beat Signification, définition

Signification de beat en français

• 0 to defeat an opponent or team -- battre

  • We beat the other team 5-1. Nous avons battu l’autre équipe 5 à 1.

  • I bet I can beat you at chess. Je parie que je peux te battre aux échecs.

• 1 to hit sb hard and repeatedly -- battre

  • His father beat him. Son père le battait.

  • The victim was beaten to death. La victime a été frappée à la tête.

• 2 to do before sb or sth -- échapper à qqn ou qqch

  • She left early to beat the traffic. Elle est partie tôt pour échapper à la circulation.

  • I wanted to buy the car, but someone beat me to it. Je voulais acheter la voiture mais quelqu’un m’a devancé / coupé l’herbe sous le pied.

• 3 to be better than -- surclasser

  • Sitting here on the beach sure beats working! Etre assis ici sur la plage, c’est bien mieux que de travailler.

• 4 to hit against sth repeatedly and hard -- battre

  • waves beating against the shore des vagues battant le rivage

• 5 to stir food rapidly -- battre

  • to beat the eggs battre les œufs

• 6 to make a pattern of sound or motion -- battre

  • I could feel the bird’s heart beating. Je sentais battre le cœur de l’oiseau.

  • drums beating in the distance des tambours battant au loin

• 7 to not say what you mean directly -- tourner autour du pot

  • Don’t beat around the bush – just tell me! Ne tourne pas autour du pot, explique-toi !

• 8 a sound or movement in a series -- battement [ masculine ]

  • several beats of the drum plusieurs roulements de tambour

  • a beat of your heart un battement de ton cœur

• 9 [ singular ] a series of sounds or movements -- son [ masculine ]

  • Listen to the beat of the drums. Ecoutez le son des tambours.

• 10 [ singular ] a rhythmic pattern in music -- rythme [ masculine ]

  • a song with a good beat une chanson avec un bon rythme

• 11 very tired -- vanné/-ée

  • I’m beat! Je suis vanné.

• 12 to strike or hit repeatedly -- battre

  • He was beating a large drum.

• 13 to win against -- battre

  • She beat me in a game of poker.

• 14 to mix thoroughly -- battre

  • Lightly beat an egg.

• 15 to move in a regular rhythm -- battre

  • My heart is beating faster than usual.

• 16 to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc -- battre (la mesure)

  • A conductor beats time for an orchestra.

• 17 a regular stroke or its sound -- rythme, battement

  • the pulsating beat of the music.

• 18 a regular or usual course -- ronde

  • a policeman’s beat.