beat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beat in the English»French Dictionary

I.beat [Brit biːt, Am bit] N

II.beat [Brit biːt, Am bit] ADJ inf

III.beat <pret beat; pp beaten> [Brit biːt, Am bit] VB trans

1. beat (strike aggressively) person:

to beat sth into sb
to beat sb black and blue inf
to beat sb black and blue inf
to beat the shit sl or hell inf out of sb

10. beat SPORTS:

beat (gen) (outdo) score
beat target
beat product
beat that (if you can)!

IV.beat <pret beat; pp beaten> [Brit biːt, Am bit] VB intr

I.beat back VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sth] back, beat back [sth])

I.beat up VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sb] up, beat up [sb])

I.beat out VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sth] out, beat out [sth])

I.beat in VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sth] in, beat in [sth])

I.beat down VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat down)

II.beat down VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sth] down, beat down [sth])

III.beat down VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sb] down to)

I.beat off VB [Brit biːt -, Am bit -] (beat [sb/sth] off, beat off [sb/sth])

beat-up [Brit, Am ˈˌbidˈˌəp] ADJ inf

beat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beat in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

II.beat <beat, -en> [bi:t] ADJ inf

Translations for beat in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

beat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if you can't beat them, join them prov
to beat the tar out of sb Am inf
to beat about [or around Am] the bush
American English

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