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beating n1 ( punishment) raclée ○ f, correction f ; to get a beating recevoir une raclée ○ ; to give sb a beating flanquer une raclée à qn ○ ;2 ○ ( defeat) they will take some beating ils ne seront pas faciles à battre ;3 ○ ( rough treatment) to give one's car a beating en faire voir de toutes les couleurs ○ à sa voiture ; to take a beating [speaker, politician] être malmené ; [toy, car] en voir de dures ○ ; these toys are designed to take a beating ces jouets sont très résistants ;4 (of metal, carpet) battage m ;6 Hunt battue f. -
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beating ['bi:tɪŋ]2 noun(a) (thrashing) correction f;∎ to give sb a beating donner une correction à qn;∎ to get a beating recevoir une correction∎ to take or get a beating se faire battre à plate couture(c) (of wings, heart) battement m∎ it takes some or a lot of beating c'est difficile de faire mieux(e) (UNCOUNT) Technology (of metal) batte f; Music (of drums) battement m, roulement m; Textiles (of carpet) battage m►► familiar beating up passage m à tabac, raclée f -
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beating [ˈbi:tɪŋ]b. ( = defeat) râclée f• to take a beating (inf) ( = rough time) (in election, competition, game) se faire battre à plate(s) couture(s)* * *['biːtɪŋ]1) ( punishment) lit raclée (colloq) f, correction fto get a beating — recevoir une raclée (colloq)
to take a beating — fig [speaker, politician] être malmené; [toy, car] en voir de dures (colloq)
2) ( sound) (of drum, heart, wings) battement m3) (of metal, carpet) battage m -
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beating up ○ n tabassage ○ m ; to get a beating up se faire tabasser ○ ; to give sb a beating up tabasser ○ qn. -
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user de circonlocutions/de périphrases; fam. tourner autour du potEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > beating about the bush
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familiar (performance, achievement) inégalé, qui supasse tous les autres;∎ of world-beating quality d'une qualité inégalée;∎ the new world-beating X52 le X52, nouveau leader mondialUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > world-beating
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > breast-beating
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14 burn-beating
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > burn-beating
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15 breast-beating
Pol. mea-culpa; autoflagellationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > breast-beating
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16 to give so. a beating
administrer une correction; fam. passer à tabac; tabasserEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to give so. a beating
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17 severe beating
Crim. [Police] passage à tabacEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > severe beating
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∎ 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;∎ 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!∎ 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∎ beat it! dégage!∎ 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;∎ 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 près3 noun∎ Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour∎ a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;∎ a funky beat un rythme funky∎ 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□∎ this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés∎ 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 moderneMilitary (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∎ I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres∎ 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!➲ beat offMilitary (enemy, attack) repousservulgar (masturbate) se branler∎ familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn∎ she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour➲ beat up(c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruterNautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre -
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beat [bi:t]1. nouna. [of heart, pulse, drums] battement m• we need to put more officers on the beat il faut augmenter le nombre de policiers affectés aux rondes2. adjectivea. ( = strike) battre• beat it! (inf!) fous le camp ! (inf !)b. [+ eggs etc] battrec. ( = defeat) battre• if you can't beat them, join them (inf) si tu ne peux pas les vaincre, mets-toi de leur côtéb. [heart, pulse, drum] battre5. compounds[+ enemy, flames] repousser( = reduce) [+ prices] faire baisser ; [+ person] faire baisser ses prix à• I beat him down to £8 je l'ai fait descendre à 8 livres[+ attacker, competition] repoussera. [+ fire] étouffer[+ person] battre* * *[biːt] 1.1) ( repeated sound) (of drum, feet) battement m5) ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance; ( route) ronde f2. 3.(colloq) adjective ( tired) claqué (colloq)4.1) ( strike) [person] battre [person, animal, metal, ground, drum]; [person] marteler [door] ( with avec); [wing] battre [air, ground]to beat somebody with a stick/whip — donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à quelqu'un
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) rouer quelqu'un de coups
to beat the hell (colloq) out of somebody — tabasser (colloq) quelqu'un
to beat time — Music battre la mesure
to beat its wings — [bird] battre des ailes
2) Culinary ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs]3) ( 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, Military battre en retraite
beat it! — (colloq) fiche le camp! (colloq)
4) ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] (at à); vaincre [inflation, drug abuse]; surmonter [illness]; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape]5) ( confound)it beats me how/why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi
‘beats me!’ — (colloq)
‘it's got me beaten’ — ‘ça me dépasse!’
6) ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds]; devancer [person]7) ( outdo) gen, Sport battre [score]; dépasser [target]; surclasser [product]5.beat that (if you can)! — (colloq) qui dit mieux!
intransitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten) [waves, rain] battre ( against contre); [person] cogner (at, on à); [heart, drum, wings] battrePhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••a rod ou stick to beat somebody with — une arme contre quelqu'un
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — (colloq) il faut savoir hurler avec les loups
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