batting

bateo

Acción de golpear una pelota con un bate en deportes como el béisbol o el críquet.

En inglés sencillo: The action of hitting a ball with a bat in a sport such as cricket or baseball.

• We have batting practice today.
• Her batting helped the team win.
• The coach changed the batting order.

Expresiones frecuentes: batting practice, batting average, batting order

guata, relleno

Material suave que se coloca dentro de edredones, colchones y cosas similares para darles grosor y abrigo.

En inglés sencillo: Soft material placed inside quilts, mattresses, or similar things to make them thicker and warmer.

• Put batting between the two fabric layers.
• She chose wool batting for the quilt.
• The mattress contains thick cotton batting.

Sinónimos: wadding, padding

Expresiones frecuentes: cotton batting, quilt batting, layer of batting

algodón quirúrgico

Algodón preparado para usarlo en operaciones médicas o para cubrir heridas.

En inglés sencillo: Cotton prepared for use during medical operations or for covering wounds.

• The nurse brought sterile batting.
• The wound dressing contained a layer of batting.
• The hospital stored surgical batting in sealed packages.

Sinónimos: surgical cotton

Expresiones frecuentes: surgical batting, sterile batting

aleteo de pestañas

Movimiento repetido de las pestañas al abrir y cerrar rápidamente los ojos.

En inglés sencillo: The repeated movement of eyelashes, quickly closing and opening the eyes.

• Her batting of eyelashes made him smile.
• His rapid batting of eyelashes suggested nervousness.
• No amount of eyelash batting changed her decision.

Sinónimos: fluttering, blinking

Expresiones frecuentes: batting of eyelashes, eyelash batting