eu batia

was hitting, used to hit

b ɐ t i ɐ → bater
bat to hit; to strike + ia Imperfect tense
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #14,263
was hitting, used to hit
PO: Ele batia no saco de treino todas as manhãs.
EN: He used to hit the punching bag every morning.
Conjugation of bater
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First batia —
Third batia batiam

Batia nela?

Did he hit her?

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Quando eu tinha sua idade, eu que batia nos meus amigos.

When I was your age, I was the one who used to hit my friends.

— Malèna (2000)

Eu sempre batia os lances deles.

I always beat their bids.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

O vizinho batia na mulher.

The neighbor was beating his wife.

Seu coração batia devagar.

His heart was beating slowly.

Não é à toa que seu velho batia em você.

It's no wonder your old man used to beat you.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Eu não batia punheta com vocês.

I didn't masturbate to you guys.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Ele sempre batia em vocês?

Did he always hit you?

— Pecadores (2025)

Eu batia muita punheta quando era adolescente.

I used to masturbate a lot when I was a teenager.

E, claro, seu pai batia em você quando chegava do bar.

And of course, your father would hit you when he came home from the bar.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Algo não batia.

Something didn’t add up.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

O sol batia forte na janela do escritório.

The sun was beating down brightly through the office window.

De vez em quando, me batia.

Every now and then, he would hit me.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

O coração batia forte quando ela apareceu.

My heart was pounding when she appeared.

Quando a gente era criança, a gente batia punheta juntos.

When we were kids, we used to masturbate together.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Quando a gente batia de frente, ele fingia que me respeitava.

When we clashed, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Fadil frequentemente batia em Layla.

Fadil frequently hit Layla.

Batia nela.

He used to hit her.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

O coração batia muito.

My heart was pounding.

— As Bodas de Deus (1999)

O vento batia na cara com força.

The wind was hitting my face hard.

Não, que isso, eu batia sozinho.

No, not at all, I used to hit them myself.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

O galo batia as asas.

The rooster was flapping its wings.

— Caché (2005)

A chuva batia de leve contra a janela.

The rain was gently pattering against the window.

Tom batia nos filhos.

Tom used to beat his children.

O que sabemos é que Fadil às vezes batia em Layla.

What we do know is that Fadil sometimes hit Layla.

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