How to Say "to flap" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to flap” is “batir” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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wings
Examples
El atleta batió el récord mundial ayer.
The athlete broke the world record yesterday.
Nuestro equipo batió al rival en el último minuto.
Our team defeated the rival in the last minute.
El águila bate sus alas con fuerza.
The eagle flaps its wings with force.
The Personal 'A'
When you use 'batir' to mean 'to defeat a person', you must put the word 'a' before the person you defeated. For example: 'Batió a su oponente'.
Breaking Records
Mistake: “Saying 'romper un récord'.”
Correction: While 'romper' is understandable, the more natural and professional way to say 'break a record' in Spanish is 'batir un récord'.
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