beat

rythme, pulsation

Suite régulière de sons qui marque le rythme de la musique.

En anglais simple : The regular pattern of sounds that gives music its timing.

• This song has a strong beat.
• Tap your foot to the beat.
• The drummer kept a steady beat throughout the song.

Synonymes : rhythm

Expressions courantes : steady beat, drum beat, keep the beat, dance to beat

battement, pulsation

Un mouvement du cœur qui fait circuler le sang dans le corps.

En anglais simple : One movement of the heart as it pushes blood around the body.

• I could feel each beat of my heart.
• The doctor counted sixty beats per minute.
• Her heart missed a beat when the phone rang.

Synonymes : heartbeat, pulse

Expressions courantes : heart beat, miss a beat, regular beat

secteur de patrouille, ronde

Zone ou trajet qu'un policier ou un gardien surveille régulièrement.

En anglais simple : An area or route that a police officer or guard regularly checks.

• The officer walked his beat.
• Two guards share the same beat.
• She knows every shop on her beat.

Synonymes : patrol route

Expressions courantes : walk the beat, on the beat, regular beat

battre, vaincre

Gagner contre quelqu'un dans un jeu, une compétition ou un combat.

En anglais simple : To win a game, competition, or fight against someone.

• We beat their team.
• She beat me at chess yesterday.
• Can you beat your brother in a race?

Comment l'utiliser : beat someone at something (He beat me at tennis.); beat someone in something (Our team beat them in the final.)

Synonymes : defeat

Contraires : lose to

Expressions courantes : beat a team, beat someone at, beat the champion, beat a rival

frapper, battre

Donner des coups à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose, souvent plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or something, often several times.

• He beat the drum loudly.
• The attackers beat him with sticks.
• She beat on the door until someone opened it.

Comment l'utiliser : beat someone/something with something (He beat the drum with two sticks.); beat on something (They beat on the locked door.)

Synonymes : hit, strike, pound

Expressions courantes : beat a drum, beat someone up, beat with something, beat the wall

crevé, épuisé

Très fatigué, surtout après avoir beaucoup travaillé ou fait de l'exercice.

En anglais simple : Extremely tired, especially after working hard or exercising.

• I am beat.
• We felt completely beat after the hike.
• You look beat; get some sleep.

Synonymes : exhausted, worn out

Contraires : rested

Expressions courantes : feel beat, completely beat, pretty beat

délabré, abîmé

Vieux et en mauvais état à force d'avoir été utilisé.

En anglais simple : Old and damaged from being used a lot.

• That car is pretty beat.
• He arrived in a beat old truck.
• The furniture looked beat after years of use.

Synonymes : battered, worn out, run-down

Expressions courantes : beat car, beat furniture, pretty beat