beat
/biːt/ verbe B1En français : battre, vaincre, remonter au vent, fouetter
- To hit; to strike. · As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.
- To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. · He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.
- To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event. · Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.· No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always beat him.
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip. · Beat the eggs and whip the cream.
Pluriel beat · He/she/it beats · Prétérit beat · Participe passé beaten · Forme en -ing beating
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- beat
- He/she/it
- beats
- Prétérit
- beat
- Participe passé
- beaten
- Forme en -ing
- beating
Un verbe irrégulier : apprenez par cœur son prétérit et son participe passé.
Verbes à particule et expressions
- beat about To search for something; to look around for something; to...
- beat back To fight against and cause to recede.
- beat down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, ...
- beat into To teach or instil by harsh repetition.
- beat off To drive something away with blows or military force.
- beat on To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
- beat out To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
- beat up flanquer une tripotée, tabasser, se mettre la rate au cou...
Dans la bibliothèque
Diana says she never saw the beat of me for hitting on fancy names for places.
“I thought I had beaten the Wicked Witch then, and I worked harder than ever; but I little knew how cruel my enemy could be.
No; my pride is to see the accused pale, agitated, and as though beaten out of all composure by the fire of my eloquence.” Renée uttered a smothered exclamation.
But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast.”
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