beaters and gunners, usually of the higher orders (Jig- 417.), when a very large preserve is overrun with game. In such case the owner invites his friends, ...
Delabere Pritchett Blaine, 1870
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"Plain Or Ringlets?"
That is just the case with the battue. There is little or no exercise, while there is great preparation, trouble, and expense. True, in ordinary shooting, a stranger does not range the estate with the same interest as the owner ; but it is perfectly ...
Robert Smith Surtees, 1860
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House of Commons Papers
There has been, before this Committee, great stress laid upon the hard- The ship to the tenant farmer, and the extent of the demoralization of the poor, Earl i'lt^ hardinge. consequent upon the svstem of " battue ;" are your shooting days what  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1846
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Blood Sport: Hunting in Britain Since 1066
The engraving depicts a blend of modern technologies combined with the older practice of walking the fields in search of wild game birds and shooting them in their natural habitat. the battue are greater than those called for by the old method, ...
Emma Griffin, 2007
7
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
I wonder which on 'em played the Polka ?" " O yes, papa ; so they have," joins in daughter Mary. " A battue, papa — battue, that horrible, cowardly, cruel amusement I wrote to the Times about I'll write to it again, papa." " Well, upon my honour !
John William Carleton
8
Proto-Romance Morphology: Comparative Romance Grammar
Notes batté“(b)a batté*(b)as batté“(b)at batteAbamus batteAbatis battue'bam battue'ba's battue'bat battue'ba-mus battue'ba'tis to Table XIX-C: OSard. 4. In OSFr. and Ibero—Romance, the thematic vowel /e9/ ggzum' was replaced by /i/ in Past ...
Robert A. Hall, Jr., 1984
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To The Target
Firing slightly early, the shot string will arrive at the target on time and before the battue can start further evasive maneuvers. Timed perfectly, this battue rolls over, face on, just as your shot string arrives! This also gives you a little extra time to ...
Daniel L. Schindler
10
Ethnologia Europaea 31 : 1
The peasants, as subordinates, should have known that Grotrian could not grant permission for a battue and the village leaders should have been sensible enough to somebody in higher places. But in the line of argument Lorenzen pursued, ...
Bjarne Stoklund, lMuseum Tusculanum Press, Peter Niedermuller

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rajcoomar Ramphul a-t-il poignardé son futur gendre pour venger …
Pooja* aurait téléphoné à ses proches, dont son père, Rajcoomar Ramphul, 44 ans, pour leur dire qu'elle avait été battue par son fiancé, ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
2
Fillette de 3 ans battue à mort: un boulanger condamné à 35 ans de …
Fillette de 3 ans battue à mort: un boulanger condamné à 35 ans de prison. Yavinash Luchmun avait avoué à la police avoir frappé à plusieurs reprises la fille ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon: hécatombe chez les têtes de séries dans le tableau …
Lisicki, 18e, n'avait plus été battue avant les quarts de finale à Londres depuis 2008, année de sa première participation. Outre sa finale ... «lalibre.be, Jul 15»
4
Inceste: famille, je me tais
Dans le cas de Tina, elle savait que sa mère s'était battue avec sa famille pour pouvoir se marier avec son père. «Je suis restée tranquille pour ne pas lui faire ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
5
Adorateur du hackeur Ulcan, un collégien est convoqué pour une …
Une défense toutefois battue en brèche par Rue89, qui a publié une capture écran d'un échange de messages sur un forum où le hackeur ... «TF1, Jul 15»
6
Belinda Bencic passe en deux manches
... à la Française Kristina Mladenovic (WTA 38), qu'elle a difficilement battue (7-6 6-7 7-5) en quart de finale à Bois-le-Duc il y a trois semaines. «Le Matin Online, Jul 15»
7
Tibhirine : selon l'autopsie, les moines auraient été décapités après …
Cette thèse est donc aujourd'hui battue en brèche par les experts sans être totalement éliminée. De même, les quatre experts, qui s'étaient ... «Jeune Afrique, Jul 15»
8
Un mort et 13 blessés à Beau-Vallon
A un moment donné, la police a même fait une battue dans les champs de can-nes pensant qu'un des blessés s'y trouvait. Mais, elle a eu la ... «LeMatinal, Jul 15»
9
Ce peuple yoruba dont Ibeyi traque la mémoire
Elles pratiquent une transe intérieure, souvent murmurée, le vaudou des chambres secrètes plutôt que de la terre battue. De très haut, leur ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
10
Eugenie Bouchard: d'étoile montante à étoile filante?
Rien ne va plus pour Eugenie Bouchard, qui empile les défaites. Peu importe qu'elle joue sur le ciment, sur la terre battue ou sur le gazon, elle ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Battue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/battue>. Apr 2024 ».
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