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ils battent

beat, hit, strike

b a t → battre
batt to beat, to hit + ent they present / subjunctive
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #32,329
beat, hit, strike Third-person plural present tense of « battre » (they).
FR: Les vagues battent les rochers.
EN: The waves beat against the rocks.
Conjugation of battre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First bats —
Second bats battez
Third bat battent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First batte —
Third batte battent

Mes enfants battent le blé.

My children are threshing the wheat.

Ils battent en retraite.

They retreat.

Ces porcs battent en retraite.

These pigs are retreating.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Elles viennent de Balali et elles battent des garçons.

They come from Balali and they beat boys.

— Dangal (2016)

Les préparatifs battent leur plein.

Preparations are in full swing.

Les oiseaux battent des ailes pour voler.

Birds flap their wings to fly.

Les négociations battent leur plein.

Negotiations are in full swing.

Ils battent en retraite !

They are retreating!

— À l'ouest rien de nouveau (2022)

Nos cœurs battent dans les entrailles du monde.

Our hearts beat in the bowels of the world.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

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