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1 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) hors des sentiers battus -
2 beaten
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3 beaten
B adj1 ( defeated) [team, competitor, army] battu ;2 ( flattened) [metal] battu ;3 Culin [egg] battu.off the beaten track dans un endroit écarté ; to go off the beaten track quitter les sentiers battus. -
4 beaten
beaten ['bi:tən]1 pp of beat∎ a beaten track un chemin ou sentier battu;∎ figurative off the beaten track dans un endroit reculé, à l'écart(b) (defeated) vaincu, battu(c) (exhausted) éreinté, épuisé
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off the beaten track — {adv. phr.} Not well known or often used; not gone to or seen by many people; unusual. * /The theater is off the beaten track./ * /We are looking for a vacation spot that is off the beaten track./ Compare: OUT OF THE WAY … Dictionary of American idioms
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throw off the track — {v. phr.} To divert; mislead; confuse. * /The clever criminals threw the detective off the track by changing their names and faces./ Contrast: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK … Dictionary of American idioms
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