beating

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbiːtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbitɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bēting)

From the verb beat: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
beating n (act of hitting, thrashing)golpeteo nm
  golpes nmpl
 Greg's beating on that drum is really irritating.
 El golpeteo de Greg con ese tambor es muy irritante.
beating n (act of physical violence)paliza nf
  (AmL)golpiza nf
  (coloquial)tunda nf
 Mitch received a serious beating from the group of youths.
 Mitch recibió una fuerte paliza del grupo de jóvenes.
beating n (punishment by hitting)paliza nf
  (AmL)golpiza nf
 In the old days, parents often punished their children with a beating.
 Antaño, los padres castigaban a menudo a sus hijos con una paliza.
beating n figurative, informal (defeat)derrota nf
  (aplastante)paliza nf
 The women's soccer team suffered a beating in the final round of the tournament.
 El equipo femenino de fútbol sufrió una derrota en la ronda final del torneo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
beating adj figurative (sun: very hot)agobiante adj mf
  sofocante adj mf
  abrasador/a adj
 The beating summer sun made the baseball team tire quickly.
 El agobiante sol veraniego hizo que el equipo de béisbol se cansara rápidamente.
beating n (pulsing of the heart)latido nm
 If you put your hand to your chest, you can feel the beating of your heart.
 Si pones la mano sobre tu pecho, podrás sentir el latido de tu corazón.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
beat [sth] vtr (strike, pound)golpear vtr
  darle un golpe a loc verb + prep
 He beat the desk with his fist to try to get his point across.
 Golpeó el escritorio con el puño tratando de hacer que entendieran su punto.
beat [sb] vtr (hit [sb] repeatedly) (informal)moler a palos vtr + loc adv
  darle una paliza a loc verb + prep
  (AmL)darle una golpiza a loc verb + prep
  (AR: vulgar)cagar a palos vtr + loc adv
 The judge sentenced Willis to five years in jail for beating his victim with a baseball bat.
 El juez sentenció a Willis a cinco años de prisión por moler a palos a su víctima con un bate de béisbol.
beat [sb] vtr (defeat) (competencia)vencer a vtr + prep
  derrotar a vtr + prep
  ganar a vtr + prep
 The championship team are confident they can beat the challengers.
 El equipo del campeonato confía en que podrá vencer a los retadores.
beat [sth] vtr (eggs: whisk)batir vtr
 Before you scramble eggs, you have to beat them.
 Antes de hacer los huevos revueltos, tienes que batirlos.
beat [sth] vtr (wings: flap)batir vtr
 A hummingbird beats its wings many times a second.
 Un colibrí puede batir sus alas muchas veces por segundo.
beat n (rhythm) (música)ritmo nm
 The dancers moved to the beat of the music.
 Los bailarines se movían al ritmo de la música.
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Additional Translations
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beat [sth] vtr slang (be preferable) (coloquial)ganarle a v prnl + prep
  ser mejor que v cop + loc adj
 Nothing beats a chocolate cake fresh from the oven.
 Nada le gana a una torta de chocolate recién horneada.
beat doing [sth] vtr slang (be preferable)ser mejor que loc verb
 Playing in a band as a professional musician beats doing a boring office job. Sitting here in the coffee shop with you sure beats working!
 Tocar en una banda como músico profesional es mejor que un aburrido trabajo de oficina.
beat adj US, informal, colloquial (exhausted) (coloquial)hecho polvo loc adj
  molido/a adj
 After a long day at work, Keith's father is beat when he comes home.
 Después de un largo día de trabajo, el papá de Keith llega hecho polvo a casa.
 Después de un largo día de trabajo, el padre de Keith llega molido a casa.
Beat adj historical (beatnik) (generación Beat)beat adj
 Kerouac is the most famous of the Beat poets.
 Kerouac es el más famoso de los poetas beat.
beat n (musical note)tiempo nm
 You must remember to play harder on the accented beats.
 No debes olvidar tocar con más fuerza los tiempos acentuados.
beat n (stroke, blow)golpeteo nm
 The beat of the workers' hammers gave Sue a headache.
 El golpeteo del martillo de los obreros le dio dolor de cabeza a Susana.
beat n (heartbeat)latido nm
 In her excitement, Fran could feel the beat of her heart.
 Con la emoción, Fran podía sentir el latido de su corazón.
beat n (police officer's round)ronda nf
 Officer Smith pounded the beat all day long.
 El oficial Smith hizo su ronda todo el día.
beat vi (heart: throb)latir vi
 The doctor listened to see if the man's heart was beating.
 El médico auscultó al hombre para ver si su corazón aún latía.
beat vi (wings: flap)batir vtr
 The eagle's wings did not beat as it glided through the air.
 El águila no batía sus alas mientras planeaba.
beat vi (nautical: tack)dar bordada loc verb
 There was a headwind so the sailors had to beat along the coast.
 Había viento en contra así que los marineros tuvieron que dar bordada por la costa.
beat [sb] vtr informal (arrive before)ganar a vtr
  llegar antes que loc verb
 I bet we will beat you! We drive much faster.
 ¡Te apuesto a que te ganaremos! Nosotros manejamos más rápido.
beat [sth] vtr (tap out: a rhythm) (música)marcar el ritmo loc verb
 The drummer beat the rhythm on the bass drum.
 El baterista marcaba el ritmo en el bombo.
beat [sth] vtr (metal: flatten)golpear vtr
 The craftsman beat the piece of metal until it was very thin.
 El artesano golpeó la pieza de metal hasta dejarla muy delgada.
beat [sb] to [sth] vtr (arrive before)llegar antes que alguien a loc verb + prep
 Thompson beat the other runners to the finish line.
 Thompson llegó antes que los otros corredores a la línea de meta.
beat [sth] vtr (hunting: rouse game)translation unavailable
 A group of local boys were paid to beat the undergrowth for pheasants.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
beat | beating
InglésEspañol
beat about vi phrasal (search thoroughly, scour)buscar por todas partes loc verb
  (buscando algo)dar vueltas loc verb
beat about vi phrasal (nautical: tack into the wind)ir contra el viento loc verb
beat [sth/sb] back,
beat back [sth/sb]
vtr phrasal sep
(push, repel)hacer retroceder loc verb
  rechazar vtr
 We were able to beat back the flames before they reached the house.
 Pudimos hacer retroceder las llamas antes de que alcanzaran la casa.
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.
beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
figurative (suppress)superar vtr
  (temporalmente)suprimir vtr
 Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia.
 Deborah superó su miedo a volar y se subió al avión para visitar a su hija en Australia.
beat off vi phrasal vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgar)hacerse la paja loc verb
  (ES, vulgar)hacerse una manola loc verb
 He managed to beat off without his roommate hearing.
 Se las arregló para hacerse una paja sin que lo escuchara su compañero de cuarto.
beat [sb] off,
beat off [sb]
vtr phrasal sep
vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgar)hacer una paja a loc verb
  (vulgar)meneársela a v prnl + prep
 She was beating him off.
 Ella le estaba haciendo una paja.
 Ella se la estaba meneando.
beat out [sth],
beat [sth] out
vtr phrasal insep
(strike: a rhythm)golpetear siguiendo el ritmo loc verb
  tamborilear vtr
 Rufus began beating out a rhythm on the drums.
 Rufus empezó a golpetear siguiendo el ritmo en su batería.
beat out [sb],
beat [sb] out
vtr phrasal sep
US, informal (outdo competitor)batir vtr
 The other team beat us out for the championship.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El equipo local batió al visitante por 4 goles contra 1.
beat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep informal (assault)golpear a vtr + prep
  pegarle a vtr + prep
 A group of youths beat Henry up.
 Un grupo de jóvenes golpeó a Henry.
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Compound Forms:
beating | beat
InglésEspañol
beating around the bush,
beating about the bush
n
(not getting to the point)irse por las ramas loc verb
 All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no!
take a beating,
suffer a beating
v expr
informal (be defeated) (figurado, perder)recibir una paliza loc verb
take some beating,
take a lot of beating
v expr
informal (be among the best)ser difícil de superar, ser difícil de mejorar loc verb
without beating around the bush,
without beating about the bush
adv
informal (in a straightforward way)de frente loc adv
  (AR, coloquial)de frente manteca loc adv
  ir al grano expr
 He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush.
  sin rodeos loc adv
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Collocations: the beating of the [rain, hail] on the [roof, car, window], heard the beating of drums, [frantic, loud] beating on the [door, window], more...

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