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[+heart] battement m
→ with every beat of my heart

     (MUSIC)   [+bar]   mesure    f
→ the first beat of the bar
without missing a beat        (fig)   (=unhesitatingly)   [reply]   du tac au tac
→ Harrison replied, without missing a beat

   (=rhythm)   rythme    m
→ It has a good beat.
→ a song with a fast beat
→ the thumping beat of rock music
He was tapping his foot to the beat.      Il battait la mesure du pied.

   (=area)   [+policeman]   secteur    m
→ They go on the beat in two's.
→ his beat, which includes Brixton
to be on the beat      faire sa ronde
→ policemen on the beat

vt ( beat pt) ( beaten pp )

   (=defeat)
  [+opponent]   battre
We beat them 3-0.      On les a battus trois à zéro.
if you can't beat them, join them      si vous ne pouvez les battre, ralliez-vous à eux
to beat sb to it      couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn
→ Mr Fischler beat him to it with a statement announcing his own resignation.

   (=surpass)
  [+record]   battre
→ He was eager to beat the record.
that beats everything!      (=is beyond)   c'est le comble!
you can't beat it      (=there's nothing better)   il n'y a rien de tel
→ You can't beat soap and water for cleansing.

beat it! * fiche le camp!
→ Beat it before it's too late.

   (=hit)   battre
→ His stepfather used to beat him with an iron bar.
to beat sb to death      battre qn à mort
→ She was beaten to death.
→ They were beaten to death with baseball bats.

(=whip) fouetter, battre
→ Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.

     (MUSIC)
to beat time      battre la mesure
→ He beats time with hands and feet.

[heart] battre
→ I felt my heart beating faster.

to beat on a drum battre du tambour
→ The child was beating on a drum.

to beat about the bush tourner autour du pot

▲ beat against
      vt fus
  [+windows]   battre contre
→ The rain beat against the window.

▲ beat at
      vt fus
  [+door]   cogner à
→ Somebody was beating at the door.

▲ beat down

vt sep

(=smash down)
[+door] enfoncer

     [+price]   faire baisser
  [+seller]   faire baisser le prix à
→ Try to beat her down.
to beat sb down from £300 to £270      faire baisser le prix à qn de 300 à 270 livres
→ I beat him down from 500 dollars to 400 dollars.

[rain] (=pelt) tomber à verse
→ The rain was beating down, so we stayed at home.

[sun] taper
→ The sun beat down on our heads.

▲ beat off
      vt sep
  [+attacker]   repousser
→ She used her handbag to beat the attacker off.
→ He managed to beat off an attack by a couple of youths.

▲ beat up
vt sep

(=whip)
[+eggs] fouetter, battre

   *
(=assault)
  [+person]   tabasser *
→ He told us that he had been beaten up by the police.
→ He threatened to beat her up.
to beat o.s. up      (=be hard on oneself)   se flageller
to beat o.s. up about sth      se faire du mouron *   à propos de qch
→ Tell them you don't want to do it any more. Don't beat yourself up about it.

beat-up
      adj
*
[car]   déglingué (e)   *
a beat-up old car      une vieille bagnole *   déglinguée, une vieille voiture déglinguée

dead beat   , dead-beat
*
      adj   (=exhausted)   claqué (e)   *  , crevé (e)   *

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Consulter aussi:

beat at, beat up, beat-up, beat against

Dictionnaire Collaboratif Anglais-Français


beat time	v.	battre la mesure ; rythmer

beat frequency	n.	fréquence de battements	[Tech.]

beat knee	n.	lipo-arthrite sèche du genou	[Med.]

beat box	n.	boîte à rythme

beat it!	exp.	fiche le camp!

beat the living daylights out of someone	v.	1. tabasser quelqu'un (violence physique) 2. battre quelqu'un (à un jeu par ex.)	[Fam.]

beat the rap	v.	être blanchi ; s'en sortir blanchi

beat about the bush	exp.	tourner autour du pot

you beat me to it	exp.	j'allais le dire (ou le faire)

did not beat about the bush	v.	ne pas y allé par quatre chemins

do not beat about the bush	v.	ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

doing not beat about the bush	pres. part	ne pas y allant par quatre chemins

done not beat about the bush	past part.	ne pas y allé par quatre chemins

We beat them 3-0.	exp.	On les a battus trois à zéro.

if you can't beat them, join them	exp.	si vous ne pouvez les battre, ralliez-vous à eux

to beat sb to it	exp.	couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

you can't beat it	exp.	il n'y a rien de tel

to beat sb to death	exp.	battre qn à mort

to beat time	exp.	battre la mesure

to beat on a drum	exp.	battre du tambour

to beat about the bush	exp.	tourner autour du pot

to beat sb down from £300 to £270	exp.	faire baisser le prix à qn de 300 à 270 livres

to beat o.s. up	exp.	se flageller

to beat o.s. up about sth	exp.	se faire du mouron à propos de qch

to beat sb black and blue	exp.	rosser qn

to beat sb black and blue	exp.	couvrir qn de bleus

to beat sb's brains out	exp.	estourbir qn

to beat the clock	exp.	finir en avance

to beat the drum for sth	exp.	faire du battage autour de qch

to beat someone at their own game	exp.	battre quelqu'un à son propre jeu	[Fig.]

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