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past tense; see beatbeat1 n1. latido2. ritmo / tiempo / tempobeat2 vb1. azotar / pegar2. ganar / vencer / derrotar3. batirfirst, beat the eggs primero, bate los huevos4. latir5. tocartr[biːt]1 (of heart) latido3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL ritmo4 (of policeman) ronda2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL batir3 (defeat) vencer, derrotar; (in competition) ganar1 (heart) latir2 (wings) batir1 familiar agotado,-a, rendido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto beat about the bush andarse por las ramasto beat against something golpear contra algoto beat on something dar golpes en algoto beat time SMALLMUSIC/SMALL llevar el compásto beat some sense into somebody meter un poco de sentido común en la cabeza de alguiento beat somebody to it sentar la mano a alguiento beat the record batir el récordto beat somebody to death matar a alguien a palosto beat somebody's brains out romperle la crisma a alguienbeat it! ¡lárgate!that beats evertything! ¡esto es el colmo!it beats me how... no me cabe en la cabeza cómo...off beat raro,-a, extraño,-athe beat generation la generación nombre femenino de los beatniks1) strike: golpear, pegar, darle una paliza (a alguien)2) defeat: vencer, derrotar3) avoid: anticiparse a, evitarto beat the crowd: evitar el gentío4) mash, whip: batirbeat vithrob: palpitar, latirbeat adjexhausted: derrengado, muy cansadoI'm beat!: ¡estoy molido!beat n1) : golpe m, redoble m (de un tambor), latido m (del corazón)2) rhythm: ritmo m, tiempo mn.• compás s.m.adj.• golpe adj.n.• batimiento s.m.• golpe s.m.• latido s.m.• marca s.f.• toque s.m.pret.(Preterito definido de "to beat")v.(§ p.,p.p.: beat, beaten) = abatanar v.• acachetear v.• apalear v.• aporrear v.• batanar v.• batir v.• cutir v.• derrotar v.• golpear v.• pegar v.• sacudir v.• sobar v.• sobrepasar v.• solfear v.• superar v.• tundir v.• varear v.• vencer v.
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1. biːt1)a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batirb) ( inflict blows on)he beats his children — les pega a sus hijos, maltrata a sus hijos
c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batird) ( Culin) batir2)a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*(it) beats me how anyone can do such a thing! — no logro entender cómo se puede llegar a hacer una cosa así
if you can't beat them, join them — si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos
b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superarI scored 470, beat that! — yo saqué 470 ¿a que no me ganas?
it beats working any day — (colloq) siempre es más divertido que trabajar
3) (arrive before, anticipate)to beat somebody to something: I beat him to the telephone llegué antes que él al teléfono; I'll beat you to the shop te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera hasta la tienda; to beat somebody to it — adelantársele a alguien
4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*5) ( tread)beat it! — (colloq) lárgate! (fam)
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via) ( strike)to beat on something: he could hear them beating on the door los oía golpear la puerta; the sun beat down on them — el sol caía de lleno sobre ellos
b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batirPhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up
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his heart skipped o missed a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón
2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m3) ( of policeman) ronda f
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[biːt] (vb: pt beat) (pp beaten)to be dead beat — estar* reventado or molido
1. N1) (=stroke, blow) [of drum] redoble m; [of heart] latido mher heart missed or skipped a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón
he replied without missing a beat — (fig) contestó sin alterarse
2) (=beating) [of drums] redoble m; [of waves, rain] batir mdrum3) (Mus) (=rhythm) compás m, ritmo m; (=rhythmic unit) tiempo m [of conductor]4) (=route) [of policeman] ronda fpound II, 1., 3)that's rather off my beat — (fig) no es lo mío
5) (also: beatnik) beatnik mf2. VT1) (=strike, thrash) [+ surface] golpear, dar golpes en; [+ drum] tocar; [+ carpet] sacudir; [+ metal] batir; (Culin) [+ eggs, cream] batir; (Hunting) (to raise game) batirbreast, path 4), a), retreat, track 1., 3)he beat his fists on the table — aporreó la mesa con los puños, dio golpes con los puños en la mesa
2) (=beat up) [+ person] pegarto beat sb's brains out * — partir la crisma a algn *, partir la cabeza a algn
to beat sb to death — matar a algn a golpes or de una paliza
3) (=flap) [+ wings] batir4) (Mus)5) (=defeat) [+ team, adversary] ganar a; [+ problem] superarArsenal beat Leeds 5-1 — el Arsenal ganó 5-1 contra el Leeds, el Arsenal derrotó al Leeds 5-1
our prices cannot be beaten — nuestros precios son insuperables or imbatibles
hollow 3."how did he escape?" - "(it) beats me!" * — -¿cómo escapó? -¡no me lo explico! or -¡(no tengo) ni idea!
6) (=better) [+ record] batirthat beats everything! * — ¡eso es el colmo!
can you beat it or that? * — ¿has visto cosa igual?
beat it! * — ¡lárgate! *
7) (=pre-empt) adelantarseif we leave early, we can beat the rush hour — si salimos temprano, nos evitamos la hora punta
I'll beat you to that tree — ¿a que llego antes que tú a aquel árbol?, te echo una carrera hasta aquel árbol
they determined to be the first to get there but the other team beat them to it (by 36 hours) — estaban decididos a llegar los primeros pero el otro equipo les ganó or se les adelantó (en 36 horas)
I could see she was about to object but I beat her to it — me di cuenta de que iba a poner objeciones pero me adelanté
3. VI1) (=hit)to beat on or against or at sth — [rain, waves] azotar algo; [person] dar golpes en algo, golpear algo
someone was beating on the door — alguien estaba dando golpes en or golpeando or aporreando la puerta
she began beating at the flames with a pillow — empezó a apagar las llamas a golpes con una almohada
2) (=sound rhythmically) [heart] latir; [drum] redoblar; [wings] batir3) (Hunting) (to raise game) batir- beat about the bushstop beating about the bush! — ¡deja de andarte con rodeos!
4. ADJ*1) (=exhausted) rendido, molido *; dead 1., 1)2) (=defeated)Gerald had him beat on the practical side of things — Gerald le daba mil vueltas en el aspecto práctico de las cosas
5.CPDbeat generation N — generación f beat
beat music N — música rock de las décadas de los cincuenta y sesenta
- beat off- beat out- beat up* * *
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1. [biːt]1)a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batirb) ( inflict blows on)he beats his children — les pega a sus hijos, maltrata a sus hijos
c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batird) ( Culin) batir2)a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*(it) beats me how anyone can do such a thing! — no logro entender cómo se puede llegar a hacer una cosa así
if you can't beat them, join them — si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos
b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superarI scored 470, beat that! — yo saqué 470 ¿a que no me ganas?
it beats working any day — (colloq) siempre es más divertido que trabajar
3) (arrive before, anticipate)to beat somebody to something: I beat him to the telephone llegué antes que él al teléfono; I'll beat you to the shop te echo or (RPl) te juego una carrera hasta la tienda; to beat somebody to it — adelantársele a alguien
4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*5) ( tread)beat it! — (colloq) lárgate! (fam)
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via) ( strike)to beat on something: he could hear them beating on the door los oía golpear la puerta; the sun beat down on them — el sol caía de lleno sobre ellos
b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batirPhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up
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his heart skipped o missed a beat — le dio un vuelco el corazón
2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m3) ( of policeman) ronda f
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to be dead beat — estar* reventado or molido
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2 pound
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noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) libra esterlina2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) libra
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noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.)
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verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) aporrear, golpear2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) caminar/correr con pasos pesados3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) moler, triturarpound1 n1. libraLa libra esterlina es la moneda del Reino Unido y consta de 100 peniques. El símbolo de la libra es: £2. librapound2 vb golpeartr[paʊnd]1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL libra2 (weight) libra■ half a pound of tomatoes media libra de tomates Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Como medida de peso, equivale a 454 gramos/Table 1————————tr[paʊnd]1 (enclosure - for dogs) perrera; (- for cars) depósito————————tr[paʊnd]1 (crush) machacar2 (strike, beat) aporrear, golpear2 (heart) palpitar, latir con fuerza; (music, sound) resonar, retumbar3 (walk heavily) andar con pasos pesadospound ['paʊnd] vt1) crush: machacar, machucar, majar2) beat: golpear, machacarshe pounded the lessons into them: les machacaba las leccioneshe pounded home his point: les hizo entender su razonamientopound vi1) beat: palpitar (dícese del corazón)2) resound: retumbar, resonar3) : andar con paso pesadowe pounded through the mud: caminamos pesadamente por el barropound n1) : libra f (unidad de peso)2) : libra f (unidad monetaria)3)dog pound : perrera fn.• corral de animales s.m.• golpe s.m.• libra (Unidades) s.f.v.• batir v.• cascamajar v.• cutir v.• dar de puñetazos v.• golpear v.• macear v.• machacar v.• machucar v.• majar v.• moler v.• mullir v.• quebrantar v.paʊnd
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1) ( measure) libra f ( 454 gramos)2) ( Fin) libra fpound sterling — libra esterlina; (before n)
3) ( enclosure - for cars) depósito m; (- for dogs) perrera f
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a) \<\<corn/spices\>\> machacar*; \<\<garlic/chili\>\> majar, machacar*b) \<\<table/door\>\> aporrear, golpearc) ( Mil) \<\<defenses\>\> batir, bombardear
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via) (strike, beat) aporrear, golpearhe pounded at the door/on the table — aporreó or golpeó la puerta/la mesa
b) \<\<heart\>\> palpitar, latir con fuerza; \<\<sound\>\> retumbarmy head is pounding — tengo la cabeza a punto de reventar or estallar, me martillea la cabeza
c) ( move) (+ adv compl)
I [paʊnd]1. N1) (=weight) libra f (= 453,6gr)- demand one's pound of fleshSee:see cultural note IMPERIAL SYSTEM in imperial2) (=money) libra fthe pound — (Econ) la libra esterlina
2.CPDpound coin N — moneda f de una libra
pound cost averaging N — costo m promedio en libras
pound note N — billete m de una libra
pound shop N — (Brit) ≈ tienda f de todo a un euro
pound sign N — símbolo m de la libra esterlina
II [paʊnd]1. VT1) (strike)a) (with fists) [+ door, table] aporrear, golpearhe pounded the table with his fist — aporreó or golpeó la mesa con el puño
to pound sth to pieces (with one's fists) — destrozar algo (a puñetazos or con los puños)
b) (with hammer) martillear; (with other instrument) golpearhe pounded the stake into the ground with a rock — clavó la estaca en la tierra golpeándola con una piedra
c) [sea, waves] azotar, batir contrad) (Mil)day after day long-range artillery pounded the city — día tras día fuego de artillería de largo alcance cayó sobre la ciudad causando estragos
2) (Culin) [+ herbs, spices] machacar; [+ garlic, mixture] machacar, majar; [+ meat] golpear; [+ dough] trabajar3) (=thump) [+ piano, typewriter] aporrear- pound the beat- pound the pavements2. VI1) (=throb, pulsate) [head] estar a punto de estallar; [heart] palpitar; [music] retumbarhis heart pounded with fear/joy/excitement — el corazón le palpitaba de miedo/de alegría/de emoción
2) (=strike)the sea pounded against or on the rocks — el mar azotaba las rocas or batía contra las rocas
somebody began pounding at or on the door — alguien empezó a aporrear la puerta
3) (=move heavily)he was pounding along the road — corría con paso pesado or pesadamente por la carretera
to pound up/down the stairs — subir/bajar las escaleras con paso pesado or pesadamente
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[paʊnd]N (=enclosure) (for dogs) perrera f ; (for cars) depósito m de coches* * *[paʊnd]
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1) ( measure) libra f ( 454 gramos)2) ( Fin) libra fpound sterling — libra esterlina; (before n)
3) ( enclosure - for cars) depósito m; (- for dogs) perrera f
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a) \<\<corn/spices\>\> machacar*; \<\<garlic/chili\>\> majar, machacar*b) \<\<table/door\>\> aporrear, golpearc) ( Mil) \<\<defenses\>\> batir, bombardear
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via) (strike, beat) aporrear, golpearhe pounded at the door/on the table — aporreó or golpeó la puerta/la mesa
b) \<\<heart\>\> palpitar, latir con fuerza; \<\<sound\>\> retumbarmy head is pounding — tengo la cabeza a punto de reventar or estallar, me martillea la cabeza
c) ( move) (+ adv compl)
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