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A. vt (past beat past p, beaten /ˈbiːtṇ/)

• 1 a (hit) golpear; [carpet] sacudir; [wings] batir; [child/wife] maltratar b (hammer) [metal] batir c [Culin] batir

• 2 [opponent] ganarle a; [record] batir our prices can't be beaten = nuestros precios son imbatibles

• 3 (arrive before, anticipate) I beat him to the telephone = llegué antes que él al teléfono to beat sb to it = adelantársele a algn

• 4 [Mus] [time] marcar*

B. vi

• 1 (strike) he could hear them beating on the door = los oía golpear la puerta the waves were beating against the cliff = las olas golpeaban contra el acantilado

• 2 (pulsate) [heart] latir, palpitar; [drum] redoblar; [wings] batir