Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.

    избива́ть до полусме́ртиizbivátʹ do polusmérti, изби́ть до полусме́ртиizbítʹ do polusmérti

  2. (broadly, colloquial, transitive)To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. They beat the dog to a pulp.

    ruОни били собаку до полусмерти. — odexed

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  2. Tom was beaten to a pulp.

    ruТома зверски избили. — xmoffx

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  3. Tom was beat to a pulp by his father.

    ruТом был избит до полусмерти своим отцом. — odexed

    deTom wurde von seinem Vater krankenhausreif geschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Sami beat the guy to a pulp.

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  5. Tom's father beat him to a pulp.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
beat up:

Forms

beats to a pulp, beating to a pulp, beat to a pulp, beaten to a pulp
Base formbeat to a pulp · to beat to a pulp
3rd person singularbeats to a pulp
Present participlebeating to a pulp
Past simplebeat to a pulp
Past participlebeaten to a pulp / beat to a pulp

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybeat to a pulp
he, she, itbeats to a pulp

Past simpleLesson

all personsbeat to a pulp

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beaten to a pulp
he, she, ithas beaten to a pulp

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill beat to a pulp

Synonyms

1 synonyms
pulp

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beastiebeatB1beaterbeatingbeatitudebeatnik
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