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beating noun

  /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
  • The pulsation of the heart.
 battage, battement

beat verb

  /biːt/
  • (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
 battre, vaincre, griller, remonter au vent
  • (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
  • (transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
 battre
  • To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
 battre, fouetter
  • To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
 battre, fouetter, se mettre martel en tête

beat noun

  /biːt/
  • A pulsation or throb.
 battement
  • (hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
 battue
  • (journalism) The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
 domaine
  • The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
 ronde
  • (by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
 secteur

beat adjective

  /biːt/ , /bɛt/
  • (US, _, slang) Exhausted.
 claqué, crevé, épuisé
devil's beating his wife
le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille
beating up
tabassage
beating heart
cœur battant
take a beating
prendre cher
give a beating
casser la gueule
wife-beating question
question-piège
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