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1 noun∎ to play (the) drums jouer de la batterie;∎ John Rae on drums John Rae à la batterie;∎ to beat or to bang a drum taper ou frapper sur un tambour;∎ figurative to beat the drum for sb/sth faire de la publicité pour qn/qch;∎ Music drum and bass, drum & bass drum and bass m, drum & bass m∎ Building industry (concrete) mixing drum tambour m mélangeur (de béton)(d) (noise → of rain, fingers) tambourinement m(b) (rain, fingers) tambouriner(a) (on instrument) tambouriner(b) to drum one's fingers on the table tambouriner de ses doigts sur la table►► Cars drum brake frein m à tambour;drum kit batterie f;Music drum machine boîte f à rythmes;Computing drum printer imprimante f à tambour;drum roll roulement m de tambour;Computing drum scanner scanner m à tambour;American drum set batterie finsister lourdement sur∎ to drum sth into sb enfoncer qch dans la tête de qn;∎ we had it drummed into us that… on nous a enfoncé dans la tête que…;∎ drum it into her that… mets-lui bien dans la tête que…expulser;∎ he was drummed out of the club/the army il a été expulsé du club/de l'armée∎ to drum up business rechercher des clients -
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4 (spool for rope, cable) tambour m.C vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) to drum one's fingers/feet tambouriner des doigts/des pieds (on sur) ; to drum sth into sb fig enfoncer qch dans le crâne de qn ○.1 ( beat drum) jouer du tambour ;2 ( make drumming sound) [rain] tambouriner ; to drum on the table with one's fingers tambouriner sur la table avec les doigts.to beat the drum for sth fig faire du battage pour qch.■ drum home:▶ drum [sth] home réussir à faire comprendre [lesson, point] ; réussir à faire passer [message].■ drum out:▶ drum [sb] out expulser [person].■ drum up:▶ drum up [sth] trouver [business, custom, trade]:▶ drum up [sb] racoler [clients, customers] ; to drum up sb's support for obtenir le soutien de qn en faveur de [candidate, plan]. -
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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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drum [drʌm]1. nouna. ( = instrument) tambour m• on drums, Robbie Fisher à la batterie, Robbie Fisher4. compounds* * *[drʌm] 1.1) Music tambour m3) Automobile tambour m2.drums plural noun batterie f3.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)4.to drum something into somebody — fig enfoncer quelque chose dans le crâne de quelqu'un (colloq)
intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( beat drum) jouer du tambour2) ( make drumming sound) [rain] tambouriner•Phrasal Verbs:- drum out- drum up
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