his heart was pounding

A n.

1 (anat.) cuore: Smoking is bad for the heart, il fumo fa male al cuore; to have a bad heart, essere malato di cuore; His heart is still beating, il suo cuore batte ancora; Her heart was pounding, le batteva il cuore

2 (fig.) cuore, affetto; anima; animo; coraggio: a man with a good heart, un uomo di buon cuore; He has a heart of steel, ha un cuore di pietra; He has no heart, non ha cuore; I know in my heart that…, il cuore mi dice che…; to win sb. 's heart, conquistare q.; with a heavy heart, col cuore rattristato (o gonfio); a malincuore; with a kind heart, di cuore; a broken heart, un cuore infranto; to melt sb. 's heart, commuovere q.

3 cuore; centro; mezzo; grumolo: the heart of the tree, il cuore del legno; the heart of a cabbage, il grumolo d'un cavolo; heart of palm, cuore di palma; palmito; in the heart of the jungle, nel cuore della giungla

4 (fig.) parte principale; essenza; nocciolo ( di un problema, ecc.): the heart of the matter, il nocciolo della questione

5 (vezzegg., al vocat.) cuoricino (mio); tesoro

6 (naut.) anima ( di un albero)

7 (naut.) bigotta a mandorla

8 ( alle carte) (carta di) cuori

9 ( slang USA) compressa di amfetamina (o di Benzedrina®)

B a. attr.

cardiaco: heart attack, attacco cardiaco; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- He died of a heart attack, è morto per attacco cardiaco

● hearts-and-flowers, sdolcinato; melenso: a hearts-and-flowers song, una canzone sdolcinata □ heart and soul, anima e corpo; con tutta l'anima: to throw oneself heart and soul into st., darsi (o dedicarsi) a qc. anima e corpo □ (fig.) heart's-blood, sangue vitale; vita □ heart-breaking ► heartbreaking □ (med.) heart complaint, disfunzione cardiaca □ heart condition, insufficienza cardiaca □ (med.) heart disease, malattia di cuore; cardiopatia □ heart's ease, tranquillità d'animo; (bot., Viola tricolor) viola del pensiero □ (med.) heart failure, infarto □ heart-free, che ha il cuore libero □ (med.) heart-lung machine, macchina cuore-polmone □ (fig.) to have a heart of gold, avere il cuore d'oro □ (fig.) heart of oak, persona coraggiosa □ (fig.) to have a heart of stone, avere il cuore di pietra □ (fisiol.) heart rate, frequenza cardiaca □ (med.) heart rate monitor (o meter), cardiofrequenzimetro □ heart-rending, straziante □ heart-searching, esame di coscienza (o dei propri sentimenti) □ heart-shaped, cuoriforme □ heart-stopping, emozionante; ( anche) terrificante □ heart-stopper, cosa (o fatto) emozionante (o terrificante); cosa che lascia senza fiato □ (med.) heart surgery, cardiochirurgia □ heart-throb, battito cardiaco; (fig.) passione, amore; (fam.) fiamma, innamorato, innamorata; (fam.) idolo delle donne, rubacuori □ heart-to-heart, (sost.) conversazione a cuore aperto, discussione schietta; (agg.) franco, sincero, schietto; (avv.) a cuore aperto, con franchezza, sinceramente: a heart-to-heart talk, un discorso (o un dialogo) a cuore aperto (o franco, schietto) □ (zool.) heart urchin ( Spatangus), riccio di mare cuoriforme □ heart-warming, che scalda il cuore; generoso; commovente, toccante □ after one's own heart, ( di persona) con cui ci si trova in sintonia; che condivide gli stessi gusti; che ha idee simili: Sally is really a woman after my own heart, con Sally mi trovo in perfetta sintonia □ at heart, in cuor proprio; a cuore; nel cuore; in fondo (in fondo): to be sad at heart, avere la tristezza nel cuore; avere il cuore gonfio; to be sick at heart, avere la morte nel cuore; essere desolato, disperato; I have your ( best) interests at heart, ho a cuore i tuoi interessi; He's not a bad boy at heart, in fondo, non è un cattivo ragazzo □ to break sb. 's heart, spezzare il cuore a q. □ by heart, a memoria: to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria; to learn st. by heart, imparare qc. a memoria □ to clasp sb. to one's heart, stringersi al cuore (o al petto) q. □ to be close (o dear, near) to sb. 's heart, essere nel cuore di q., essere caro a q.; stare a cuore a q. □ to cry one's heart out, piangere tutte le proprie lacrime □ to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore □ to feel sad (o sick) at heart ► sopra □ to find one's way into sb. 's heart, (riuscire ad) arrivare al cuore di q.; accattivarsi la simpatia di q. □ from the heart, di cuore; generoso □ from the bottom of one's heart (o from the heart), dal profondo del cuore □ to give one's heart to sb., dare (o donare) il cuore a q.; innamorarsi di q. □ to have the heart to do st., avere il cuore (o il coraggio) di fare qc.: I didn't have the heart to tell him, mi mancò il cuore di dirglielo □ to have one's heart in st., impegnarsi seriamente in qc.; fare qc. con entusiasmo □ (fam.) to have one's heart in one's boots, avere una grande paura; essersi perso d'animo □ (fam.) to have one's heart in one's mouth, avere il cuore in gola; avere paura □ to have one's heart in the right place, avere un cuore grande così (fam.); essere una persona di (buon) cuore □ in one's heart of hearts, nel profondo del cuore; nel proprio intimo □ to keep a good heart, stare di buon animo □ to lay st. to heart, prendersi a cuore qc. □ to let one's heart rule one's head, dare retta al cuore (e non alla ragione) □ to lose heart, perdersi d'animo; scoraggiarsi □ to lose one's heart to sb. = to give one's heart to sb. ► sopra □ to move sb. 's heart, toccare il cuore di q.; commuovere q. □ sb. 's heart's desire, il desiderio più grande di q.; ciò che q. desidera di più (al mondo): His heart's desire is to live in the country, il suo desiderio più grande è vivere in campagna □ to open one's heart to, aprire il cuore a; confidarsi (o sfogarsi) con □ out of heart, scoraggiato; demoralizzato □ to pluck up heart = to take heart ► sotto □ to pour out one's heart to sb. = to open one's heart to sb. ► sopra □ to put one's heart into st., fare qc. con il cuore (o con passione) □ to see into sb. 's heart, leggere nel cuore di q. □ to set one's heart on st., desiderare ardentemente qc. □ to take heart, farsi cuore; farsi coraggio; rincuorarsi □ to take heart from st., trarre incoraggiamento da qc. □ (fig.) to take the heart out of sb., scoraggiare q. □ to take st. to heart, prendersi a cuore qc.; ( anche) prendersela per qc.: You shouldn't take his criticism to heart, non devi prendertela per le sue critiche □ to one's heart's content, a piacere; a volontà □ to touch sb. 's heart = to move sb.'s heart ► sopra □ to wear one's heart on one's sleeve, parlare con il cuore in mano □ to win the hearts and minds of sb., conquistare le menti e i cuori di q. □ with all one's heart (o with one's whole heart), di tutto cuore; di vero cuore □ with half a heart, con scarso entusiasmo; con scarsa convinzione; svogliatamente □ with a light heart, a cuor leggero; serenamente; volentieri □ (prov.) Kind hearts are more than coronets, la gentilezza d'animo vale più di un titolo nobiliare NOTA D'USO: - a memoria-.

(fam.) amare (riferimento alla rappresentazione grafica del cuore, usata in sostituzione del verbo “to love”).

1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also academic.ru/13630/club">club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) das Herz; Herz-...

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) die Mitte

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) das Herz

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) der Eifer, der Mut

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) das Herz

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) das Herz

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- -hearted

- heart-warming

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[hɑ:t, AM hɑ:rt]

I. n

1. (bodily organ) Herz nt

his \heart stopped beating for a few seconds sein Herz setzte einige Sekunden lang aus

she felt her \heart pounding sie fühlte, wie ihr Herz wild pochte

to have a bad [or weak] \heart ein schwaches Herz haben

2. ( lit: outside part of chest) Brust f

he clasped the letter to his \heart er drückte den Brief an die Brust

3. (emotional centre) Herz nt

his election campaign won the \hearts of the nation mit seiner Wahlkampagne hat er die Herzen der ganzen Nation erobert

let your \heart rule your head folge deinem Herzen

my \heart goes out to you ich fühle mit dir

his novels deal with affairs of the \heart seine Romane handeln von Herzensangelegenheiten

their hospitality is right from the \heart ihre Gastfreundschaft kommt von Herzen

an offer that comes from the \heart ein Angebot, das von Herzen kommt

from the bottom of the/one's \heart aus tiefstem Herzen

[to eat/drink/dance] to one's \heart's content nach Herzenslust [essen/trinken/tanzen]

to give sb their \heart's desire ( liter) jdm geben, was sein Herz begehrt

to have one's \heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben

to love sb \heart and soul ( liter) jdn von ganzem Herzen lieben

sth does sb's \heart good ( dated) etw erfreut jds Herz

to die of a broken \heart an gebrochenem Herzen sterben

to be close [or dear] [or near] to sb's \heart jdm sehr am Herzen liegen

to have a cold/hard \heart ein kaltes/hartes Herz haben

to have a good/kind/soft \heart ein gutes/gütiges/weiches Herz haben

to break sb's \heart jdm das Herz brechen

it breaks my \heart to see him so unhappy es bricht mir das Herz, ihn so unglücklich zu sehen

to give one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz schenken

to have a \heart ein Herz haben fig

he has no \heart er hat kein Herz [o ist herzlos]

have a \heart and... sei so gnädig und...

have a \heart! hab ein Herz!

come on, have a \heart! komm, gib deinem Herz einen Ruck!

to not have the \heart to do sth es nicht übers Herz bringen, etw zu tun

sb hardens his/her \heart jds Herz verhärtet sich

sb's \heart leaps [with joy] jds Herz macht einen Freudensprung, jdm hüpft das Herz im Leib[e] geh

to lose one's \heart to sb an jdn sein Herz verlieren

to open [or pour out] one's \heart to sb jdm sein Herz ausschütten

to take sth to \heart sich dat etw zu Herzen nehmen

with all one's [or one's whole] \heart von ganzem Herzen

sb's \heart is not in it jd ist mit dem Herzen nicht dabei

4. no pl (courage) Mut m

in good \heart BRIT frohen Mutes

to give sb [fresh] \heart jdm [wieder] Mut machen

to lose \heart den Mut verlieren

sb's \heart sinks (with disappointment, sadness) jdm wird das Herz schwer; (with despondency) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

to take \heart [from sth] [aus etw dat] neuen Mut schöpfen

5. no pl (enthusiasm)

to put one's \heart in sth sich akk voll für etw akk einsetzen

I put my \heart and soul into it and then got fired ich setzte mich mit Leib und Seele ein und wurde dann gefeuert

to set one's \heart [or have one's \heart set] on sth sein [ganzes] Herz an etw akk hängen

6. no pl (centre) Herz nt

she lives right in the \heart of the city sie wohnt direkt im Herzen der Stadt

7. no pl (important part) Kern m

the distinction between right and wrong lies at the \heart of all questions of morality der Kernpunkt aller Fragen zur Moral ist die Unterscheidung zwischen richtig und falsch

to get to the \heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache kommen

to tear [or rip] the \heart out of sth etw dat die Basis entziehen

8. FOOD (firm middle) of salad, artichoke Herz nt

9. (symbol) Herz nt

10. CARDS (suit of cards)

▪ \hearts pl Herz nt kein pl; (one card) Herz nt

he's got two \hearts er hat zwei Herz

the queen/king/jack of \hearts die Herzdame/der Herzkönig/der Herzbube

11. CARDS (card game)

▪ \hearts pl Herzeln nt kein pl, Hearts pl

12. AGR

to keep soils in good \heart die Bodenfruchtbarkeit erhalten

▶ to be after sb's own \heart genau nach jds Geschmack sein

▶ to be all \heart:

you think he deserves that? you're all \heart! ( hum iron) du findest, dass er das verdient hat? na, du bist mir ja einer! fam

▶ at \heart im Grunde seines/ihres Herzens

▶ my \heart bleeds for him! ( hum iron) der Ärmste, ich fang gleich an zu weinen! hum iron

▶ sb's \heart is in their boots BRIT ( fam) jdm rutscht das Herz in die Hose fam

▶ [ BRIT also off] by \heart auswendig

to learn/recite sth by \heart etw auswendig lernen/aufsagen

▶ to have a change of \heart sich akk anders besinnen; (to change for the better) sich akk eines Besseren besinnen

▶ to have a \heart of gold ein herzensguter Mensch sein

▶ to have a \heart of stone ein Herz aus Stein haben

▶ sb has his/her \heart in his/her mouth, sb's \heart is in his/her mouth jdm schlägt das Herz bis zum Hals

▶ a man/woman after one's own \heart:

she's a woman after my own \heart wir haben dieselbe Wellenlänge fam

▶ sb's \heart misses [or skips] a beat jdm stockt das Herz

▶ in my \heart of \hearts im Grunde meines Herzens

▶ to wear one's \heart on one's sleeve sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen, aus seinem Herzen keine Mördergrube machen

II. n modifier

1. (heart-shaped)

a \heart amulet ein herzförmiger Anhänger

2. (of the organ) Herz-

to have a \heart condition herzkrank sein

\heart disease Herzkrankheit

\heart failure Herzversagen nt

\heart trouble Herzbeschwerden pl

\heart transplant Herztransplantation f

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1) (ANAT) Herz nt

2) (fig for emotion, courage etc) Herz nt

3) (= centre of town, country, cabbage etc) Herz nt

4)

5) pl (CARDS) Herz nt; (BRIDGE) Coeur nt

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heart [hɑː(r)t] s

1. ANAT Herz n:

left heart linke Herzhälfte;

clasp sb to one’s heart jemanden ans Herz drücken

2. fig Herz n:

a) Seele f, Gemüt n, (das) Innere oder Innerste

b) Liebe f, Zuneigung f

c) (Mit)Gefühl n

d) Mut m

e) (moralisches) Empfinden, Gewissen n:

a mother’s heart ein Mutterherz

3. Herz n, (das) Innere, Kern m, Mitte f:

in the heart of Germany im Herzen Deutschlands

4. a) Kern(holz) m(n) (vom Baum)

b) Herz n (von Kopfsalat):

heart of oak Eichenkernholz, fig Standhaftigkeit f

5. Kern m, (das) Wesentliche:

the very heart of the matter der eigentliche Kern der Sache, des Pudels Kern;

go to the heart of the matter zum Kern der Sache vorstoßen, der Sache auf den Grund gehen

6. Herz n, Liebling m, Schatz m

7. herzförmiger Gegenstand

8. Kartenspiel:

a) Herz(karte) n(f), Cœur n

b) pl (auch als sg konstruiert) Herz n, Cœur n (Farbe):

c) pl (als sg konstruiert) ein Kartenspiel, bei dem es darauf ankommt, möglichst wenige Herzen im Stich zu haben: → ace A 1, queen B 1, etc

9. Fruchtbarkeit f (des Bodens):

in good heart fruchtbar, in gutem Zustand

10. heart of the attack SPORT Angriffsmotor mBesondere Redewendungen: heart and soul mit Leib und Seele;

heart’s desire Herzenswunsch m;

after my (own) heart ganz nach meinem Herzen oder Geschmack oder Wunsch;

at heart im Grunde (meines etc Herzens), im Innersten;

by heart auswendig;

for one’s heart für sein Leben gern;

a) von Herzen,

b) offen, aufrichtig, frisch von der Leber weg umg;

a) insgeheim,

b) im Grunde (seines Herzens);

in heart guten Mutes;

a) mutlos,

b) unfruchtbar, in schlechtem Zustand (Boden);

to one’s heart’s content nach Herzenslust;

with all one’s ( oder one’s whole) heart mit oder von ganzem Herzen, mit Leib und Seele;

with a heavy heart schweren Herzens;

bare one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten;

be very close to sb’s heart jemandem sehr am Herzen liegen;

his heart is in the right place er hat das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck;

his heart is in his work er ist mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit;

it breaks my heart es bricht mir das Herz;

you’re breaking my heart! iron mir kommen gleich die Tränen!;

I break my heart over mir bricht das Herz bei;

close ( oder shut) one’s heart to sth sich gegen etwas verschließen;

cross my heart Hand aufs Herz, auf Ehre und Gewissen;

cry ( oder sob, weep) one’s heart out sich die Augen ausweinen;

it does my heart good es tut meinem Herzen wohl;

eat one’s heart out sich vor Gram verzehren ( for nach);

eat your heart out, XY da würde selbst XY vor Neid erblassen;

give one’s heart to sb jemandem sein Herz schenken;

go to sb’s heart jemandem zu Herzen gehen;

my heart goes out to him ich empfinde tiefes Mitgefühl mit ihm;

have a heart Erbarmen oder ein Herz haben;

have no heart kein Herz haben, herzlos sein;

not have the heart to do sth nicht das Herz haben, etwas zu tun; es nicht übers Herz oder über sich bringen, etwas zu tun;

have no heart to do sth keine Lust haben, etwas zu tun;

have sth at heart etwas von Herzen wünschen;

I have your health at heart mir liegt deine Gesundheit am Herzen;

I had my heart in my mouth das Herz schlug mir bis zum Halse, ich war zu Tode erschrocken;

have one’s heart in the right place das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck haben;

have one’s heart in one’s work mit dem Herzen bei seiner Arbeit sein;

lose heart den Mut verlieren;

lose one’s heart to sb sein Herz an jemanden verlieren;

my heart missed ( oder lost) a beat mir blieb fast das Herz stehen, mir stockte das Herz;

a)( to sb jemandem) sein Herz ausschütten,

b) großmütig sein;

pour one’s heart out to sb jemandem sein Herz ausschütten, jemandem sein Leid klagen;

put ( oder throw) one’s heart into sth mit Leib und Seele bei einer Sache sein, ganz in einer Sache aufgehen;

set one’s heart on sein Herz hängen an (akk);

take heart Mut oder sich ein Herz fassen;

take sth to heart sich etwas zu Herzen nehmen;

wear one’s heart (up)on one’s sleeve das Herz auf der Zunge tragen;

what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh (Sprichwort) wes das Herz voll ist, des gehet der Mund über;

win sb’s heart jemandes Herz gewinnen; → bleed A 3, bless Bes Redew, boot¹ A 1, bottom A 1, gold A 1, touch B 17

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1) (lit. or fig.) Herz, das

2) (Cards) Herz, das; see also club 1. 4). See also break I 1. 7), 2. 1); change 1. 1); desire 1. 2); gold 1. 1)

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Herz -en n.

Herzstück n.

battre [batʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to beat

• elle ne bat jamais ses enfants she never hits her children

• battre qn à mort to beat sb to death

• femmes battues battered women

   b. ( = vaincre) to beat

• se faire battre to be beaten

• battre qn (par) 6 à 3 to beat sb 6-3

• battre qn à plate(s) couture(s) to beat sb hands down

   c. [+ tapis] to beat ; [+ blanc d'œuf] to whisk ; [+ crème] to whip ; [+ cartes] to shuffle

• les côtes battues par le vent the windswept coast

   d. (Music) battre la mesure to beat time

   e. (locutions) son cœur battait la chamade his heart was pounding

• battre son plein [saison touristique] to be at its height ; [fête] to be going full swing

• battre pavillon britannique to sail under the British flag

• j'en ai rien à battre ! (inf!) I couldn't give a toss! (inf!)

2. indirect transitive verb

: battre de

• battre des mains to clap one's hands

• battre du tambour to beat the drum

• l'oiseau bat des ailes the bird is flapping its wings

• battre de l'aile (figurative) to be in a bad way

3. intransitive verb

[cœur, tambour] to beat ; [porte, volets] to bang ; [voile, drapeau] to flap

• le cœur battant with pounding heart

4. reflexive verb

► se battre to fight

• se battre au couteau to fight with knives

• notre armée/équipe s'est bien battue our army/team put up a good fight

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1) ( l'emporter) to beat, to defeat [adversaire]; to break [record]

2) ( frapper) to beat [personne, animal]

3) ( taper sur) to beat [matelas, tapis]; to beat [métal]; to thresh [blé]

4) ( heurter) [pluie] to beat ou lash against [vitre]; [mer] to pound ou beat against [rocher]; [artillerie] to pound [position]

5) Culinaire to whisk [œuf]

6) Jeux to shuffle [cartes]

7) Musique

8) ( parcourir) to scour [pays, forêt]

battre de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( agiter)

2) ( jouer)

verbe intransitif

1) [cœur, pouls] to beat

2) [porte, volet] to bang

se battre verbe pronominal

1) ( lutter) to fight ( contre against; avec with)

2) ( échanger des coups) to fight

3) ( se frapper)

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1. vt

1) (= donner des coups à) to beat

2) (= l'emporter sur) to beat

3) (= frapper contre) [pluie] to beat against, to lash against, [vagues] to beat against

4) [blé] to thresh

5) [œufs] to whisk, to beat

6) [cartes] to shuffle

7) (= parcourir) to scour

8) (autres locutions)

2. vi

1) [cœur] to beat

2) [volets] to bang, to rattle

3) (autres locutions)

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battre verb table: battre

A vtr

1 ( l'emporter) to beat, defeat [adversaire]; to break [record]; battre qn à un jeu/en une matière to beat sb at a game/in a subject; je le bats au tennis/en chimie I beat him at tennis/in chemistry; elle me bat à la course she beats me in running; battre qn aux élections to beat sb in the elections; se faire battre par 6 à 2 to lose 6-2; ne pas se tenir pour battu not to admit defeat; ⇒ couture;

2 ( frapper) to beat [personne, animal]; il bat son chien he beats his dog; battre qn à coups de balai to beat sb with a broom; battre qn à coups de pied/poing to kick/punch sb repeatedly; battu à mort beaten to death; ⇒ plâtre;

3 ( taper sur) to beat [matelas, tapis]; Tech to beat [métal]; Agric to thresh [blé]; Chasse to beat [taillis]; battre l'air/l'eau de ses bras to thrash the air/the water with one's arms; ma jupe me bat les talons my skirt is flapping about my heels; battre monnaie to mint coins; battre le briquet† to strike a light;

4 ( heurter) [pluie] to beat ou lash against [vitre]; [mer] to pound ou beat against [rocher]; [artillerie] to pound [mur, position]; battu des vents/par la pluie lashed by the wind/by the rain;

5 Culin to whisk [œuf]; to churn [crème]; battre les œufs en neige beat the egg whites until stiff; battre les œufs en omelette beat the eggs;

6 Jeux to shuffle [cartes];

7 Mus battre la mesure to beat time; battre le tambour Mil to beat the drum; fig to shout from the rooftops; Mil [tambour] to beat; battre la retraite to beat the retreat;

8 ( parcourir) to scour [pays, forêt]; battre les chemins or sentiers or routes to travel the roads; ⇒ pavillon.

B battre de vtr ind

1 ( agiter) battre des ailes to flap its wings; battre des cils to flutter one's eyelashes; battre des mains to clap (one's hands); battre des paupières to blink;

2 ( jouer) battre du tambour to beat the drum.

C vi

1 ( palpiter) [cœur, pouls] to beat; la joie/l'émotion me faisait battre le cœur my heart was pounding fast with joy/emotion; le sang me battait aux tempes I could feel my temples throbbing;

2 ( claquer) [porte, volet] to bang; le vent fait battre les volets the wind is banging the shutters; la pluie bat contre la vitre the rain is lashing against the window; ⇒ verge.

D se battre vpr

1 ( lutter) to fight (contre against; avec with); se battre au couteau to fight with knives ou a knife; se battre en duel to fight a duel; se battre avec qn to fight with sb; se battre pour obtenir qch fig to fight for sth; se battre avec une serrure hum to struggle with a lock; se battre contre un champion/une équipe Jeux, Sport to fight (against) a champion/a team; se battre contre la corruption to fight (against) corruption;

2 ( échanger des coups) to fight; leurs enfants n'arrêtent pas de se battre their children are always fighting;

3 ( se frapper) se battre la poitrine to beat one's breast.

battre en retraite to beat a retreat; battre en retraite devant qch/qn to retreat before sth/sb; battre son plein to be in full swing; je m'en bats l'œil○ I don't give a damn○.

[batr] verbe transitif

1. [brutaliser - animal] to beat ; [ - personne] to batter

a. [mur] to breach

b. [gouvernement] to topple

c. [politique] to drive a coach and horses through (UK), to demolish

2. [vaincre - adversaire] to beat, to defeat

3. [surpasser - record] to beat

4. [frapper - tapis, or] to beat (out) ; [ - blé, grain] to thresh

5. [remuer - beurre] to churn ; [ - blanc d'œuf] to beat ou to whip (up), to whisk

6. [sillonner]

a. (sens propre) to comb the countryside

b. (figuré) to be in one's own little world

7. JEUX

8. MUSIQUE [mesure] to beat (out)

MILITAIRE & MUSIQUE [tambour] to beat (on)

9. NAUTIQUE

10. (locution)

battre son plein [fête] to be in full swing

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[batr] verbe intransitif

1. [cœur, pouls] to beat, to throb

[pluie] to lash, to beat down

[porte] to rattle, to bang

[store] to flap

2. (locution)

a. (sens propre) to retreat

b. (figuré) to beat a retreat

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battre de verbe plus préposition

a. (sens propre) [lentement] the bird flaps its wings

b. [rapidement] the bird flutters its wings

battre de l'aile to be in a bad way

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se battre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

se battre comme des chiffonniers to fight like cats and dogs

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se battre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [lutter] to fight

2. (figuré) to fight, to struggle

nous nous battons pour la paix/contre l'injustice we're fighting for peace/against injustice

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se battre verbe pronominal transitif

[frapper]

se battre les flancs to struggle pointlessly

1 to beat.

2 to be evident (sentimiento).

3 to palpitate, to throb, to beat, to pulsate.

Sus arterias pulsan His arteries pulsate.

4 to have palpitations in, to feel palpitations in.

Me palpita la sien I have palpitations in my temple.

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► verbo intransitivo

1 to palpitate, throb

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1) [gen] to palpitate; [corazón] to throb, beat; [nerviosamente] to quiver; [con fuerza] to flutter

2) (fig) to throb

3) Cono Sur

- me palpita

- ya me palpitaba el fracaso

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) corazón to beat

b) vena/sien to throb

2) (RPl fam) ( parecer) (+ me/te/le etc)

palpitarse v pron (AmS fam)

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= pulsate, pound, throb, pulse.

Ex. The place is pulsating with life from families at the restaurants and fruit shops.

Ex. He was obviously having a nightmare and his heart was pounding so fast that she thought he was dying.

Ex. This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.

Ex. When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) corazón to beat

b) vena/sien to throb

2) (RPl fam) ( parecer) (+ me/te/le etc)

palpitarse v pron (AmS fam)

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palpitar [A1 ]

1 «corazón» to beat

le palpitaba el corazón con fuerza al verlo acercarse her heart throbbed o pounded as she saw him come toward(s) her

2 «vena/sien» to throb

el entusiasmo palpitaba en sus palabras his words rang with enthusiasm

( RPl fam) (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc): me palpita que va a llover I have a feeling o something tells me it's going to rain

ya me palpitaba que nos iba a dejar plantados I just knew o I had a feeling he was going to stand us up ( colloq)

( AmS fam): eso ya me lo palpitaba yo I could see that happening all along ( colloq), I had a hunch o a feeling that would happen ( colloq)

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a) [ corazón] to beat

b) [vena/sien] to throb

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♦ vi

1. [latir] to beat;

2. [sentimiento] to be evident;

en su voz palpitaba el nerviosismo her voice betrayed her nervousness

♦ v impersonal

me palpita que no van a llegar a tiempo I have a feeling they're not going to arrive on time;

ya me palpitaba yo que no iba a llamar I had a feeling he wasn't going to call

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1 del corazón pound

2 Rpl fig

have a hunch fam, have a feeling

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palpitar vi

: to palpitate, to throb

♦ palpitante adj

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2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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