batina
батинаbàtina · /bǎtina/ · fem.
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stick; club; cudgelČuvar je držao batinu u ruci. — The guard was holding a club.
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colloq. (plural batine) a beating; a thrashingDobio je batine ispred kafića. — He got beaten up outside the café.Kao dete sam dobijao batine zbog loših ocena. — As a kid I used to get spanked for bad grades.
The plural "batine" usually means a beating: "dobiti batine" is "to get beaten up".
Expressions
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batina je iz raja izašla — spare the rod and spoil the childMoj deda je uvek govorio da je batina iz raja izašla. — My grandpa always used to say, spare the rod and spoil the child.
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batina ima dva kraja — it cuts both ways; it can backfirePazi šta radiš, batina ima dva kraja. — Careful what you do, it can cut both ways.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | batina | batine |
| Gen. | batine | batina |
| Dat. | batini | batinama |
| Acc. | batinu | batine |
| Voc. | batino | batine |
| Ins. | batinom | batinama |
| Loc. | batini | batinama |
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Updated 28 September 2026