beat down

abrasar

Brillar el sol con mucha fuerza y hacer que todo se caliente mucho.

En inglés sencillo: If the sun does this, it shines strongly and makes everything very hot.

• The sun is beating down.
• We rested indoors while the sun beat down outside.
• The afternoon sun beat down on our bare shoulders.

Cómo se usa: beat down on someone/something (The sun beat down on the empty road.)

Sinónimos: blaze

Expresiones frecuentes: beat down fiercely, beat down on someone

caer con fuerza, caer a cántaros

Caer desde arriba y golpear con fuerza, especialmente la lluvia.

En inglés sencillo: Fall from above and hit things hard, especially when talking about rain.

• The rain beat down hard.
• Hail was beating down on the windows.
• We waited under a tree as the rain beat down.

Cómo se usa: beat down on something (Rain beat down on the roof all night.)

Sinónimos: pelt down, pour down

Expresiones frecuentes: beat down heavily, beat down on something

desgastar, agotar

Agotar o desanimar a alguien con problemas o presión constantes, hasta hacer que se rinda.

En inglés sencillo: Make someone tired, discouraged, or willing to give in through repeated trouble or pressure.

• The daily stress beat her down.
• His endless demands finally beat me down.
• Do not let a few failures beat you down.

Cómo se usa: beat someone down (Years of constant criticism had beaten him down.)

Sinónimos: wear down, wear out, exhaust

Expresiones frecuentes: beat down someone, beat someone down

reprimir, aplastar

Debilitar a un grupo o una idea contraria mediante fuerza o presión.

En inglés sencillo: Use force or pressure to make a group or opposing idea less powerful.

• The army beat down the rebellion.
• They used threats to beat down opposition.
• The rulers could not beat down the growing protest movement.

Cómo se usa: beat down something (The authorities tried to beat down all resistance.)

Sinónimos: suppress, crush, quell

Expresiones frecuentes: beat down opposition, beat down resistance

regatear con

Convencer a un vendedor de que acepte un precio menor mediante el regateo.

En inglés sencillo: Persuade a seller to accept a lower price by arguing about it.

• Try to beat the seller down.
• She beat him down to half the asking price.
• They would not be beaten down any further.

Cómo se usa: beat someone down to an amount (We beat the seller down to fifty euros.)

Sinónimos: haggle with, bargain with

Expresiones frecuentes: beat someone down, beat down sellers

derribar

Hacer que algo caiga o se derrumbe golpeándolo con mucha fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: Make something fall or collapse by hitting it with great force.

• They beat down the old fence.
• The storm beat down several wooden towers.
• Workers beat the damaged wall down with hammers.

Cómo se usa: beat something down (The soldiers beat the gate down with heavy tools.)

Sinónimos: knock down, batter down

Expresiones frecuentes: beat down something, beat down walls