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1 handle
handle [ˈhændl]1. noun[of basket, bucket] anse f ; [of broom, spade, knife] manche m ; [of door, drawer, suitcase] poignée f ; [of saucepan] queue f• to have a handle on [+ problem, state of affairs] comprendrea. [+ fruit, food] toucher à ; ( = move by hand) manipuler• "handle with care" « fragile »b. ( = deal with) [+ ship, car] manœuvrer ; [+ weapon, money, person, animal] manier• you didn't handle that very well! vous ne vous y êtes pas bien pris !• to handle well [car] être facile à manier* * *['hændl] 1.1) (on door, drawer, bag) poignée f; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f; ( on frying pan) queue f; (on saucepan, cutlery, hammer, spade) manche m; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m2.transitive verb1) ( touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food]; manier [gun, tool]to handle somebody gently/roughly — traiter quelqu'un gentiment/rudement
to handle something gently/roughly — manier quelque chose délicatement/brutalement
‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’
to handle the ball — ( in football) faire une faute de main
2) ( manage) manier [horse]; manœuvrer [car]3) ( deal with) traiter [case, negotiations]; faire face à [situation, crisis]; supporter [stress, pace]4) ( process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accueillir [passengers, cargo]; [factory] traiter [waste]; [person] manier [information, money, accounts]; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information]; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, enquiries]; [agent] s'occuper de [sale]; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case]; traiter [theme]3.intransitive verb Automobilethe car handles well/badly — la voiture manœuvre bien/mal
••to fly off the handle — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq)
to be too hot to handle — ( of situation) être trop risqué
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2 beat
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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