Signification de beat En anglais

• 0 to defeat an opponent or team

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • waves beating against the shore des vagues battant le rivage

• 5 to stir food rapidly

  • to beat the eggs battre les œufs

• 6 to make a pattern of sound or motion

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

• 10 [ singular ] a rhythmic pattern in music

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

• 11 very tired

  • I’m beat! Je suis vanné.

• 12 to strike or hit repeatedly

  • He was beating a large drum.

• 13 to win against

  • She beat me in a game of poker.

• 14 to mix thoroughly

  • Lightly beat an egg.

• 15 to move in a regular rhythm

  • My heart is beating faster than usual.

• 16 to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc

  • A conductor beats time for an orchestra.

• 17 a regular stroke or its sound

  • the pulsating beat of the music.

• 18 a regular or usual course

  • a policeman’s beat.