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Battledore
Translation of "battledore" into Russian
Definitions
battledore
Noun
UK
/ˈbæt.əl.dɔː/
US
/ˈbæt.əl.dɔr/
A flat paddle used to hit a shuttlecock in the game of battledore and shuttlecock, an early form of badminton.
She picked up the battledore and prepared to serve the shuttlecock to her opponent.
A type of hornbook, a teaching aid used in the past for children, typically made of wood and shaped like a paddle.
The teacher showed the students an old battledore, explaining how it was used to teach the alphabet.
battledore
Verb
UK
/ˈbæt.əl.dɔː/
US
/ˈbæt.əl.dɔr/
To play battledore and shuttlecock; to strike or toss a shuttlecock back and forth with a battledore.
Victorian children could happily battledore a shuttlecock for hours in the garden.
Figuratively, to beat or buffet something repeatedly as if with a battledore.
The proposal was battledored from committee to committee without any decision being reached.
Idioms and phrases
battledore and shuttlecock
Battledore and shuttlecock was a popular pastime in Victorian England.
ракетка и волан
Игра в ракетку и волан была популярным развлечением в викторианской Англии.
hold a battledore
She learned to hold a battledore properly to improve her game.
держать ракетку (бадминтона)
Она научилась правильно держать ракетку, чтобы улучшить свою игру.
make a battledore
In craft class, students learn how to make a battledore from scratch.
сделать ракетку
На уроке труда ученики учатся делать ракетку с нуля.
play with a battledore
Children used to play with a battledore in the garden.
играть с ракеткой (бадминтона)
Дети раньше играли с ракеткой (бадминтона) в саду.
wooden battledore
The old wooden battledore was found in the attic.
деревянная ракетка
Старая деревянная ракетка была найдена на чердаке.