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rod [rɒd](a) (of metal) tige f; (of wood) baguette f; (for curtains, carpet) tringle f; (for fishing) canne f; (for punishment → stiff) baguette f; (→ flexible) verge f; School (pointer) baguette f;∎ to be beaten with a rod recevoir des coups de baguette;∎ to fish with rod and line pêcher à la ligne;∎ rod fishing pêche f à la ligne;∎ rods (mechanism) tringlerie f, timonerie f;∎ figurative to rule with a rod of iron gouverner d'une main ou poigne de fer;∎ figurative to make a rod for one's own back s'attirer des ennuis;∎ figurative a rod to beat oneself with des verges pour se faire battre;∎ that would be giving them a rod to beat us with ce serait leur donner des bâtons pour nous faire battre(b) (of uranium) barre f(c) (symbol of office) verge f(d) (for surveying) mire f(f) (linear or square measure) ≃ perche f -
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A n1 ( 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 ;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 ;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 ;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 ○ !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 [sth] down, beat down [sth]▶ 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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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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