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beat [bi:t]1. nouna. [of heart, pulse, drums] battement m• we need to put more officers on the beat il faut augmenter le nombre de policiers affectés aux rondes2. adjectivea. ( = strike) battre• beat it! (inf!) fous le camp ! (inf !)b. [+ eggs etc] battrec. ( = defeat) battre• if you can't beat them, join them (inf) si tu ne peux pas les vaincre, mets-toi de leur côtéb. [heart, pulse, drum] battre5. compounds[+ enemy, flames] repousser( = reduce) [+ prices] faire baisser ; [+ person] faire baisser ses prix à• I beat him down to £8 je l'ai fait descendre à 8 livres[+ attacker, competition] repoussera. [+ fire] étouffer[+ person] battre* * *[biːt] 1.1) ( repeated sound) (of drum, feet) battement m5) ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance; ( route) ronde f2. 3.(colloq) adjective ( tired) claqué (colloq)4.1) ( strike) [person] battre [person, animal, metal, ground, drum]; [person] marteler [door] ( with avec); [wing] battre [air, ground]to beat somebody with a stick/whip — donner des coups de bâton/de fouet à quelqu'un
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) rouer quelqu'un de coups
to beat the hell (colloq) out of somebody — tabasser (colloq) quelqu'un
to beat time — Music battre la mesure
to beat its wings — [bird] battre des ailes
2) Culinary ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs]3) ( 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, Military battre en retraite
beat it! — (colloq) fiche le camp! (colloq)
4) ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] (at à); vaincre [inflation, drug abuse]; surmonter [illness]; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape]5) ( confound)it beats me how/why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment/pourquoi
‘beats me!’ — (colloq)
‘it's got me beaten’ — ‘ça me dépasse!’
6) ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds]; devancer [person]7) ( outdo) gen, Sport battre [score]; dépasser [target]; surclasser [product]5.beat that (if you can)! — (colloq) qui dit mieux!
intransitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten) [waves, rain] battre ( against contre); [person] cogner (at, on à); [heart, drum, wings] battrePhrasal Verbs:- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••a rod ou stick to beat somebody with — une arme contre quelqu'un
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — (colloq) il faut savoir hurler avec les loups
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