beat out

battere di misura

Battere un avversario con un vantaggio molto piccolo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: beat someone out for something (She beat him out for the final place on the team.)

Sinonimi: edge out, narrowly defeat

Contrari: lose to

Espressioni comuni: beat out someone, beat out rivals

battere un ritmo

Produrre un ritmo colpendo ripetutamente un tamburo o un’altra superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: beat out something on something (He beat out a rhythm on the table.)

Sinonimi: tap out, drum

Espressioni comuni: beat out rhythms, beat out a tune

spegnere a colpi

Spegnere un fuoco colpendo le fiamme con qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: beat something out with something (He beat the fire out with his coat.)

Sinonimi: put out, extinguish

Contrari: ignite

Espressioni comuni: beat out flames, beat out a fire

elaborare, mettere a punto

Esaminare tutti i dettagli fino a ottenere un piano o una spiegazione completa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: beat out something (They met to beat out the details of their agreement.)

Sinonimi: work out, develop

Espressioni comuni: beat out details, beat out plans

battere in foglia

Battere ripetutamente l’oro o l’argento fino a ottenere una lamina sottilissima.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: beat out something into something (The worker beat out the gold into thin sheets.)

Sinonimi: hammer out

Espressioni comuni: beat out gold, beat out silver

aprire un buco a colpi

Fare un buco in qualcosa colpendolo con forza più volte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: beat out a hole in something (They beat out a hole in the panel with a hammer.)

Sinonimi: bash a hole in

Espressioni comuni: beat out holes, beat out something