beat

1. (transitive)To hit; to strike.

   As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.

   schlagen, hauen

   битьbitʹ, поби́тьpobítʹ, ударя́тьudarjátʹ

   би́тиbýty, поби́тиpobýty, вдаря́тиvdarjáty

   hit repeatedly

2. (transitive)To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.

   He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.

   schlagen

   битьbitʹ, поби́тьpobítʹ, ударя́тьudarjátʹ

   produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

3. (intransitive)To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.

   strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

4. (intransitive)To move with pulsation or throbbing.

   move rhythmically

5. (transitive)To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

   Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.

   No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always beat him.

   schlagen, gewinnen

   побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ, поби́тьpobítʹ

6. (intransitive)To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

   лави́роватьlavírovatʹ

7. (transitive)To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.

8. To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.

   Beat the eggs and whip the cream.

   schlagen

   взбива́тьvzbivátʹ, взбитьvzbitʹ

9. (UK, transitive)To persuade the seller to reduce a price.

   He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35.

   сбить

10. (transitive)To indicate by beating or drumming.

    to beat a retreat; to beat to quarters

    indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

11. To tread, as a path.

12. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.

1. I want to beat that record.

   Я хочу побити цей рекорд.

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2. Tom will be hard to beat.

   Перемогти Тома буде важко.

   deTom wird schwer zu schlagen sein.

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3. Tom doesn't beat around the bush.

   Том не ходить коло та навколо.

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4. I know I can beat Tom.

   Я знаю, що можу виграти у Тома.

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5. I didn't beat around the bush.

   Я не став ходити коло та навколо.

   ruЯ не стал ходить вокруг да около.

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irregular · Lesson

• beat upобробляти, обробитиTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
• beat offзловживати, ображатиTo drive something away with blows or military force.
• beat outбити, вдаритиTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
• beat backвести, їхатиTo fight against and cause to recede.
• beat onTo talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
• beat downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
• beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.
• beat aboutTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.