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beast n1 ( animal) bête f ; the king of the beasts le roi des animaux ; beast of burden bête de somme ; beast of prey carnassier m ; the Beast Bible l'antéchrist m, la Bête de l'Apocalypse ;2 ○ pej ( person) ( annoying) chameau ○ m ; ( brutal) brute f ; he's a selfish beast! c'est un sale égoïste ; to bring out the beast in sb ( make angry) rendre qn enragé, (make lustful, brutal) réveiller la bête qui sommeille en qn ;it's in the nature of the beast hum c'est dans l'ordre des choses. -
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beast [bi:st]∎ the king of the beasts le roi des animaux;∎ Bible the Beast l'Antéchrist m, la bête de l'Apocalypse;∎ beast of burden bête f de somme;∎ beast of prey bête f de proie∎ the beast in man la bête en l'homme∎ you beast! vous êtes dégoûtant!∎ a beast of a job un sale boulot;∎ I've had a beast of a day j'ai eu une journée affreuse -
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beast [bi:st]a. bête f• this is a very different beast from... ça n'a vraiment rien à voir avec...* * *[biːst]1) ( animal) bête fthe Beast — Bible l'antéchrist m
to bring out the beast in somebody — (make lustful, brutal) réveiller la bête qui sommeille en quelqu'un
••it's in the nature of the beast — hum c'est dans l'ordre des choses
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['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) fardeau2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) poids écrasant2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) charger de
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Beast of Burden — est une chanson du groupe de rock britannique The Rolling Stones sortie en 1978 sur l album Some Girls. En 2004, le magazine Rolling Stone a classé cette chanson à la 435e position de leur liste des 500 plus grandes chansons de tous les temps. La … Wikipédia en Français
Beast of burden — Burden Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beast of burden — may refer to:* A pack animal * A working animal * Beast of Burden (song), originally written and performed by The Rolling Stones * Beast of Burden ( Stargate SG 1 ), a television episode … Wikipedia
beast of burden — index animal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beast of burden — n old use an animal that does heavy work … Dictionary of contemporary English
beast of burden — noun count OLD FASHIONED an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a DONKEY or a CAMEL beat2 beat 2 [ bit ] noun count ** 1. ) one of the regular sounds or movements of your heart: a heart rate of 65 beats a minute skip/miss a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beast of burden — ► NOUN ▪ an animal used for carrying loads … English terms dictionary
beast of burden — n. any animal used for carrying things … English World dictionary
beast of burden — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms beast of burden : singular beast of burden plural beasts of burden old fashioned an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a donkey or a camel … English dictionary
beast of burden — noun an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work • Syn: ↑jument • Derivationally related forms: ↑jumentous (for: ↑jument) • Hypernyms: ↑work animal … Useful english dictionary
beast of burden — beasts of burden N COUNT A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things … English dictionary