beats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beats in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.beat [biːt] N

1. beat (throb):

beat

otkucaj m

beat

udarac m

2. beat no pl (act):

beat

udaranje nt

beat of the heart

kucanje nt

her heart skipped a beat

srce joj je zastalo

3. beat no pl MUS:

beat

ritam m

4. beat usu sing (police patrol):

beat

zona f

beat

reon m

II.beat [biːt] ADJ inf

beat

iscrpljen

dead beat

mrtav umoran

III.beat <beat, beaten [or inf beat]> [biːt] VB trans

1. beat (hit):

beat

tući imperf

beat

udariti // udarati

beat

prebiti perf

to beat sth

udarati nešto

to beat sth carpet

istresti tepih

to beat a drum

svirati bubanj

to beat time

udarati ritam

to beat sb to death

pretući nekoga na smrt

to beat sb black and blue

ubiti boga u nekome

2. beat food:

beat

umutiti // mutiti

3. beat (force):

to beat a path through sth

prokrčiti put

4. beat:

beat (defeat)

potući perf

beat (defeat)

poraziti perf

beat (score better)

pregaziti perf

you can't beat a cool beer on a hot day

nema ničeg boljeg od hladnog piva na vrućini

you simply can't beat their prices

ne možeš biti jeftiniji od njih

(it) beats me inf

pojma nemam

to beat sb to sth

nadmašiti/prestići nekoga u nečemu

it beats me [or what beats me is] how/why ...

nemam pojma kako/zašto…

5. beat (avoid):

beat

izbeći // izbegavati

Phrases:

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em prov

ako ne možeš da ih pobediš, pridruži im se

that beats everything

to je bolje od svega

beat it!

gubi se!

to beat a [hasty] retreat

zbrisati glavom bez obzira

IV.beat <beat, beaten [or inf beat]> [biːt] VB intr

1. beat (throb,):

beat

udariti // udarati

beat heart also

kucnuti // kucati

beat heart also

lupnuti // lupati

beat drum

svirati imperf

2. beat (strike):

to beat against [or on] sth

udarati po nečemu/o nešto

to beat against [or on] sth (continuously)

lupkati

to beat against [or on] sth (continuously)

kuckati

3. beat fig:

beat rain

pljuštati imperf

beat sun

pržiti imperf

beat waves

razbijati imperf

beat waves

lomiti imperf

4. beat Am (hurt):

to beat on sb

prebiti nekoga

Phrases:

to beat about Am around the bush

okolišati

beat out VB trans

1. beat out (extinguish):

beat out

ugasiti // gasiti

2. beat out (drum):

beat out

svirati imperf

beat out

udarati imperf

3. beat out (flatten):

beat out

sravniti perf

Phrases:

to beat out sb's brains out

prosuti nekome mozak

beat back VB trans

beat back

odbiti // odbijati

beat back MIL

potisnuti // potiskivati

beat off VB trans

beat off

odbraniti

beat off MIL

odbiti

I.beat down VB intr

beat down rain

pljusnuti // pljuštati

beat down sun

pržiti imperf

II.beat down VB trans (haggle)

beat down

cenjkati se imperf to - oko/za

I.beat up VB trans

beat up

izmlatiti // mlatiti

beat up

premlatiti // mlatiti

II.beat up VB intr Am

to beat up on

umlatiti nekoga

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to beat a hasty retreat inf

uhvatiti maglu

to beat sb to a pulp fig inf

prebiti nekog kao vola u kupusu

to patrol one's beat (police)

patrolirati u svom reonu

to beat sb senseless

tući nekog do besvesti

beats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to beat the living daylights out of sb

prebiti nekoga na mrtvo ime

to beat sb at their own game

pobediti nekoga njegovim oružjem/na njegovom terenu

to beat out sb's brains out

prosuti nekome mozak

to beat about/around the bush

okolišati

to beat the shit out of sb

prebiti nekoga kao vola u kupusu inf

to beat the hell out of sb

prebiti nekog kao vola u kupusu

(it) beats me inf

pojma nemam

it beats me [or what beats me is] how/why ...

nemam pojma kako/zašto…

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em prov

ako ne možeš da ih pobediš, pridruži im se

that beats everything

to je bolje od svega