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  • 121 beat round the bush

    идиом.
    букв. ходить вокруг куста (смысл: церемониться, разводить антимонии)
    ходить вокруг да около
    говорить обиняками
    зубы заговаривать
    толочь воду в ступе
    переливать из пустого в порожнее
    дурака валять
    подходить к делу осторожно
    подходить к делу издалека

    || He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush.

    Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.

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  • 122 beat around the bush

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  • 123 beat

    beat [bi:t] (pt beat, pp beaten ['bi:tən])
    (a) (hit → dog, person) frapper, battre; (→ carpet, metal) battre; Cookery (eggs) battre, fouetter;
    to beat sb with a stick donner des coups de bâton à qn;
    to beat sth flat aplatir qch (en tapant dessus);
    to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre;
    he beat the water with his hands il battit l'eau de ses mains;
    literary she beat her breast elle se frappa la poitrine;
    to beat time battre la mesure;
    she beat time to the music with her foot elle marquait le rythme de la musique avec son pied;
    to beat a drum battre du tambour
    (c) (move → wing) battre;
    the bird was beating its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes;
    the pigeon was beating the air with its wings le pigeon battait l'air de ses ailes
    (d) (defeat → at game, sport) battre, vaincre;
    she beat him at poker elle l'a battu au poker;
    Liverpool were beaten Liverpool a perdu;
    to beat the world record battre le record mondial;
    figurative beat the rush hour, travel early évitez l'heure de pointe, voyagez plus tôt;
    to beat the system tirer son épingle du jeu en magouillant;
    American familiar to beat the charge échapper à l'accusation ;
    American familiar to beat the rap échapper à la tôle;
    we've got to beat racism il faut en finir avec le racisme;
    if you can't beat them, join them mieux vaut s'allier aux gens que l'on ne peut pas vaincre;
    familiar to beat sb hollow or British hands down, to beat the pants off sb battre qn à plate couture;
    familiar the problem has me beaten le problème me dépasse complètement;
    familiar (it) beats me cela me dépasse;
    familiar it beats me or what beats me is how he gets away with it je ne comprends pas ou ça me dépasse qu'il s'en tire à chaque fois;
    familiar he beat me to it (arrived, telephoned before me etc) il m'a devancé
    you can't beat the Chinese for inventiveness on ne peut pas trouver plus inventifs que les Chinois;
    nothing beats a cup of tea rien ne vaut une tasse de thé;
    beat that! voyons si tu peux faire mieux!; figurative pas mal, hein?;
    familiar that beats the lot!, that takes some beating! ça, c'est le bouquet!;
    familiar his answer takes some beating! (critically) c'est le comble!; (admiringly) on n'aurait pas pu mieux dire!;
    familiar can you beat it! tu as déjà vu ça, toi!
    (f) (path) se frayer;
    to beat a way through the undergrowth se frayer un chemin à travers la végétation;
    figurative the new doctor soon had people beating a path to his door très vite, les gens se pressèrent chez le nouveau docteur
    to beat the retreat battre la retraite;
    figurative they beat a hasty retreat when they saw the police arrive ils ont décampé en vitesse quand ils ont vu arriver la police
    to beat the woods/the moors battre les bois/les landes
    to beat it, American to beat feet (go away) se tirer, se barrer;
    beat it! dégage!
    (a) (rain) battre; (sun) taper; (wind) souffler en rafales;
    to beat on or at the door cogner à la porte;
    the waves beat against the sea wall les vagues venaient battre la digue;
    the rain was beating against the roof la pluie battait contre le toit;
    he doesn't beat British about or American around the bush il n'y va pas par quatre chemins;
    so, not to beat British about or American around the bush, I've lost my job enfin bref, j'ai perdu mon emploi
    (b) (heart, pulse, wing) battre;
    with beating heart le cœur battant;
    his heart was beating with terror son cœur palpitait de terreur;
    I heard the drums beating j'entendis le roulement des tambours
    to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près
    3 noun
    (a) (of heart, pulse, wing) battement m, pulsation f; Music (of drums) battement m; battement m;
    Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour
    (b) Music (time) temps m; (in jazz and pop) rythme m;
    a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;
    a funky beat un rythme funky
    (c) (of policeman) ronde f, secteur m; Military (of sentry) ronde f;
    we need more policemen on the beat il faudrait qu'il y ait plus de policiers à faire des rondes;
    he saw the robbery when he was on his beat il a été témoin du vol pendant qu'il effectuait sa ronde;
    familiar figurative it's off my beat altogether cela ne relève pas de ma compétence, ce n'est pas de mon ressort
    (d) Hunting battue f
    (e) familiar (beatnik) beatnik mf
    (a) familiar (exhausted) crevé, vidé
    you've got me beat (defeated) je m'avoue vaincu; (unable to answer) je sèche;
    this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés
    (c) familiar beatnik ;
    a beat poet un poète beatnik
    ►► the Beat generation = mouvement littéraire et culturel américain des années 50-60 dont les adeptes (les "beatniks") refusaient les conventions de la société moderne
    Military (enemy, flames) repousser
    the wind had beaten the grass down le vent avait couché les herbes;
    the horses had beaten down the crops les chevaux avaient foulé les récoltes
    (b) British Commerce (seller) faire baisser;
    I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres
    (sun) taper; (rain) tomber à verse ou à torrents;
    the rain was beating down il pleuvait à torrents;
    the rain was beating down on the tin roof la pluie s'abattait sur le toit en tôle
    (door) défoncer;
    I'll beat his head in! je lui défoncerai le crâne!
    Military (enemy, attack) repousser
    vulgar (masturbate) se branler
    (a) (flames) étouffer
    (b) (metal) étaler au marteau;
    familiar figurative to beat one's brains out se creuser la cervelle;
    familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn
    (c) Music (rhythm) marquer;
    she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour
    beat up
    (a) familiar (person) tabasser, passer à tabac
    (b) Cookery (egg white) faire monter; (cream, egg) fouetter, battre
    (c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruter
    Nautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre

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  • 124 beat

    A n
    1 ( repeated sound) battement m ; the beat of the drum/dancers' feet le battement du tambour/des pieds des danseurs ; to the beat of the drum au son du tambour ;
    2 Mus (rhythm, tempo) rythme m ; ( in a bar) temps m ; ( in verse) accentuation f ;
    3 ( pulsation) ( of heart) battement m, pulsation f ; heart beat battement du cœur ; 80 beats per minute 80 pulsations à la minute ; his heart missed ou skipped a beat when he saw her son cœur s'est arrêté de battre quand il l'a vue ;
    4 Phys, Elec ( pulse) battement m ;
    5 ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance ; ( route) ronde f ; her beat covers the town centre son secteur de surveillance couvre le centre-ville ; to patrol one's beat faire sa ronde ; policeman on the beat agent qui fait la ronde ;
    6 Hunt ( act) battue f ; ( area) terrain m de battue.
    B modif [poet, writer, philosophy] de la Beat Generation.
    C adj claqué ; we were absolutely beat nous étions complètement claqués.
    D vtr ( prét beat, pp beaten)
    1 ( strike aggressively) [person] battre [person, animal] ; to beat sb with a stick/whip donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à qn ; to beat sth into sb inculquer qch à qn ; beat some respect into him inculquez-lui un peu de respect ; they beat grammar into our heads on nous a inculqué la grammaire à coups de marteau ; you'll have to beat the truth out of him il te faudra lui arracher la vérité ; I had my high spirits beaten out of me on m'a fait perdre mon enthousiasme ; to beat sb into submission faire obéir qn par la manière forte ; to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre , rouer qn de coups ; to be beaten about the head recevoir des coups sur la tête ; to beat the shit ou hell out of sb tabasser qn ;
    2 (strike with tool, fist) [person] marteler [door] (with avec) ; [person] battre [metal, carpet] (with de) ; [bird, animal] battre [air, ground] (with de) ; [hunter] battre [undergrowth] ; she beat the dust out of the rug elle a battu le tapis pour le dépoussiérer ; to beat sth into shape façonner qch ; to beat sth flat aplatir qch ; beat the steak with a mallet Culin aplatir le steak avec un attendrisseur ; to beat the dents out of a car wing marteler une aile pour la débosseler ;
    3 Mus, Mil ( produce sound) battre [drum, tambourine] ; marquer [rhythm] ; to beat the retreat/the tattoo Mil battre la retraite/le rappel ; to beat time battre la mesure ; to beat time to the music with one's feet rythmer la musique avec les pieds ;
    4 Culin ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs] ; fouetter [cream] ; beat the sugar and butter together battez ensemble le sucre et le beurre ; to beat sth into sth incorporer qch à qch en battant ;
    5 ( make escape) to beat one's way/a path through se frayer un chemin/un passage à travers [crowd, obstacles] ; to beat a retreat gen, Mil battre en retraite ; beat it ! fiche le camp ! ;
    6 ( flap) to beat its wings battre des ailes ;
    7 ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] ; vaincre [inflation, drug abuse etc] ; surmonter [illness] ; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape] ; we beat them at chess nous les avons battus aux échecs ; to be beaten at sth se faire battre à qch ;
    8 ( confound) [mystery] avoir raison de [person] ; a mystery which has beaten the experts un mystère qui a eu raison des spécialistes ; it beats me how/why je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi ; we admit to being beaten nous nous avouons vaincus ; ‘why did he leave?’-‘beats me !’ ‘pourquoi est-il parti?’-‘ça me dépasse!’ ; this problem's got me beat ou beaten ce problème me dépasse complètement ;
    9 ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds] ; devancer [person] ; he beat me to the meeting place il m'a devancé au rendez-vous ; she beat me to it elle a été plus rapide que moi ; he beat me to the door il est arrivé le premier à la porte ; I beat my sister to the altar je me suis mariée avant ma sœur ; beat the budget! n'attendez pas les augmentations! ;
    10 gen, Sport ( outdo) battre [score] ; dépasser [target] ; surclasser [product] ; his score will take some beating son score sera difficile à battre ; our product beats yours notre produit surclasse le vôtre ; it beats doing c'est toujours mieux que de faire ; it beats walking c'est toujours mieux que de marcher ; you can't beat Italian shoes/a nice cup of tea rien ne vaut les chaussures italiennes/une bonne tasse de thé ; our prices are difficult to beat nos prix sont imbattables ; this scenery takes some beating ces paysages sont incomparables ; your manners take some beating iron ton comportement dépasse toutes les bornes ; beat that (if you can)! qui dit mieux! ; that beats everything! ça c'est le bouquet !
    E vi ( prét beat, pp beaten)
    1 to beat against ( strike repeatedly) [waves] battre [shore, cliff] ; [rain] fouetter [face] ; [rain] battre [window] ;
    2 to beat at ou on [person] cogner ;
    3 Physiol [heart, pulse] battre (with de) ;
    4 ( make sound) [drum] battre ;
    5 ( flap) [wings] battre ;
    6 Hunt battre les taillis ;
    7 Naut louvoyer ; to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près.
    a rod ou stick to beat sb with une arme contre qn ; if you can't beat 'em, join 'em il faut savoir hurler avec les loups ; to beat the charge US échapper à l'accusation.
    beat back:
    beat [sth] back, beat back [sth] repousser [group, flames].
    beat down:
    beat down [rain, hail] tomber à verse (on sur) ; [sun] taper (on sur) ;
    beat [sth] down, beat down [sth]
    1 ( flatten) [rain, wind] coucher [crop, grass] ;
    2 ( break open) [person] enfoncer [door] ;
    beat [sb] down to faire descendre [qn] à ; I beat her down to 100 dollars je l'ai fait descendre à 100 dollars.
    beat in:
    beat [sth] in, beat in [sth] défoncer ; he'd had his skull beaten in on lui avait défoncé le crâne.
    beat off:
    beat [sb/sth] off, beat off [sb/sth] repousser [attack, attackers] ; chasser [insects].
    beat out:
    beat [sth] out, beat out [sth] marteler [metal] ; rythmer [tune] ; battre [rhythm] (on sur) ; étouffer [flames].
    beat up:
    beat [sb] up, beat up [sb] tabasser .

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  • 125 beat one's brains about smth.

    (beat one's brains about (или with) smth. (тж. beat one's brains out; busy, cudgel, drag, puzzle, rack, амер. ransack one's brains about или with smth.))
    ломать себе голову над чем-л. [cudgel one's brains about smth. шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]

    First Clown: "Cudgel thy brains no more about it." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act V, sc. 1) — Первый могильщик: "Не надсаживай себе этим мозгов." (перевод Б. Пастернака)

    Two weeks had passed since Martin had seen him, and he vainly cudgelled his brains for some cause of offence. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXXIII) — Уже две недели Бриссенден не появлялся в комнате Мартина, и тот тщетно ломал себе голову над тем, куда он мог деваться.

    She had a bad memory for names, and it irritated her not to be able to think of them, so that she would pause in the middle of some story to rack her brains. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 94) — У нее была плохая память на имена, и это ее раздражало: она часто останавливалась посреди разговора и мучилась, вспоминая какое-нибудь имя.

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  • 126 beat someone to the punch / beat someone to the draw

    Beat someone to the punch / beat someone to the draw
     сделать что-либо раньше других
     I planned to write a book about computers, but someone else beat me to the draw.

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  • 127 beat/cudgel/rack one's brain(s) about something

    beat/cudgel/rack one's brain(s) about something
    zijn hersens pijnigen over iets, diep nadenken over iets

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  • 128 beat

    [biːt]
    v
    (beat, beaten, beat)
    1) бить, избивать (о людях), выбивать (дробь на барабане), отбивать (мясо столько-то часов,), взбивать (тесто, яйца), толочь, выколачивать (ковер и т. п.), ударять, колотить

    The rain beat the grass flat. — Дождь прибил траву к земле.

    You ought to be well beaten. — Тебя надо как следует выпороть.

    The bird beats its wings against the cage. — Птица бьется в клетке.

    He was soundly beaten. — Его здорово избили.

    First put the flour in the bowl, and then beat the eggs in. — Сначала насыпьте муки, затем взбейте яйца.

    Beat the eggs into the flour. — Смешайте взбитые яйца с мукой.

    - beat a carpet
    - beat the dust out of the rug
    - beat a drum
    - beat time
    - beat meat
    - beat smb
    - beat smb cruelly
    - beat smb with a stick
    - beat smb for stealing
    2) побить, победить, побеждать, побивать

    Their team was easily beaten. — Над их командой одержали легкую победу.

    The team was beaten for the second time. — Команда вторично потерпела поражение.

    By winning a prize for writing Tom beat his teacher at his own game. — Том победил своего учителя его же оружием - он получил приз за свое сочинение.

    - beat smb at his own game
    - beat an army
    - beat the record
    - beat smb at football
    3) биться, ударяться, разбиваться
    - waves beat against smth
    - rain beats against smth
    - once beaten, twice shy
    ASSOCIATIONS AND IMAGERY:
    Глаголы to tap, to pat и to rap описывают одноразовые удары разного характера. Глагол to tap описывает легкий, негромкий стук или удар, легкое, нежное постукивание; глагол to pat так же описывает легкое постукивание в знак одобрения или подбадривания; глагол to rap в отличие от первых двух описывает сильный, резкий и отрывистый удар, связанный с неодобрением, критикой или раздражением: She pattered the child on the shoulder encouragingly. Она ободряюще похлопала ребенка по плечу. He patted the dog affectionately as he spoke. Разговаривая, он нежно потрепал собаку. She tapped her foot in time to the music. Она постукивала ногой в такт музыки. /Она отбивала ногой такт. He has tapped his fingers on the arm of the chair. Он легко постучал пальцами о подлокотник кресла. She rapped the table with her hand and called for silence. Она громко стукнула по столу, призывая к тишине
    WAYS OF DOING THINGS:
    Глагол to beat описывает действие, связанное с многократным нанесением ударов, но не указывает как, чем, кому эти удары наносятся. Ниже приводимые глаголы конкретизируют общее значение глагола to beat.
    To beat smb up указывает на силу и разумность битья - "избивать, избить так, что избиваемый не может подняться или теряет сознание": There were reports that soldiers used to beat up prisoners with their rifles. Появились сообщения, что солдаты избивали пленных прикладами ружей.
    Глаголы to hit и to strike описывают единичные акты избиения - "ударить, нанести удар, стукнуть". Глагол to hit широко употребляется в обыденных ситуациях, а глагол to strike носит более книжный, официальный, юридический характер: Evidence showed that the victim had been struck over the head with an iron bar. Свидетельские показания указывали на то, что пострадавшему был нанесен удар по голове железным прутом. Peter keeps hitting me. Петр меня все время бьет. The woman claimed that one of the policemen hit her in the chest and kicked her several times. Женщина утверждала, что один из полицейских ударил ее в грудь и пнул несколько раз ногой. She was on the point of striking/hitting the child again when her husband stopped her. Она чуть было не ударила ребенка еще раз, когда муж остановил ее.
    Глагол to punch и существительное punch описывают сильный удар кулаком (нанесенный вперед): She punched him hard in the stomach she rushed to the phone and called the police. Ударив его сильно кулаком в живот, она бросилась к телефону и вызвала полицию.
    Глагол to slap подчеркивает, чем и куда был нанесен удар - "ударить в лицо раскрытой ладонью, дать пощечину/затрещину под влиянием гнева, возмущения, сильного волнения": She got so indignant at what he said that she turned around and slapped him across his face. Ее так возмутили его слова, что она повернулась и дала ему пощечину. For a moment she was on the point of slapping him across his face. В какой-то момент она его чуть не ударила по лицу. /В какой-то момент она готова была ударить его по лицу.
    Глагол to kick обозначает ударить ногой, пнуть, пинать, дать пинка, наподдать: Two of the boys held him lying on the floor and another starked kicking him. Двое парней держали его на полу, а третий начал бить его ногами.
    Глагол to knock smb about/around - "бить, ударить несколько раз, чтобы испугать кого-либо": My father used to knock my poor mother about when he was drunk. Отец, когда был пьян, колотил мою бедную мать. Just knock her about for a while to make her silent and not toll the police what she knows. Наподдай ей разок-другой, чтобы она не рассказала полиции о том, что знает.
    Действие глагола to batter направлено на женщин, детей, тех, кто слабее - "бить, избивать, данное действие происходит обыкновенно под влиянием неудержимого гнева": They suspected that the child had been battered regularly by his parents. Они подозревали, что родители регулярно избивали ребенка.

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