beat

ritmo, compás

Patrón regular de sonidos que marca el ritmo de la música.

En inglés sencillo: The regular pattern of sounds that gives music its timing.

• This song has a strong beat.
• Tap your foot to the beat.
• The drummer kept a steady beat throughout the song.

Sinónimos: rhythm

Expresiones frecuentes: steady beat, drum beat, keep the beat, dance to beat

latido, pulsación

Cada movimiento del corazón con el que impulsa la sangre por el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: One movement of the heart as it pushes blood around the body.

• I could feel each beat of my heart.
• The doctor counted sixty beats per minute.
• Her heart missed a beat when the phone rang.

Sinónimos: heartbeat, pulse

Expresiones frecuentes: heart beat, miss a beat, regular beat

zona de patrulla, ruta de patrulla

Zona o recorrido que un policía o vigilante revisa de forma habitual.

En inglés sencillo: An area or route that a police officer or guard regularly checks.

• The officer walked his beat.
• Two guards share the same beat.
• She knows every shop on her beat.

Sinónimos: patrol route

Expresiones frecuentes: walk the beat, on the beat, regular beat

vencer, derrotar, ganar a

Ganar a alguien en un juego, una competición o una pelea.

En inglés sencillo: To win a game, competition, or fight against someone.

• We beat their team.
• She beat me at chess yesterday.
• Can you beat your brother in a race?

Cómo se usa: beat someone at something (He beat me at tennis.); beat someone in something (Our team beat them in the final.)

Sinónimos: defeat

Antónimos: lose to

Expresiones frecuentes: beat a team, beat someone at, beat the champion, beat a rival

golpear, pegar

Dar golpes a alguien o algo, a menudo varias veces seguidas.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something, often several times.

• He beat the drum loudly.
• The attackers beat him with sticks.
• She beat on the door until someone opened it.

Cómo se usa: beat someone/something with something (He beat the drum with two sticks.); beat on something (They beat on the locked door.)

Sinónimos: hit, strike, pound

Expresiones frecuentes: beat a drum, beat someone up, beat with something, beat the wall

agotado, rendido

Muy cansado, especialmente después de trabajar mucho o hacer ejercicio.

En inglés sencillo: Extremely tired, especially after working hard or exercising.

• I am beat.
• We felt completely beat after the hike.
• You look beat; get some sleep.

Sinónimos: exhausted, worn out

Antónimos: rested

Expresiones frecuentes: feel beat, completely beat, pretty beat

destartalado, hecho polvo

Viejo y deteriorado por haberse usado mucho.

En inglés sencillo: Old and damaged from being used a lot.

• That car is pretty beat.
• He arrived in a beat old truck.
• The furniture looked beat after years of use.

Sinónimos: battered, worn out, run-down

Expresiones frecuentes: beat car, beat furniture, pretty beat