beat out

battre de justesse

Gagner contre quelqu’un avec une très petite avance.

En anglais simple : To win against someone by only a small amount.

• She beat out her closest rival.
• Our film beat out theirs by just two votes.
• Who beat him out for the award?

Comment l'utiliser : beat someone out for something (She beat him out for the final place on the team.)

Synonymes : edge out, narrowly defeat

Contraires : lose to

Expressions courantes : beat out someone, beat out rivals

marquer un rythme

Produire un rythme en frappant plusieurs fois un tambour ou une autre surface.

En anglais simple : To make a rhythm by hitting a drum or another surface repeatedly.

• She beat out a rhythm.
• The children beat out a march on their drums.
• Can you beat out that tune with your fingers?

Comment l'utiliser : beat out something on something (He beat out a rhythm on the table.)

Synonymes : tap out, drum

Expressions courantes : beat out rhythms, beat out a tune

éteindre en frappant

Arrêter un feu en frappant les flammes avec un objet.

En anglais simple : To stop a fire by hitting the flames with something.

• They beat out the flames.
• She beat the small fire out with a blanket.
• We managed to beat out the burning grass before help arrived.

Comment l'utiliser : beat something out with something (He beat the fire out with his coat.)

Synonymes : put out, extinguish

Contraires : ignite

Expressions courantes : beat out flames, beat out a fire

élaborer, mettre au point

Examiner tous les détails pour aboutir à un plan ou à une explication complète.

En anglais simple : To think through all the parts of something until you have a complete plan or explanation.

• We need to beat out a plan.
• They beat out every detail during a long discussion.
• Have you beaten out a solution yet?

Comment l'utiliser : beat out something (They met to beat out the details of their agreement.)

Synonymes : work out, develop

Expressions courantes : beat out details, beat out plans

battre en feuilles

Frapper de l’or ou de l’argent jusqu’à obtenir une feuille très fine.

En anglais simple : To hit gold or silver repeatedly until it becomes a very thin sheet.

• They beat out gold by hand.
• The craftswoman beat out the silver until it was paper thin.
• This hammer is used to beat out metal leaf.

Comment l'utiliser : beat out something into something (The worker beat out the gold into thin sheets.)

Synonymes : hammer out

Expressions courantes : beat out gold, beat out silver

faire un trou à coups

Faire un trou dans quelque chose en le frappant fortement plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : To make a hole in something by hitting it hard several times.

• He beat out a hole in the wall.
• We beat out a small opening with a hammer.
• Someone had beaten out holes in the metal door.

Comment l'utiliser : beat out a hole in something (They beat out a hole in the panel with a hammer.)

Synonymes : bash a hole in

Expressions courantes : beat out holes, beat out something