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beat, beaten /biːt/Translation
v [t]
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⇨ batir
⇨ vencer a
She almost always beats her opponents Casi siempre vence a sus oponentes
v [t, i]
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⇨ golpear
The wind was beating against the windows El viento golpeaba contra las ventanas
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbiov [i]
Véase tb: off the beaten track; to beat a retreat›
⇨ latir
His heart beats faster every time he sees her El corazón le late más deprisa cada vez que la ve
(Definition of beat vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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