the beat of wings

beat¹ n

1. latido

Se suele decir heartbeat

2. ritmo / tiempo / tempo

beat² vb

1. azotar / pegar

2. ganar / vencer / derrotar

3. batir

4. latir

5. tocar

El pasado de beat es beat y el participio pasado es beaten

tr[biːt]

noun

1 (of heart) latido

2 (noise) golpe nombre masculino, ruido; (of rain) tamborileo; (of wings) aleteo

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL ritmo

4 (of policeman) ronda

transitive verb (pt beat, pp beaten tr['bːitən])

1 (hit) golpear; (metals) martillear; (person) azotar; (drum) tocar; (wings) batir

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL batir

3 (defeat) vencer, derrotar; (in competition) ganar

■ he beat him by 10 points le ganó por diez puntos

4 familiar (puzzle) extrañar, dejar perplejo,-a

■ the problem beats me el problema me deja perplejo

intransitive verb

1 (heart) latir

2 (wings) batir

adjective

1 familiar agotado,-a, rendido,-a

■ he was beat after the match estaba rendido después del partido

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to beat about the bush andarse por las ramas

to beat against something golpear contra algo

■ the hail beat against the shutters el granizo golpeaba contra las persianas

to beat on something dar golpes en algo

■ the bailiffs beat on the door los administradores dieron golpes en la puerta

to beat time SMALLMUSIC/SMALL llevar el compás

to beat some sense into somebody meter un poco de sentido común en la cabeza de alguien

to beat somebody to it sentar la mano a alguien

to beat the record batir el récord

to beat somebody to death matar a alguien a palos

to beat somebody's brains out romperle la crisma a alguien

beat 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,-a

the beat generation la generación nombre femenino de los beatniks

beat ['bi:t] v, beat ; beaten ['bi:tə n] or beat ; beating vt

1) strike: golpear, pegar, darle una paliza (a alguien)

2) defeat: vencer, derrotar

3) avoid: anticiparse a, evitar

to beat the crowd: evitar el gentío

4) mash, whip: batir

beat vi

throb: palpitar, latir

beat adj

exhausted: derrengado, muy cansado

I'm beat!: ¡estoy molido!

beat n

1) : golpe m, redoble m (de un tambor), latido m (del corazón)

2) rhythm: ritmo m, tiempo m

beat (Music)

• compás s.m.

• golpe adj.

• batimiento s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• latido s.m.

• marca s.f.

• toque s.m.

(§ 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.

1)

a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batir

b) ( inflict blows on)

c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batir

d) ( Culin) batir

2)

a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*

b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superar

3) (arrive before, anticipate)

4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*

5) ( tread)

a) ( strike)

b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batir

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

1) ( of heart) latido m; ( of drum) golpe m

2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m

3) ( of policeman) ronda f

adjective (colloq) (pred) ( exhausted) reventado (fam), molido (fam)

1. N

1) (=stroke, blow) [of drum] redoble m; [of heart] latido m

2) (=beating) [of drums] redoble m; [of waves, rain] batir m

3) (Mus) (=rhythm) compás m, ritmo m; (=rhythmic unit) tiempo m [of conductor]

4) (=route) [of policeman] ronda f

5) (also: beatnik) beatnik mf

2. VT

1) (=strike, thrash) [+ surface] golpear, dar golpes en; [+ drum] tocar; [+ carpet] sacudir; [+ metal] batir; (Culin) [+ eggs, cream] batir; (Hunting) (to raise game) batir

2) (=beat up) [+ person] pegar

3) (=flap) [+ wings] batir

4) (Mus)

5) (=defeat) [+ team, adversary] ganar a; [+ problem] superar

- if you can't beat them, join them

6) (=better) [+ record] batir

7) (=pre-empt) adelantarse

3. VI

1) (=hit)

2) (=sound rhythmically) [heart] latir; [drum] redoblar; [wings] batir

3) (Hunting) (to raise game) batir

- beat about the bush

4. ADJ

1) (=exhausted) rendido, molido *; dead 1., 1)

2) (=defeated)

- beat back

- beat down

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

* * *

1)

a) ( hit repeatedly) golpear; \<\<carpet\>\> sacudir; \<\<wings\>\> batir

b) ( inflict blows on)

c) ( hammer) \<\<metal\>\> batir

d) ( Culin) batir

2)

a) ( defeat) \<\<opponent\>\> ganarle a, derrotar, vencer*

b) ( be better than) \<\<record\>\> batir, superar

3) (arrive before, anticipate)

4) ( Mus) \<\<time\>\> marcar*

5) ( tread)

a) ( strike)

b) ( pulsate) \<\<heart\>\> latir, palpitar; \<\<drum\>\> redoblar; \<\<wings\>\> batir

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

- beat up on

1) ( of heart) latido m; ( of drum) golpe m

2) ( Mus) ( rhythmic accent) tiempo m; ( rhythm) ritmo m

3) ( of policeman) ronda f

adjective (colloq) (pred) ( exhausted) reventado (fam), molido (fam)

beat

A n

1 ( 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 ;

2 Mus (rhythm, tempo) rythme m ; ( in a bar) temps m ; ( in verse) accentuation f ;

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 ;

4 Phys, Elec ( pulse) battement m ;

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 ;

6 Hunt ( act) battue f ; ( area) terrain m de battue.

B modif [poet, writer, philosophy] de la Beat Generation.

C ○ adj claqué ○ ; we were absolutely beat nous étions complètement claqués.

D vtr ( prét beat, pp beaten)

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 ○ !

E vi ( prét beat, pp beaten)

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 down [rain, hail] tomber à verse (on sur) ; [sun] taper (on sur) ;

▶ beat [sth] down, beat down [sth]

1 ( flatten) [rain, wind] coucher [crop, grass] ;

2 ( break open) [person] enfoncer [door] ;

▶ 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 ○.

beat [bi:t] (pt beat, pp beaten ['bi:tən])

1 transitive verb

(a) (hit → dog, person) frapper, battre; (→ carpet, metal) battre; Cookery (eggs) battre, fouetter;

∎ to beat sb with a stick donner des coups de bâton à qn;

∎ to beat sth flat aplatir qch (en tapant dessus);

∎ to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre;

∎ he beat the water with his hands il battit l'eau de ses mains;

∎ literary she beat her breast elle se frappa la poitrine;

∎ American vulgar to beat one's meat (masturbate) se branler

(b) Music

∎ to beat time battre la mesure;

∎ she beat time to the music with her foot elle marquait le rythme de la musique avec son pied;

∎ to beat a drum battre du tambour

(c) (move → wing) battre;

∎ the bird was beating its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes;

∎ the pigeon was beating the air with its wings le pigeon battait l'air de ses ailes

(d) (defeat → at game, sport) battre, vaincre;

∎ she beat him at poker elle l'a battu au poker;

∎ Liverpool were beaten Liverpool a perdu;

∎ to beat the world record battre le record mondial;

∎ figurative beat the rush hour, travel early évitez l'heure de pointe, voyagez plus tôt;

∎ to beat the system tirer son épingle du jeu en magouillant;

∎ American familiar to beat the charge échapper à l'accusation^□ ;

∎ American familiar to beat the rap échapper à la tôle;

∎ we've got to beat racism il faut en finir avec le racisme;

∎ if you can't beat them, join them mieux vaut s'allier aux gens que l'on ne peut pas vaincre;

∎ familiar to beat sb hollow or British hands down, to beat the pants off sb battre qn à plate couture;

∎ familiar the problem has me beaten le problème me dépasse complètement;

∎ familiar (it) beats me cela me dépasse;

∎ familiar it beats me or what beats me is how he gets away with it je ne comprends pas ou ça me dépasse qu'il s'en tire à chaque fois;

∎ familiar he beat me to it (arrived, telephoned before me etc) il m'a devancé

(e) (outdo)

∎ you can't beat the Chinese for inventiveness on ne peut pas trouver plus inventifs que les Chinois;

∎ nothing beats a cup of tea rien ne vaut une tasse de thé;

∎ beat that! voyons si tu peux faire mieux!; figurative pas mal, hein?;

∎ familiar that beats the lot!, that takes some beating! ça, c'est le bouquet!;

∎ familiar his answer takes some beating! (critically) c'est le comble!; (admiringly) on n'aurait pas pu mieux dire!;

∎ familiar can you beat it! tu as déjà vu ça, toi!

(f) (path) se frayer;

∎ to beat a way through the undergrowth se frayer un chemin à travers la végétation;

∎ figurative the new doctor soon had people beating a path to his door très vite, les gens se pressèrent chez le nouveau docteur

(g) Military (retreat)

∎ to beat the retreat battre la retraite;

∎ figurative they beat a hasty retreat when they saw the police arrive ils ont décampé en vitesse quand ils ont vu arriver la police

(h) Hunting

∎ to beat the woods/the moors battre les bois/les landes

(i) familiar (idioms)

∎ to beat it, American to beat feet (go away) se tirer, se barrer;

∎ beat it! dégage!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (rain) battre; (sun) taper; (wind) souffler en rafales;

∎ to beat on or at the door cogner à la porte;

∎ the waves beat against the sea wall les vagues venaient battre la digue;

∎ the rain was beating against the roof la pluie battait contre le toit;

∎ he doesn't beat British about or American around the bush il n'y va pas par quatre chemins;

∎ so, not to beat British about or American around the bush, I've lost my job enfin bref, j'ai perdu mon emploi

(b) (heart, pulse, wing) battre;

∎ with beating heart le cœur battant;

∎ his heart was beating with terror son cœur palpitait de terreur;

∎ I heard the drums beating j'entendis le roulement des tambours

(c) Nautical

∎ to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près

3 noun

(a) (of heart, pulse, wing) battement m, pulsation f; Music (of drums) battement m; battement m;

∎ Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour

(b) Music (time) temps m; (in jazz and pop) rythme m;

∎ a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;

∎ a funky beat un rythme funky

(c) (of policeman) ronde f, secteur m; Military (of sentry) ronde f;

∎ we need more policemen on the beat il faudrait qu'il y ait plus de policiers à faire des rondes;

∎ he saw the robbery when he was on his beat il a été témoin du vol pendant qu'il effectuait sa ronde;

∎ familiar figurative it's off my beat altogether cela ne relève pas de ma compétence^□, ce n'est pas de mon ressort^□

(d) Hunting battue f

(e) familiar (beatnik) beatnik^□ mf

4 adjective

(a) familiar (exhausted) crevé, vidé

(b) familiar (defeated)

∎ you've got me beat (defeated) je m'avoue vaincu; (unable to answer) je sèche;

∎ this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés

(c) familiar beatnik^□ ;

∎ a beat poet un poète beatnik

►► the Beat generation = mouvement littéraire et culturel américain des années 50-60 dont les adeptes (les "beatniks") refusaient les conventions de la société moderne

➲ beat back separable transitive verb

Military (enemy, flames) repousser

➲ beat down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (grass)

∎ the wind had beaten the grass down le vent avait couché les herbes;

∎ the horses had beaten down the crops les chevaux avaient foulé les récoltes

(b) British Commerce (seller) faire baisser;

∎ I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres

2 intransitive verb

(sun) taper; (rain) tomber à verse ou à torrents;

∎ the rain was beating down il pleuvait à torrents;

∎ the rain was beating down on the tin roof la pluie s'abattait sur le toit en tôle

➲ beat in separable transitive verb

(door) défoncer;

∎ I'll beat his head in! je lui défoncerai le crâne!

➲ beat off

1 separable transitive verb

Military (enemy, attack) repousser

2 intransitive verb

vulgar (masturbate) se branler

➲ beat out separable transitive verb

(a) (flames) étouffer

(b) (metal) étaler au marteau;

∎ familiar figurative to beat one's brains out se creuser la cervelle;

∎ familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn

(c) Music (rhythm) marquer;

∎ she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour

(d) American Sport (opponent) battre

➲ beat up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (person) tabasser, passer à tabac

(b) Cookery (egg white) faire monter; (cream, egg) fouetter, battre

(c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruter

2 intransitive verb

Nautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre

beat [bi:t]

(verb: preterite beat, past participle beaten)

1. noun

   a. [of heart, pulse, drums] battement m

   b. [of music] temps m ; [of conductor's baton] battement m (de la mesure) ; (Jazz) rythme m

• he answered without missing a beat il a répondu sans se démonter

   c. [of policeman] ( = round) ronde f ; ( = area) secteur m

• we need to put more officers on the beat il faut augmenter le nombre de policiers affectés aux rondes

2. adjective

also dead-beat (inf) claqué (inf)

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = strike) battre

• to beat sb to death battre qn à mort

• to beat a retreat battre en retraite

• beat it! (inf!) fous le camp ! (inf !)

• to beat time battre la mesure

   b. [+ eggs etc] battre

   c. ( = defeat) battre

• to beat sb at chess battre qn aux échecs

• to beat sb to the top of a hill arriver au sommet d'une colline avant qn

• to beat sb into second place reléguer qn à la seconde place

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

• to beat the record battre le record

• to beat the system contourner le système

• to beat sb to it couper l'herbe sous le pied à qn

• coffee beats tea any day (inf) le café, c'est bien meilleur que le thé

• this problem has got me beaten (inf) ce problème me dépasse complètement

• if you can't beat them, join them (inf) si tu ne peux pas les vaincre, mets-toi de leur côté

• that will take some beating! (inf) pour faire mieux, il faudra se lever de bonne heure ! (inf)

• it beats me how you can speak to her (inf) je ne comprends pas que tu lui adresses la parole

• can you beat it! (inf) faut le faire ! (inf)

4. intransitive verb

   a. [rain, wind] battre ; [sun] also beat down taper (inf)

• the rain was beating against the window la pluie battait contre la vitre

• he doesn't beat about the bush il n'y va pas par quatre chemins

   b. [heart, pulse, drum] battre

• his pulse began to beat quicker son pouls s'est mis à battre plus fort

5. compounds

► beat-up (inf) adjective déglingué (inf)

► beat back separable transitive verb

[+ enemy, flames] repousser

► beat down

1. intransitive verb

• the rain was beating down il pleuvait à verse

• the sun was beating down le soleil tapait (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

( = reduce) [+ prices] faire baisser ; [+ person] faire baisser ses prix à

• I beat him down to £8 je l'ai fait descendre à 8 livres

► beat off separable transitive verb

[+ attacker, competition] repousser

► beat out separable transitive verb

   a. [+ fire] étouffer

   b. to beat out the rhythm battre la mesure

   c. (US) ( = beat) battre

► beat up separable transitive verb

[+ person] battre

► beat up on (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = hit) tabasser (inf) ; ( = bully) intimider

* * *

1) ( repeated sound) (of drum, feet) battement m

2) Music ( rhythm) rythme m; ( in a bar) temps m; ( in verse) accentuation f

3) ( pulsation) ( of heart) battement m, pulsation f

4) Physics, Electricity ( pulse) battement m

5) ( in police force) ( area) secteur m de surveillance; ( route) ronde f

noun modifier Literature [ poet, writer, philosophy] de la Beat Generation

transitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten)

1) ( strike) [person] battre [person, animal, metal, ground, drum]; [person] marteler [door] ( with avec); [wing] battre [air, ground]

2) Culinary ( mix vigorously) battre [mixture, eggs]

3) ( make escape)

4) ( defeat) battre [opponent, team] (at à); vaincre [inflation, drug abuse]; surmonter [illness]; mettre fin à [child abuse, rape]

5) ( confound)

6) ( arrive earlier) éviter [rush, crowds]; devancer [person]

7) ( outdo) gen, Sport battre [score]; dépasser [target]; surclasser [product]

intransitive verb (prét beat, pp beaten) [waves, rain] battre ( against contre); [person] cogner (at, on à); [heart, drum, wings] battre

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

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A n. [cu]

1 rumore ritmico; battito; colpi (pl.) ritmati; ( di tamburo) rullo; the beat of the waves on the rocks, il rumore delle onde che si frangono sugli scogli

2 (fisiol.) battito; pulsazione

3 (mus.) tempo (di battuta); ritmo: three beats to the bar, tre tempi per battuta; a strong beat, un ritmo energico; to follow the beat, andare a tempo; to be off the beat, essere fuori tempo; to be on the beat, andare a tempo

4 ( metrica) accento ritmico

5 attimo (di pausa, esitazione, ecc.)

6 (fis.) battimento

7 zona, quartiere (assegnato a un poliziotto di ronda, a una sentinella); ( per estens.) turno di pattuglia, di ronda, di servizio: to be on the beat, essere di pattuglia, di ronda; essere in servizio

8 (spec. di giornalista, rappresentante, prostituta, ecc.) zona, area, distretto ( da coprire nel proprio lavoro); giro

9 (fam.) ambito di interesse; sfera di attività; competenza: That's off my beat, non me ne intendo; non è affar mio

10 (giorn.) colpo; scoop

11 (naut.) bordata; bordo

12 esponente della «beat generation»; beatnik; beat

13 ( nuoto, scherma) battuta

B a.

1 (fam. USA) stanchissimo; esausto: dead beat, stanco morto; distrutto

2 ( slang USA) malconcio; malandato; male in arnese; squattrinato; senza un soldo

3 (letter. USA) beat: a beat poet, un poeta beat; beat literature, letteratura beat; the beat generation, la «beat generation»; gli scrittori e poeti beat

● (fam. USA) beat-up, malconcio; sgangherato; scassato.

(pass. beat, p. p. beaten, beat)

A v. t.

1 battere; picchiare; percuotere: He beats his children, picchia i figli; to beat a drum, battere un tamburo; to beat a carpet, battere un tappeto; to beat sb. to death, picchiare a morte q.; to beat into submission, indurre con le botte all'obbedienza

2 battere; martellare: to beat gold, battere l'oro; to beat st. into a thin sheet, battere qc. fino a ridurlo a una lamina

3 sbattere; battere; agitare: The cock was beating its wings, il gallo sbatteva le ali

4 ( cucina) sbattere; mescolare; montare ( panna): to beat an egg, sbattere un uovo; Beat a half a pint of cream into the mixture, incorporare al composto mezza pinta di panna

5 battere; vincere; sconfiggere: He beat me at chess, mi ha battuto a scacchi; to beat the competition, battere la concorrenza; They fought bravely but were beaten, hanno combattuto valorosamente ma sono stati sconfitti

6 superare; battere: to beat the world record, battere il record mondiale

7 (fam.) essere migliore di; superare; battere: You can't beat that hotel for comfort, quell'albergo è insuperabile per il comfort; (fam.) You can't beat a good film, non c'è niente di meglio di (o niente batte) un buon film

8 ( slang USA) evitare; scampare a: to beat the chair, evitare la sedia elettrica; to beat the rap, evitare una condanna; evitare una punizione; cavarsela

9 (fam.) lasciare perplesso; sconcertare: It beats me how he can be so stupid, non finisco di stupirmi della sua stupidità; (It) beats me!, non capisco proprio!; non lo so!

10 arrivare prima di; essere più svelto di; precedere; evitare (precedendo); battere: I wanted to buy that painting, but I was beaten to it, volevo comprare quel quadro ma mi hanno preceduto; We left early to beat the traffic, siamo partiti presto per evitare il traffico

11 ( caccia) battere

12 (fam. USA) defraudare: I was beaten out of my inheritance, sono stato defraudato della mia eredità

B v. i.

1 battere; picchiare; pulsare: The rain was beating on the roof, la pioggia batteva sul tetto; Her heart beat fast, le batteva forte il cuore; to make sb. 's heart beat faster, far battere più forte il cuore a q.; accelerare i battiti del cuore di q.

2 ( di ali, ecc.) sbattere

3 (= to beat to windward) (naut.) bordeggiare; stare sui bordi

● (fam.) to beat about (o around) the bush, menare il can per l'aia; girare attorno a una questione; fare tanti giri di parole; tergiversare □ to beat the air, pestare l'acqua nel mortaio □ to beat sb. at his own game, battere q. con le sue stesse armi (o al suo stesso gioco) □ ( slang USA) to beat the band, a più non posso; a tutto spiano; da pazzi □ to beat sb. black and blue, pestare q.; far nero di botte q. □ to beat one's breast, battersi il petto (fig.) □ (fam. USA) to beat the bushes (for st.), cercare (qc.) dappertutto (o in lungo e in largo) □ to beat the clock, finire entro il tempo stabilito; farcela in tempo □ ( slang USA) to beat one's gums, parlare a vanvera; sbattere la lingua □ (fam.) to beat the hell (o the living daylights) out of sb., riempire q. di botte; dare un fracco di botte a q.; ( slang) = to beat sb. hollow, battere q. alla grande; suonarle a q.; stracciare q. □ to beat st. into sb., far entrare (o cacciare) a forza qc. (nozioni, concetti, ecc.) in testa a q. □ (fam.) to beat the pants off sb. = to beat sb. hollow ► sopra □ to beat a path, aprire un sentiero, un passaggio □ to beat a path to sb. 's door, arrivare a frotte da q. (per ottenere qc.); fare la coda davanti alla porta di q. □ to beat a (hasty) retreat, battere in ritirata □ (volg.) to beat sb. shitless, massacrare q. di botte □ (mus.) to beat time, battere (o marcare) il tempo □ (mil.) to beat to arms, suonare a raccolta □ ( slang) Beat it!, fila via!; sparisci!; smamma! □ That beats everything (o all)!, questa le batte tutte!; questo è il colmo! □ ( slang) Can you beat that?, questa è grossa!; è il colmo!; è roba da matti! □ (prov.) If you can't beat them, join them, se non puoi batterli, unisciti a loro.

1) (repeated sound) (il) battere, colpi m.pl.; (of feet) il battere; (of drum) rullo m.

2) mus. battuta f.; (rhythm) ritmo m.; (in a bar) tempo m.; (in verse) accento m. (ritmico)

3) (of heart) battito m., pulsazione f.

4) fis. el. (pulse) battimento m.

5) (in police force) (area) zona f. di sorveglianza; (route) ronda f., giro m.

modificatore [poet, writer, philosophy] beat, della "beat generation"

verbo transitivo (pass. beat; p.pass. beaten)

1) (strike) [ person] picchiare [person, animal]; [ person] battere a [ door]

2) gastr. sbattere [mixture, eggs]

3) (make escape)

4) (defeat) battere, sconfiggere, vincere [opponent, team, inflation, drug abuse, illness]; porre fine a [child abuse, rape]

5) (confound) [ mystery] sconcertare, disorientare [ person]

6) (arrive earlier) battere sul tempo, evitare [rush, crowds]; precedere [ person]

7) sport (outdo) superare [score, target]; surclassare [ product]

verbo intransitivo (pass. beat; p.pass. beaten)

1) (strike repeatedly)

2) fisiol. [ heart] battere, pulsare

3) (make sound) [ drum] battere, suonare

4) (flap) [ wings] battere

•

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

••

aggettivo colloq. stanco morto, distrutto, a pezzi

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1) (repeated sound) (il) battere, colpi m.pl.; (of feet) il battere; (of drum) rullo m.

2) mus. battuta f.; (rhythm) ritmo m.; (in a bar) tempo m.; (in verse) accento m. (ritmico)

3) (of heart) battito m., pulsazione f.

4) fis. el. (pulse) battimento m.

5) (in police force) (area) zona f. di sorveglianza; (route) ronda f., giro m.

modificatore [poet, writer, philosophy] beat, della "beat generation"

verbo transitivo (pass. beat; p.pass. beaten)

1) (strike) [ person] picchiare [person, animal]; [ person] battere a [ door]

2) gastr. sbattere [mixture, eggs]

3) (make escape)

4) (defeat) battere, sconfiggere, vincere [opponent, team, inflation, drug abuse, illness]; porre fine a [child abuse, rape]

5) (confound) [ mystery] sconcertare, disorientare [ person]

6) (arrive earlier) battere sul tempo, evitare [rush, crowds]; precedere [ person]

7) sport (outdo) superare [score, target]; surclassare [ product]

verbo intransitivo (pass. beat; p.pass. beaten)

1) (strike repeatedly)

2) fisiol. [ heart] battere, pulsare

3) (make sound) [ drum] battere, suonare

4) (flap) [ wings] battere

•

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

••

aggettivo colloq. stanco morto, distrutto, a pezzi

1) (strike repeatedly) schlagen [Trommel, Rhythmus, Eier, Teig]; klopfen [Teppich]; hämmern [Gold, Silber usw.]

2) (hit) schlagen; [ver]prügeln

3) (defeat) schlagen [Mannschaft, Gegner]; (surmount) in den Griff bekommen [Inflation, Arbeitslosigkeit, Krise]

4) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]; übertreffen [Leistung]

5) (circumvent) umgehen

6) (perplex)

7)

8) p.p. beat

1) (throb) [Herz:] schlagen, klopfen; [Puls:] schlagen

2) [Sonne:] brennen (on auf + Akk.); [Wind, Wellen:] schlagen (on auf + Akk., against gegen); [Regen, Hagel:] prasseln, trommeln ( against gegen)

3)

4) (knock) klopfen (at an + Dat.)

5) (Naut.) kreuzen

1) (stroke, throbbing) Schlag, der; (rhythm) Takt, der

2) (Mus.) Schlag, der; (of metronome, baton) Taktschlag, der

3) (of policeman, watchman) Runde, die; (area) Revier, das

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

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I. n

1. (throb) Schlag m

2. no pl (act) Schlagen nt kein pl, Pochen nt kein pl; of the heart also Klopfen nt

her heart skipped a \beat ihr stockte das Herz

3. no pl MUS Takt m

to have a strong \beat einen ausgeprägten Rhythmus haben

to the \beat of the music im Takt der Musik

4. usu sing (patrol) Revier nt

to be on [or to walk] the \beat seine Runde machen

▶ to be off sb's \beat nicht jds Fach sein

II. adj inv, pred ( fam)

1. (exhausted) erschlagen fam, fix und fertig fam; (tired) todmüde fam

to be dead \beat esp BRIT (exhausted) total geschafft sein fam; (tired) todmüde sein fam

2. (defeated) geschlagen, besiegt

to have sb \beat CHESS jdn schachmatt gesetzt haben

III. vt

<beat, beaten or ( fam) beat>

1. (hit)

▪ to \beat sth gegen etw akk schlagen; (on top of sth) auf etw akk schlagen

to \beat a carpet einen Teppich [aus]klopfen

he \beat the door/table with his fist er schlug mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch

2. (strike)

▪ to \beat sth against sth mit etw dat gegen etw akk schlagen

to \beat one's fists against the door/ground/table mit den Fäusten gegen die Tür/auf den Boden/auf den Tisch schlagen

to \beat sb's head against the wall/floor jds Kopf gegen die Wand/den Boden schlagen

3. (hurt)

▪ to \beat sb [with sth] jdn [mit etw dat] schlagen

to \beat one's child/wife sein Kind/seine Frau [ver]prügeln [o schlagen]

to \beat sb to death jdn totschlagen [o zu Tode prügeln]

to \beat sb black and blue jdn grün und blau schlagen fam

to brutally [or savagely] \beat sb jdn brutal zusammenschlagen

4. (drum)

▪ to \beat sth auf etw akk trommeln

to \beat a drum trommeln

to \beat time den Takt schlagen

5. (mix)

to \beat cream/eggs Sahne [o SCHWEIZ Rahm] /Eier schlagen [o SCHWEIZ rühren]

\beat [the] butter [until light and fluffy] [die] Butter schaumig schlagen

\beat eggs and sugar [together] die Eier mit dem Zucker [o Eier und Zucker] schaumig schlagen

6. (force)

to \beat a confession out of sb ein Geständnis aus jdm herausprügeln

to \beat one's path through sth sich dat einen Weg durch etw akk bahnen

7. (defeat)

▪ to \beat sb/sth jdn/etw schlagen [o besiegen]; (score better) jdn/etw übertreffen

they were \beaten [by] three goals to one sie wurden mit 3 zu 0 geschlagen

to \beat a record einen Rekord brechen

to be hard to \beat schwer zu schlagen sein

▪ to \beat sb to sth jdm bei etw dat zuvorkommen

to \beat sb to the draw schneller ziehen als jd; ( fig) schlagfertiger als jd sein

8. ( fam)

▪ to \beat sb/sth (surpass, outdo) jdn/etw schlagen [o übertreffen]; (be better than) besser als jd/etw sein

you can't \beat our local Italian restaurant for a good pizza eine bessere Pizza als bei unserem Italiener findest du nirgends

you can't \beat a cool beer on a hot day es geht [doch] nichts über ein kühles Bier an einem heißen Tag

you simply can't \beat their prices ihre Preise sind schlichtweg nicht zu unterbieten

9. (avoid)

▪ to \beat sth etw umgehen

10. ( fam: baffle)

▪ to \beat sb jdm [o für jdn] zu hoch fam

it \beats me das ist mir zu hoch fam

it \beats me [or what \beats me is] how/why... es ist mir ein Rätsel, wie/warum...

▶ to \beat one's breast [or chest] sich dat an die Brust schlagen fig

▶ if you can't \beat 'em, join 'em ( saying) verbünde dich mit ihnen, wenn du sie nicht besiegen kannst

▶ to \beat the [living] daylights [or (fam!) the shit] out of sb ( fam) jdn windelweich schlagen fam

▶ that \beats everything [or AM also all] ( fam) das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus

▶ to \beat sb at their own game jdn mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen fig

▶ to \beat the hell out of sb ( fam) jdn fürchterlich verdreschen fam

▶ to \beat sb hollow BRIT ( fam) jdn vernichtend schlagen

▶ to \beat it ( fam) die Beine unter die Arme nehmen fam

\beat it! hau ab! fam

▶ to \beat the pants off sb ( fam) jdn vernichtend schlagen

▶ to \beat a path to sb's door jdm die Bude einrennen fam

▶ to \beat sb to the punch ( fam) jdm zuvorkommen

▶ to \beat the rap AM ( fam) sich akk herauswinden

▶ to \beat a [hasty] retreat [schnell] einen Rückzieher machen

IV. vi

<beat, beaten or ( fam) beat>

1. (throb,) schlagen; heart also klopfen, pochen; drum dröhnen

the doctor could feel no pulse \beating der Arzt konnte keinen Puls[schlag] feststellen

2. (strike)

▪ to \beat against/on sth gegen etw akk schlagen; (continously) gegen etw akk hämmern

3. ( fig) sun

▪ to \beat on sth auf etw [nieder]brennen; rain, hail

to \beat against the window/on the roof gegen das Fenster peitschen /auf das Dach prasseln; waves

to \beat against the rocks/ship gegen die Felsen/das Schiff schlagen [o peitschen

4. AM (hurt)

▪ to \beat on sb auf jdn einschlagen

▶ to \beat about [or AM around] the bush um den heißen Brei herumreden fam

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1. vb pret beat, ptp beaten

2. n

1) (of heart, pulse, drum = single beat) Schlag m; (= repeated beating) Schlagen nt

2) (of policeman, sentry) Runde f, Rundgang m; (= district) Revier nt

3) (MUS, POET) Takt m; (of metronome, baton) Taktschlag m

4) (= beat music) Beat(musik f) m

5) (HUNT) Treibjagd f

3. vt

1) (= hit) schlagen; person, animal also (ver)prügeln, hauen (inf); carpet klopfen; (= search) countryside, woods absuchen, abkämmen

2) (= hammer) metal hämmern; (= shape also) treiben

3) (= defeat) schlagen; record brechen; inflation in den Griff bekommen; disease erfolgreich bekämpfen

4) (= be before) budget, crowds zuvorkommen (+dat)

5) (= move up and down regularly) schlagen

6) (MUS)

7) (COOK) cream, eggs schlagen

4. vi

1) (heart, pulse, drum) schlagen

2) (wind, waves) schlagen; (rain also) trommeln; (sun) brennen

3) (cream) sich schlagen lassen

5. adj

1) (inf

2) (inf

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beat¹ [biːt]

A s

1. (besonders regelmäßig wiederholter) Schlag, z. B. Herz-, Puls-, Trommelschlag m, Pochen n, Klopfen n (des Herzens etc), Ticken n (der Uhr), (An)Schlagen n (der Wellen)

2. SPORT (Ruder)Schlag m, Schlagzahl f (pro Minute)

3. Fechten: Battuta f, Klingenschlagstoß m

4. MUS

a) Takt(schlag) m:

in beat im Takt;

out of beat, off (the) beat aus dem Takt

b) Schlag(zeit) m(f), Taktteil m

c) Jazz: Beat m (rhythmischer Schwerpunkt)

d) Beat(musik) m(f)

5. LIT Hebung f, Ton m

6. ELEK, PHYS, RADIO Schwebung f

7. US umg

a) I never heard the beat of that das schlägt oder übersteigt alles, was ich je gehört habe

b)c) (sensationelle) Allein- oder Erstmeldung (einer Zeitung)

8. → beatnik

9. Runde f, Revier n (eines Schutzmanns etc):

be on one’s beat seine oder die Runde machen;

be off ( oder out of) one’s beat fig nicht in seinem Element sein;

that is out of my beat das schlägt nicht in mein Fach

10. JAGD Treiben n

B adj

1. umg wie erschlagen, fix und fertig

2. MUS Beat…:

3. Beatnik…:

beat philosophy;

the Beat Generation die Beatgeneration (Gruppe junger Menschen in den USA, die nach dem 2. Weltkrieg die Gesellschaft mit allen bürgerlichen Bindungen ablehnte und durch gesteigerte Lebensintensität zur Erkenntnis einer metaphysischen Wirklichkeit zu gelangen suchte)

4. PHYS, RADIO Schwebungs…:

C v/t prät beat, pperf beaten, obs oder dial beat

1. schlagen, (ver)prügeln, verhauen:

beat to death erschlagen;

beat a confession out of sb ein Geständnis aus jemandem herausprügeln;

beat sth into sb(’s head) jemandem etwas einbläuen; → air¹ A 1, breast A 1, chest A 2

2. (regelmäßig oder häufig) schlagen, z. B.

a) einen Teppich etc klopfen, Kleider etc (aus)klopfen

b) Metall hämmern oder schmieden

c) Steine klopfen

d) Eier etc (zu Schaum oder Schnee) schlagen

3. den Takt, die Trommel schlagen:

beat the charge MIL das Signal zum Angriff geben;

beat the drum for sb (sth) fig für jemanden (etwas) die Trommel rühren; → retreat A 1

4. peitschen, schlagen gegen (Wind, Wellen, Regen etc):

beaten by storms sturmgepeitscht

5. schlagen mit den Flügeln etc:

the bird was beating its wings;

beat one’s hands (in die Hände) klatschen

6. einen Weg stampfen, treten, (sich) bahnen:

beat one’s way US umg per Anhalter reisen, trampen;

beat it! umg hau ab!

7. JAGD und weitS. ein Revier durchstöbern, -streifen, einen Rundgang machen um

8. a) einen Gegner schlagen, besiegen:

beat sb at swimming jemanden im Schwimmen schlagen;

beat sb into second place jemanden auf den zweiten Platz verweisen;

he had only the goalkeeper to beat SPORT er hatte nur noch den Torhüter vor sich;

I’ll not be beaten fig ich lasse mich nicht unterkriegen;

beat the band umg alles übertreffen; (als Redewendung) mit (aller) Macht, wie toll;

she was screaming to beat the band umg sie schrie aus Leibeskräften;

he was sleeping to beat the band umg er schlief wie ein Murmeltier;

if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em umg wenn man nicht gegen den Strom schwimmen kann, dann schwimmt man halt mit; → hollow B 1

b) jemandem, einer Sache zuvorkommen:

beat sb to it ( oder to the punch) umg jemandem zuvorkommen;

beat the deadline umg noch rechtzeitig fertig werden, die Frist einhalten; → gun¹ A 3

9. fig schlagen, übertreffen, -bieten:

beat a record einen Rekord brechen;

the time to beat die Zeit, die es zu schlagen gilt;

you can’t beat a good cup of tea es geht nichts über eine gute Tasse Tee;

that beats all ( oder everything)! das ist doch der Gipfel oder die Höhe!;

that beats everything I’ve ever heard das ist das Tollste, was ich je gehört habe;

can you beat it ( oder that)! umg das darf doch nicht wahr sein!

10. fig verblüffen:

that beats me das ist mir zu hoch, da komme ich nicht mehr mit;

it beats me how … ich verstehe einfach nicht, wie …

11. umg fertigmachen (erschöpfen):

12. TYPO abklopfen:

beat a proof einen Bürstenabzug machen

D v/i

1. (heftig) schlagen, pochen, klopfen (Herz), ticken (Uhr):

beat at ( oder on) the door gegen die Tür hämmern oder schlagen

2. schlagen, peitschen ( against gegen):

3. schlagen, (er)tönen (Trommel etc)

4. SCHIFF lavieren, kreuzen:

beat against the wind, beat to windward (luvwärts) kreuzen, abfallen

5. JAGD eine Treibjagd veranstalten: → bush¹ A 1

beat² [biːt] s Br Flachs- oder Hanfbündel n

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1) (strike repeatedly) schlagen [Trommel, Rhythmus, Eier, Teig]; klopfen [Teppich]; hämmern [Gold, Silber usw.]

2) (hit) schlagen; [ver]prügeln

3) (defeat) schlagen [Mannschaft, Gegner]; (surmount) in den Griff bekommen [Inflation, Arbeitslosigkeit, Krise]

4) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]; übertreffen [Leistung]

5) (circumvent) umgehen

6) (perplex)

7)

8) p.p. beat

1) (throb) [Herz:] schlagen, klopfen; [Puls:] schlagen

2) [Sonne:] brennen (on auf + Akk.); [Wind, Wellen:] schlagen (on auf + Akk., against gegen); [Regen, Hagel:] prasseln, trommeln ( against gegen)

3)

4) (knock) klopfen (at an + Dat.)

5) (Naut.) kreuzen

1) (stroke, throbbing) Schlag, der; (rhythm) Takt, der

2) (Mus.) Schlag, der; (of metronome, baton) Taktschlag, der

3) (of policeman, watchman) Runde, die; (area) Revier, das

- beat back

- beat down

- beat in

- beat off

- beat out

- beat up

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Runde -n f.

Schlag -¨e m.

Takt -e m. v.

= ausklopfen v.

besiegen v.

klopfen v.

schlagen v.

удар;
бой - the * of a drum барабанный бой - the * of waves on a beach прибой( специальное) пульсация (напр. сердца) ;
колебание (маятника и т. п.) - the * of the heart биение сердца - his heart missed a * его сердце замерло (от волнения) (музыкальное) ритм, такт - in * в ритме - off the * не в ритме - off * синкопический( о музыке) ;
неровный( о поведении человека) (музыкальное) отсчитывание такта - he kept * with his hand он отбивал такт рукой (музыкальное) доля (единица ритма, метра) - strong * сильная доля - four *s to a measure четырехдольный размер, четырехдольный такт (музыкальное) взмах дирижерской палочки дозор, обход;
маршрут дозора;
район патрулирования - a policeman on his * полицейский на своем участке - a street-walker on the * проститутка, вышедшая на промысел - to be on the * совершать обход;
обходить дозором (охота) место облавы (американизм) (сленг) сенсационное сообщение( опубликованное в одной газете раньше, чем во всех остальных) (разговорное) нечто выдающееся, невиданное - you never saw the * of it вы никогда ничего подобного не видали - I've never seen his * он бесподобен (американизм) (разговорное) мошенник, обманщик - hotel *s постояльцы, уезжающие из гостиницы, не уплатив по счету( американизм) (разговорное) тунеядец битник (разговорное) надувательство, мошенничество - to get a * on smb. надуть кого-л. убытки батман (фехтование) (морское) лавирование;
курс против течения или ветра (кинематографический) "хлопушка" (при съемке звуковых фильмов) pl (физическое) биения > to be off one's * быть вне привычной обстановки, не в своей стихии;
вести себя не так, как всегда > it is off my * altogether это не по моей части;
это не мое дело( американизм) (разговорное) усталый, измотавшийся, разбитый, выдохшийся( о человеке) (американизм) (разговорное) ошарашенный относящийся к битникам - * poetry поэзия битников бить, ударять;
колотить, стучать - to * at /on/ the door колотить /стучать/ в дверь - to * a nut-tree сбивать орехи с дерева (с помощью шеста) - the hail was *ing against the window-panes град барабанил в окна - waves * against the shore волны бились /разбивались/ о берег - the hailstorm had *en the wheat град побил пшеницу - the eagle *s the air with its wings орел машет /хлопает/ крыльями бить, побить;
избивать - badly *en сильно избитый - to * with a whip (от) хлестать, (от) стегать кнутом - to * to death забить до смерти - to * black and blue избить до синяков - you ought to be well *en! тебя надо бы хорошенько вздуть! колоть, измельчать - to * to powder, to * small истолочь в порошок - to * to pieces расколоть на куски побить, победить - to * smb. on points( спортивное) победить по очкам - to * for the loss of only two games( спортивное) выиграть с потерей только двух игр - to * smb. to his /her/ knees сломить, унизить кого-л. - their team was *en их команда потерпела поражение - I can * you at swimming в плавании я тебя побью, плаваю я лучше тебя - the enemy was *en and scattered враг был разбит и обращен в бегство( разговорное) превосходить;
быть лучше, выше - to * all превзойти все - as a story-teller Chaucer *s all his contemporaries как рассказчик Чосер выше всех своих современников - that *s everithing I ever heard это поразительно, никогда ничего подобного не слышал (американизм) (разговорное) обойти, надуть, обмануть - to * a grocer's bill обмануть бакалейщика, не заплатив по счету (to) обогнать;
обскакать - to * smb. to smth. раньше кого-л. прийти куда-л. или добиться чего-л. - to * smb. to it оказаться быстрее кого-л. в чем-л.;
обогнать, перегнать кого-л7 (разговорное) озадачить - it *s me это выше моего понимания - can you * it? ну, что ты на это скажешь?, можете себе представить что-л. подобное? биться;
трепетать;
пульсировать - his heart * with joy его сердце забилось /затрепетало/ от радости - the flag was *ing in the wind флаг развевался по ветру, ветер трепал флаг - the waves were *ing (against) the shore волны разбивались /плескались/ о берег - the cans * in the van банки гремели /громыхали/ в кузове обыскивать, обшаривать, устраивать облаву - to * the jungle for monkeys организовать в джунглях облаву на обезьян - to * the town for smb. исколесить /объездить, исходить/ весь город в поисках кого-л. - the posse * the countryside for the fugitive отряд прочесал местность в поисках беглеца (американизм) (разговорное) убегать, удирать( преим. to * it) - let's * it давай смоемся;
давай сбежим отсюда - * it! убирайся!, пошел вон!, отвали! ( физическое) создавать биения отбивать (такт, время) - to * time отбивать такт;
делать( что-л.) в такт (маршировать и т. п.) - he was *ing time with his foot он отбивал такт ногой - the clock was *ing midnight било полночь бить (в барабан и т. п.) ;
подавать сигнал - to * the drum бить в барабан - to * a retreat( военное) (историческое) бить отступление( на барабане) ;
давать сигнал к отступлению;
бить отбой, отступать( от своей позиции и т. п.) (разговорное) убегать, уносить ноги - to * a charge( военное) (историческое) бить наступление;
подавать сигнал к наступлению /к атаке/ - to * an alarm бить тревогу - to * daybreak( военное) бить зорю - to * to arms (военное) бить сбор;
призывать к оружию - * to arms! оружие к осмотру! (команда) - to * a parley( военное) (историческое) давать сигнал к переговорам;
предлагать перемирие звучать при ударе (о барабане и т. п.) - the drums were *ing били барабаны взбивать (яйца, белки и т. п.) ;
вымешивать( тесто;
тж. * up) - to * eggs взбивать яйца - to * pillows взбивать подушки - to * dough месить тесто взбиваться (о яйцах и т. п.) - this cream does not * well эти сливки плохо взбиваются размешивать( глину и т. п.) - to * clay мять глину размешиваться (о глине и т. п.) выколачивать, выбивать (одежду и т. п.;
тж. * up) - to * carpets выбивать ковры отбивать (мясо и т. п.) (техническое) ковать;
чеканить - to * flat плющить, сплющивать - to * into leaf расплющивать металл - they shall * their swords into plough-shares (библеизм) они перекуют свои ме- чи на орала молотить, выколачивать (злаки) трепать( лен) пробивать, протаптывать, прокладывать( дорогу и т. п.) - to * a walk утрамбовывать дорожку - to * the streets гранить мостовую - to * one's way through проложить /пробить/ себе дорогу (морское) (спортивное) лавировать;
бороться со встречным ветром или течением;
продвигаться против ветра - to * along the wind держать курс по ветру - to * (up) to windward приводить на ветер > to beat smth. into smth. вбивать, вколачивать;
вдалбливать;
смешать, взбивая > to beat a nail into the wall вбить гвоздь в стену > to beat smth. into one's head вбить себе в голову что-л. > Ican beat it into his head никак не могу втолковать ему это > to beat smb. into smth., into doing smth. (битьем) заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.;
вынудить кого-л. к чему-л. > to * one's head against a wall биться головой о стенку > to * the drum (сленг) трезвонить, разглагольствовать;
хвастаться, рекламировать, раздувать > to * one's brains /head/ (out) with /about, on/ smth. ломать себе голову над чем-Л. > to * the air /the wind/ толочь воду в ступе > to * the hoof ходить пешком, на своих (на) двоих > to * one's gums /chops/ (сленг) трепать языком, болтать, разглагольствовать > to * hollow /to a frazzle, all to pieces/ разбить наголову;
избить до полусмерти > to * the living daylights out of smb. (американизм) (сленг) избить кого-л. до полусмерти > to * the rap (американизм) уйти от возмездия /закона/ > you won't easily * it у тебя лучше не выйдет /не получится/ > it *s the band /creation, cock-fighting, the Dutch, my grandmother, the devil, hell/ это превосходит все, это невероятно /потрясающе/ - enough flowers were sent to * the band завалили /засыпали/ цветами - it rained to * the band дождь лил как из ведра - to * smb.'s time (сленг) отбивать у кого-л. невесту, жениха - to * one's way (американизм) (сленг) ехать без билета, путешествовать зайцем или на своих (на) двоих - to * about the bush ходить вокруг да около, вилять, подходить к делу издалека, говорить обиняками - stop *ing about the bush! говорите прямо! - one *s the bush while another catches the birds чужими руками жар загребать сорняки, сжигаемые для удобрения