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beat down

vb (adverb)
1. (Commerce) (tr)informal to force or persuade (a seller) to accept a lower price:I beat him down three pounds.
2. (intr) (of the sun) to shine intensely; be very hot
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower pricebeat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
chaffer,haggle,higgle,huckster - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
2.beat down - shine hardbeat down - shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"
beam,shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
3.beat down - dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
reposition,shift,dislodge - change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
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beat

verb
1.To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
Informal:lambaste.
Slang:clobber.
Idiom:rain blows on.
2.To punish with blows or lashes:
Informal:trim.
Slang:lay into,lick.
3.To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
4.To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds:
Idioms:keep time,mark time.
5.To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:
6.To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:
7.To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency:
8.To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:
Informal:trim,whip.
Slang:ace,lick.
Idioms:carry the day,get the best of,get the better of, go someone one better.
10.Slang. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:
Idiom:put someone at a loss.
phrasal verb
beat down
To be projected with blinding intensity:
phrasal verb
beat off
To turn or drive away:
noun
1.A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:
2.A periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:
3.The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music:
4.An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter:
adjective
Informal. Extremely tired:
Informal:bushed,tuckered (out).
Slang:done in,fagged (out),pooped (out).
Idioms:all in, ready to drop.
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Translations
يَخَفِّض السِّعْر بالمُساوَمَهيَضْغَط بالحَرارَه
pražitsmlouvat
brænde
lealkuszikletûz
prútta niîurvera heitur/brennandi
fiyat kırmak/indirmekkavurmaktepesine vurmak

w>beat down

vi (rain)herunterprasseln;(sun)herunterbrennen
vt sep
(= reduce)pricesherunterhandeln;oppositionkleinkriegen(inf);I managed to beat him down (on the price)ich konnte denPreis herunterhandeln;I beat him down to £20 for the chairich habe denStuhl auf £ 20 heruntergehandelt
(= flatten)dooreinrennen;wheat, cropniederwerfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

beat

(biːt)past tensebeat:past participleˈbeaten verb
1. to strike or hit repeatedly.Beat the drum. slaan يَضْرِب удрям bater tloucischlagen slå χτυπώ εξακολουθητικάbatir,golpear,percutir taguma پی در پی زدن hakatabattre לְהַכּוֹת, לַהֲלוֹם वार करना udarati üt, ver memukul berja, lemjacolpire,percuotere たたく 연달아 치다 mušti sist; dauzīt pukulslaanslå uderzać په پر له پسي توگه وهل او ټكول bater a bate (în)бить;ударять tĺcť tolči udarati slå, piska, hamra, bulta ตีซ้ำ ๆvurmak,çalmak (接連地)擊打 бити, вдаряти نقارے پر چوٹ لگانا ، ڈھول بجانا đập; nện (接连地)击打
2. to win against.She beat me in a contest. verslaan, wen يَهْزِم، يَتَغَلَّب عبى، يَتَفَوَّق печеля derrotar porazitschlagen slåνικώderrotar võitma شکست دادن voittaabattreלנצח हराना pobijediti legyőz mengalahkan sigrabattere 負かす 이기다 nugalėti pārspēt; uzvarēt kalahkanverslaanseire over,slåpokonać ماته وركول derrotar a învingeпобеждать poraziť potolči pobediti nekoga besegra, slå เอาชนะyenmek, mağlûp etmek 戰勝 перемагати جیتنا đánh bại ai战胜
3. to mix thoroughly.to beat an egg. klits, klop يَخْفَقُ البَيْضَه разбивам bater šlehatschlagen piskeανακατεύω,χτυπώbatir vahule kloppima به هم زدن sekoittaabattre לִטְרוֹף फेंटना istući (tojást) felver mengocok hræra, þeytasbattere 強くかきまぜる 휘저어 섞다 išplakti sakult pukulkloppenvispe,piske ubijać گډوډول bater a bateвзбивать šľahať stepati izmućkati vispa ตีหรือคนให้เข้ากัน çırpmak 攪拌 збивати انڈا پھینٹنا đánh tơi; khuấy搅拌
4. to move in a regular rhythm.My heart is beating faster than usual. klop يخفق، ينبض يَخْفِق ، يَنْبِضُ (القَلب) туптя bater bít, tloucischlagen slå; bankeχτυπώ,πάλλομαιlatir,pulsar lööma تپیدن sykkiäbattre לִפעוֹם धड़कना otkucavati dobog (szív) berdenyut slábattere 鼓動する (심장이) 고동치다 plakti pukstēt (par sirdi); pulsēt degupkloppenslåbić غورځیدل bater a bateбиться biť biti lupati, kucati slå เต้นเป็นจังหวะçarpmak,atmak 跳動 битися دل کا حرکت کرنا đập (nói về tim)跳动
5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a batonetc.A conductor beats time for an orchestra. die maat slaan يُحافِظُ على وِحْدَةِ الأيقاع тактувам marcar udávat takt Takt angeben/schlagen slå takt κρατώ το χρόνο (μουσ.)marcar,llevar takti lööma ضرب آهنگ را نشان دادن merkitä iskutbattre לְהָקִיש छड़ी से इशारे करना udarati ritam üt (taktust) memukul irama slá taktbattere 拍子をとる (박자를) 잡다 mušti taktą sist takti ikut rentakslaanslå takten taktować د ساز د غږولو ښوونه marcar a bate (măsura)отбивать udávať takt dajati takt udarati takt slå takten ให้จังหวะดนตรีโดยใช้ไม้อำนวยเพลง tempo tutmak 打拍子 відбивати такт موسیقار کا چھڑی سے موسیقی کو ظاہر کرنا đánh dấu打拍子
noun
1. a regular stroke or its sound.I like the beat of that song. maat وِحْدَة الأيقاع ритъм ritmo rytmus der (Takt-)Schlag takt; rytmeρυθμόςcompás,ritmo rütm ضرب آهنگ؛ ریتم rytmirythmeקצב धड़कन ritam ütem irama takturritmo 拍子 박자 ritmas sitiens; puksts; ritms; takts rentakritmetakt,rytmeuderzenie د ساز غږولritmo ritmритм rytmus ritem ritam takt, rytm, sväng จังหวะtempo 節奏 ритм تھاپ ، لے hịp đánh 敲击声,拍子
2. a regular or usual course.a policeman's beat. patrollie عَمَل مُعْتاد път ronda obchůzka das Revier distrikt; rundeπεριπολίαronda ringkäik مسیر reittironde מַסלוּל קָבוּע ताल ruta őrjárat patroli svæði, leið, hringurgiro 巡回区域 순찰 patruliuojamas rajonas apgaita rondaanrondedistrikt,runde rewir لار ronda rond патрулировать obchôdzka obhod rejon rond, pass, område การลาดตระเวน nöbet yeri, görev bölgesi 固定的(巡邏)路線 дозір, обхід متعین راستہ khu vực phân cho một viên cảnh sát巡逻路线
ˈbeater noun
klitser مُطارِد القَنْص من مخبَئِـهِ، مِخْفَقَة البَيْض който удря batedor šlehač; palička der Schläger pisker; piskerisχτυπητήριbatidor lööja شخص یا چیزی که می زند lyöjäbatteur מַטרֵף थापी mlat, bat ütő; habverő; hajtó (vadászaton) pengocok telur, pemukul hamrari; þeytari; fælari (fyrir veiðimenn)battitore かくはん器 두들기는 사람 mušikas sitējs; sitamais pemukulkloppervisp;bankertrzepaczka وهونكي batedor persoană care bateколотушка palička igralec na tolkala hajkač slagverktyg, klubba, visp ผู้ตี çırpıcı, döven, vuran 敲打者 той, хто б'є ڈھول بجانے والا người đánh; máy đập lúa敲打者
ˈbeating noun
drag slae ضرْب، خفْـق، نبْض удряне, бой surra výprask; tlukot; porážka das Schlagen prygl; klø; tæskξυλοκόπημαgolpeo;latido;batida löömine تپش؛ ضربان lyöminenraclée מַכּוֹת मार, मारपीट batina, šibanje szívdobogás pukulan barsmíði; flenging; ósigurbotte 打つこと 두드리기 mušimas sišana; pēršana; pukstēšana; sakaušana memukulafstraffing bank, juling;nederlagbicie دربيدل، درزيدلsurra bătaieбиение; битье výprask batine udaranje slående, piskande, stryk การตีซ้ำ ๆdayak, sopa çekme,dövme 敲打 биття ڈھول بجانا sự đánh; sự nện敲打
ˈbeaten adjective
1. overcome; defeated.the beaten team;He looked tired and beaten. verslaan مَهْزوم، مَغْلوب загубил derrotado poražený, zbitýgeschlagen slåetηττημένος,καταβεβλημένοςderrotado löödud شکست خورده voitettubattu רָמוּס पिटाई poražen legyőzött kalah yfirbugaður, sigraður; uppgefinn battuto, sconfitto;abbattuto 打ち負かされた 패배한 nugalėtas, pralaimėjęs sakauts; uzvarēts; nomocījies tewasverslagenslått, utkjørt; banket,pisket pobity مات vencido bătut побеждённый; разбитый ubitý; porazený poražen poražen besegrad พ่ายแพ้yenilmiş,yenik 被打敗的 стомлений; побитий مغلوب ، ہارا ہوا quỵ; nản chí打败了的
2. mixed thoroughly.beaten egg. geklits مَخْفوق (البيْض) разбит batido (vy)šlehanýgeschlagen pisket καλά ανακατεμένος, χτυπημένοςbatido vahuleklopitud زده شده؛ مخلوط شده sekoitettubattu טָרוּף फेंटा istući felvert terkocok þeyttur, hrærðurbattuto,sbattuto 強くかきまぜられた 휘저어 섞은 (su)plaktas sakults pukulangekloptpisket,blandet sammen ubity وهل شوی، گډ شوي batido bătut взбитый šľahaný stepen izmućkan vispad ที่ตีหรือคนให้เข้ากัน çırpılmış, çalkalanmış 充分攪拌的 збитий خوب اچھی طرح ملایا ہوا đánh tơi充分搅拌的
beat about the bush
to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision. doekies omdraai يَلِفُّ وَيَدورُ حَوْلَ المَوْضوع говоря общи приказки за проблема com rodeios chodit kolem horké kašeum den heißen Brei schleichen gå som katten om den varme grød αποφεύγω να έρθω στο θέμα ir con rodeos nagu kass ümber palava pudru käima طفره رفتن kiertää kuin kissa kuumaa puuroatourner autour du pot לָלֶכֶת סְחוֹר סְחוֹר okolišati kertel bertele-tele fara í kringum efniðtergiversare,menare il can per l'aia 遠回しにいう 완곡히 말하다 nesakyti tiesiai, sukti aplink runāt riņķī apkārt; runāt aplinkus cakap berbelit-belit ergens omheen draaiengå som katten om den varme grøten owijać w bawełnę خپل هدف ته په غيرمستقيمه توگه نږدي كيدل estar com rodeios a se învârti în jurul coziiходить вокруг да около chodiť okolo horúcej kaše hoditi kot mačka okrog vrele kaše okolišati gå som katten runt het gröt พูดอ้อมค้อม sözü dolaştırmak, lafı ağzında gevelemek 旁敲側擊 підходити до справи здаля (обережно) سر کھپانا ، دماغ سوزی کرنا nói lòng vòng旁敲侧击
beat down
1. (of the sun) to give out great heat.The sun's rays beat down on us. skroei, verseng يَضْغَط بالحَرارَه излъчвам много топлина abater-se pražitbrennen brænde θερμαίνω πολύ (για τον ήλιο)picar, calentar mucho kõrvetama درخشیدن؛ تابیدن porottaa taper (dur) sur לְהַכּוֹת कम करना isijavati letűz (nap) menimpa vera heitur/brennandiabbattersi 照りつける 내리쬐다 plieksti spiest/dedzināt (par sauli) memancar terikbranden være hett/brennende;steke prażyć رنا abater-se a arde (tare)палить pražiť (močno) pripekati pržiti gassa, bränna แผ่ความร้อนมหาศาล kavurmak, tepesine vurmak (太陽)發散酷熱 палити بہت گرمی پہنچانا toả hơi nóng (太阳)直射,烤晒
2. to (force to) lower a price by bargaining.We beat the price down;We beat him down to a good price. afding, afknibbel يَخَفِّض السِّعْر بالمُساوَمَه намалявам abater (u)smlouvatdrücken prutte med prisen; slå ned κατεβάζω την τιμή με παζάρι conseguir un buen precio (regateando) alla tingima قیمت را پایین آوردن tinkiä hintaa alemmas faire baisser לְהוֹרִיד אֶת הַמְחִיר मोल-तोल कर कम करना spustiti cijenu lealkuszik (árat) menekan harga prútta niður far calare il prezzo 値切る 값을 깎다 (priversti) numušti nokaulēt/nosist (cenu) tawarafdingen prute/slå ned prisenobniżyć په چنو وهلو د بیي ټیټول abater a convinge să lase din preţ сбивать цену dojednať zbiti sniziti pruta ner priset ต่อราคาให้ลดลง fiyat kırmak/indirmek 殺價 збивати, знижувати قیمت نیچے لانا mặc cả杀价
beat it
to go away.Beat it, or I'll hit you!;She told her little brother to beat it. skoert, trap إِنْصَرِف! махам се sumir vypadnout, zmizetverduften forsvinde παίρνω δρόμοlargarse jalga laskma گمشو häipyäfiler להִסתָלֵק हटना gubi se tűnés! menyuruh pergi hypja sigbattersela,darsela a gambe 立ち去る 꺼져 nešdintis vācies prom! ārā! laisties prom pergiophoepelenforsvinne;stikk av!;kom deg vekk! `zjeżdżać` ورکشه desaparecer a se căra, a o şterge пошёл вон, отвали zmiznúť, vypadnúť pobrati se briši sticka วิ่งหนีไป çekip gitmek, toz olmak 滾開 іти геть مارنا hãy cút đi滚开
beat off
to succeed in overcoming or preventing.The old man beat off the youths who attacked him;He beat the attack off easily. verdryf يَصُدُّ هُجوما отблъсквам repelir zahnat, odrazitabwehren slå tilbage; drive vækαπωθώrepeler tagasi tõrjuma پس زدن؛ عقب راندن onnistua estämäänrepousser לַהֲדוֹף परास्त करना odbiti elhárít, visszaver memukul mundur, menghalau berja af sér, verjastrespingere 撃退する 격퇴하다 atmušti atsist; atgaiņāt menangkisafslaanslå tilbake,drive vekk odeprzeć په شا تمبول، شكست وركول repelir a respingeотбивать,подавлять odraziť odbiti odbiti napad avvärja ขับไล่püskürtmek,önlemek 擊退 відбивати حملے سے بچنا đánh bại打退
beat a (hasty) retreat
to go away in a hurry.The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared. die aftog blaas يَهْرُبُ بِسُرْعَه избягвам bater em retirada vyklidit pole, vzít nohy na ramenadas Feld räumen trække sig hurtigt tilbage τρέπομαι σε άτακτη φυγή batirse en retirada, retirarse precipitadamente, salir pitando, poner pies en polvorosa plehku panema با شتاب دور شدن perääntyä nopeastibattre en retraite להִסתָלֵק בְּמהִירוּת तेजी से पीछे हटना brzo se povući megfutamodik pergi tergesa-gesa hörfa undan í skyndingubattere in ritirata 逃げる 황급히 도망치다 nešti kudašių steigšus aiziet / pazust lari lintang pungkangde aftocht blazenkomme seg unna,trekke seg raskt tilbakewycofać się په زغاستي سره په شا کيدل bater em retirada a bate în retragere быстро ретироваться vziať nohy na plecia umakniti se povući se u žurbi slå till [snabb] reträtt ผลุนผลันออกไป apar topar geri çekilmek 倉惶逃走 бити відбій; відступатися تتر بتر ہو جانا vội vàng bỏ trốn仓皇逃走
beat up
to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly.He beat up an old lady. opdons, aanrand يَضْربُ بِشدّةٍ واسْتِمْرار، يُكيلُ الضِّرَبات удрям espancar zmlátit, bítverprügeln slå ned; gennembanke; tæske ξυλοκοπώmoler a palos läbi peksma کتک زدن hakatarouer de coups לְהַכּוֹת מַכּוֹת רֶצַח पीटना udarati összever memukuli bertubi-tubi lúberjamenare 打ちのめす 심하게 때리다 sumušti sadauzīt; piekaut membelasahin elkaar slaanrundjule,slå nedpobić وهل او ټكول espancar a bate mărизбивать biť, mlátiť namlatiti pretući klå upp, ge stryk ตีซ้ำ ๆ จนบาดเจ็บอย่างรุนแรง fena halde dövmek, haşat etmek 痛毆 побити жорстоко زدو کوب کرنا đánh ai nhừ tử痛殴
off the beaten track
away from main roads, centres of populationetc. af van die gebaande weë بعيدا عن الشوارع بَعيدا عَن الشَّوارِع وَمَراكز السُّكّان извън отвърдените пътеки isolado odlehlýabgelegen udenfor alfarvejαπόμερος lugar apartado/aislado kõrvaline بیراهه sivuteillähors des sentiers battus לִפְעוֹל בְּדֶרֶך לא מְקוּבֶּלֶת नए रास्ते पर izvan uhodanog puta félreeső menjauhi (jalan utama dll) ótroðnar slóðirisolato,fuori mano はずれた 인적이 드문 nuošaliai nomaļus terasingafgelegenutenfor allfarvei na uboczu په غلطه تللisolado pe cărări nebătute в стороне от большой дороги odľahlý daleč od shojenih poti neutaban utanför banade vägar, avsides อยู่นอกเส้นทางหลัก ıssız ve sapa (yer), kuş uçmaz kervan geçmez (yer) 遠離喧囂 який знаходиться в стороні, в глибинці مروجہ راستے سے ہٹ کر چلنا heo hút 离开熟路,远离喧嚣
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'tis in an hour like this, with soulbeat down and held to knowledge, --as wild, untutored things are forced to feed --Oh, life!
Not contented with tearing off all the wainscot and hangings, and splitting the doors to pieces, theybeat down the partition walls; and although that alone cost them near two hours, they cut down the cupola or lanthorn, and they began to take the slate and boards from the roof, and were prevented only by the approaching daylight from a total demolition of the building.
Jones was a little staggered by the blow, which came somewhat unexpectedly; but presently recovering himself he also drew, and though he understood nothing of fencing, prest on so boldly upon Fitzpatrick, that hebeat down his guard, and sheathed one half of his sword in the body of the said gentleman, who had no sooner received it than he stept backwards, dropped the point of his sword, and leaning upon it, cried, "I have satisfaction enough: I am a dead man."
They were again obliged, therefore, tobeat down a path for their horses, sometimes travelling on the icy surface of the stream.
The sun-baked streets seemed to give back the heat that hadbeat down on them during the day, and the passers-by dragged their feet along them wearily.
But for these folk down at the coast, there wasn't a care in the world as the sunbeat down.
An assault of hooks forced the referee, who had witnessed something of a one-sidedbeat down until the finish, to call a halt to the action after less than two completed rounds to give 'Cambo' a sixth straight victory and a second stoppage in the paid code.
Meanwhile, the sunbeat down (as, ahem, it always does in the North East in August).

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