bater ponto
Portuguese, verb/baˈte(ʁ) ˈpõ.tu/
bater ponto is a Portuguese verb meaning “(arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bater ponto mean in English?
verb
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Brazil(arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bater ponto
- bato ponto first-person present singular
- bati ponto first-person preterite singular
- batido ponto participle past
- bateres ponto infinitive second-person singular
- batermos ponto first-person infinitive plural
- baterdes ponto infinitive plural second-person
- baterem ponto infinitive plural third-person
- batendo ponto gerund
- batidos ponto masculine participle past
- batida ponto feminine participle past
- batidas ponto feminine participle past
- bates ponto indicative present second-person
- bate ponto indicative present singular
- batemos ponto first-person indicative plural
- bateis ponto indicative plural present
- batem ponto indicative plural present
- batia ponto first-person imperfect indicative
- batias ponto imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bater ponto?
- Brazil /baˈte(ʁ) ˈpõ.tu/
- Brazil [baˈte(h) ˈpõ.tu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.