| Principal Translations |
| beat down vi phrasal | (sun: shine brightly and hot) (sol) | caer a plomo loc verb |
| | (figurado) | calcinar⇒ vtr |
| | | quemar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | caer un sol de justicia loc verb |
| | The sun was beating down on our backs. |
| | El sol caía a plomo sobre nuestra espalda. |
| | El sol nos calcinaba la espalda. |
| beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) | diluviar v impers |
| | | llover a cántaros, llover a mares loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | caer chuzos de punta loc verb |
| | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. |
| | Diluvió tan fuerte sobre el manzano que al día siguiente la mitad de las manzanas estaban en el suelo. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (negotiate lower price from) | regatear⇒ vi |
| | Amy beat the seller down to £20 for the vase. |
| | Ana le regateó al comprador hasta bajar el florero a $20. |
| beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) | bajar⇒ vi |
| | | regatear⇒ vi |
| | (AR) | pijotear⇒ vi |
| | We beat the price down to $45. |
| | Le bajó el precio hasta los $45. |
| beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) | desanimar a vtr |
| | (AR, informal) | pincharle el globo a loc verb |
| | (CR, informal) | desinflar a vtr + prep |
| | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. |
| | Doris admitió que la vida la estaba desanimando. |