different between battue vs battu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French battue, feminine singular past participle of battre (“to beat; to defeat”), from Late Latin battere, Latin battuere, present active infinitive of batt?, a variant of battu? (“to beat; to fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ew- (“to hit, strike”). Doublet of battuta.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??t(j)u?/, /bæ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bæ?tu/
• Rhymes: -u? (RP)
• Hyphenation: bat?tue

Noun

battue (countable and uncountable, plural battues)

1. (uncountable, hunting, often attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc. [from early 19th c.]
2. (countable, hunting) A hunt performed in this manner.

Related terms

• battu
• batture

Translations

References

French

Etymology

From Portuguese batuda or Italian battuta ("a beating"). See Latin battuo ("to beat").

Pronunciation

Noun

battue f (plural battues)

1. battue; the beating of bushes to force out the game
2. hunt, search

Descendants

• ? English: battue

Verb

battue

1. feminine singular of the past participle of battre

Further reading

• “battue” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ébattu

Latin

Verb

battue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of battu?

English

Etymology

From French battu, past participle of battre (“beat”); first attested in 1947.

Adjective

battu (not comparable)

1. (ballet, of a movement) Performed with a striking together of the legs.

Anagrams

• abutt

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

battu (feminine singular battue, masculine plural battus, feminine plural battues)

1. beaten

   C'est un homme battu.

   This is a beaten man.

Derived terms

• yeux de chien battu

Verb

battu m (feminine singular battue, masculine plural battus, feminine plural battues)

1. past participle of battre

Further reading

• “battu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• butât, butta, tubât

Yogad

Noun

battú

1. blister