battery

1. (countable)A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

   alkaline battery

   sodium-ion battery

2. A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

   (countable, uncountable)Such a device that has multiple cells.

   Her phone needs a new battery because its present battery no longer holds a charge well.

   Batterie, Akku

   батаре́яbataréja, батаре́йкаbataréjka, аккумуля́торakkumuljátor

   батаре́йкаbataréjka, батаре́яbataréja, акумуля́торakumuljátor

3. (informal, metonymically, uncountable)The energy stored in such a device.

   Her phone did not have enough battery for another phone call.

   A: How much battery do you have left? B: Only 63%.

4. (countable, uncountable)The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.

   Holonym: assault and battery

   Körperverletzung, tätlicher Angriff

   побо́иpobói, избие́ниеizbijénije, оскорбле́ние де́йствиемoskorblénije déjstvijem

   an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

5. (collective, countable)A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.

   Outside the ancient fort, you can still see worn areas in the stone where the batteries were once placed.

   (Artillerie) Batterie

   батаре́яbataréja

   батареяbatareja

   group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

6. A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.

   (collective, countable, uncountable)Such a group of a certain size (number of guns and artillerists), within a schema of military unit organization.

   They sent four batteries southward in an attempt to shore up the defenses around the depot.

7. (countable, uncountable)An array of similar things.

   Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.

8. (countable, uncountable)A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.

   Legebatterie

9. (countable, uncountable)The catcher and the pitcher together

   a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

10. (countable, uncountable)Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal

    батаре́яbataréja

11. (countable, uncountable)A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.

12. (collective, countable, uncountable)A group of barracuda.

1. I guess the battery must be dead.

   Гадаю, батерейка на нулі.

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2. I have to buy a new battery for my car.

   Я маю купити новий акумулятор для машини.

   ruЯ должен купить новый аккумулятор для машины.

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3. The battery ran down.

   Акумулятор розрядився.

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4. This battery is charged.

   Ця батарейка заряджена.

   ruЭтот аккумулятор заряжен.

   deDiese Batterie ist aufgeladen.

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5. My battery is dead.

   У мене сів акумулятор.

   ruУ меня батарейка сдохла.

   deMein Akku ist leer.

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