bate la cap
Romanian
Alternative forms
- îi bate capul
Etymology
Literally, “to beat at the head”.
Verb
a bate la cap (third-person singular present bate la cap, past participle bătut la cap, third-person subjunctive bată la cap) 3rd conjugation
- (transitive) to pester
- (transitive, of drinks) synonym of i se urca la cap (“to go to one’s head”)
Related terms
- bătaie de cap
- bătut în cap
- își bate capul
- se bate cap în cap
Further reading
- “bate”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025