battente
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Present participle of battere.
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
battente (plural battenti)
Adjective edit
battente (plural battenti)
- heavy (of rain)
- (archaic) beating, palpitating (of a heart)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
battente m (plural battenti)
- shutter (of a window)
- sash (of a window)
- leaf (panel of a double door)
- aprire i battenti (figurative) ― to open (for business)
- chiudere i battenti (figurative) ― to shut up shop
- knocker (device used for knocking on a door)
- Synonyms: battaglio, bussatoio, picchiotto
- hammer (part of a clock)
- a bundle of paper sheets used to beat time
- Synonym: battito
- a part of a loom
- Synonyms: cassa, cassa battente