beat out

ganar por poco, superar por poco

Ganar a alguien por una diferencia muy pequeña.

En inglés sencillo: To win against someone by only a small amount.

• She beat out her closest rival.
• Our film beat out theirs by just two votes.
• Who beat him out for the award?

Cómo se usa: beat someone out for something (She beat him out for the final place on the team.)

Sinónimos: edge out, narrowly defeat

Antónimos: lose to

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out someone, beat out rivals

marcar un ritmo

Producir un ritmo golpeando repetidamente un tambor u otra superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To make a rhythm by hitting a drum or another surface repeatedly.

• She beat out a rhythm.
• The children beat out a march on their drums.
• Can you beat out that tune with your fingers?

Cómo se usa: beat out something on something (He beat out a rhythm on the table.)

Sinónimos: tap out, drum

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out rhythms, beat out a tune

apagar a golpes

Apagar un fuego golpeando las llamas con algún objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To stop a fire by hitting the flames with something.

• They beat out the flames.
• She beat the small fire out with a blanket.
• We managed to beat out the burning grass before help arrived.

Cómo se usa: beat something out with something (He beat the fire out with his coat.)

Sinónimos: put out, extinguish

Antónimos: ignite

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out flames, beat out a fire

elaborar, desarrollar

Pensar en todos los detalles hasta tener un plan o una explicación completos.

En inglés sencillo: To think through all the parts of something until you have a complete plan or explanation.

• We need to beat out a plan.
• They beat out every detail during a long discussion.
• Have you beaten out a solution yet?

Cómo se usa: beat out something (They met to beat out the details of their agreement.)

Sinónimos: work out, develop

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out details, beat out plans

batir en láminas

Golpear oro o plata repetidamente hasta convertirlos en una lámina muy fina.

En inglés sencillo: To hit gold or silver repeatedly until it becomes a very thin sheet.

• They beat out gold by hand.
• The craftswoman beat out the silver until it was paper thin.
• This hammer is used to beat out metal leaf.

Cómo se usa: beat out something into something (The worker beat out the gold into thin sheets.)

Sinónimos: hammer out

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out gold, beat out silver

abrir un agujero a golpes

Hacer un agujero en algo golpeándolo con fuerza varias veces.

En inglés sencillo: To make a hole in something by hitting it hard several times.

• He beat out a hole in the wall.
• We beat out a small opening with a hammer.
• Someone had beaten out holes in the metal door.

Cómo se usa: beat out a hole in something (They beat out a hole in the panel with a hammer.)

Sinónimos: bash a hole in

Expresiones frecuentes: beat out holes, beat out something