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| Huvudsakliga översättningar | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: | beat [sth]⇒ vtr | (strike, pound) | slå vtr | | | (vardaglig) | drämma vtr | | | | bulta vtr | | | He beat the desk with his fist to try to get his point across. | | | Han slog näven i bordet för att försöka göra sin poäng förstådd. | | beat [sb]⇒ vtr | (hit [sb] repeatedly) (även enstaka gång) | slå vtr | | | The judge sentenced Willis to five years in jail for beating his victim with a baseball bat. | | | Domaren dömde Willis till fem års fängelse för att ha slagit sitt offer med ett basebollträ. | | beat [sb] vtr | (defeat) | slå vtr | | | | besegra vtr | | | The championship team are confident they can beat the challengers. | | | Mästerskapslaget är säkra på att de kan slå det utmanande laget. | | beat [sth]⇒ vtr | (eggs: whisk) | vispa vtr | | | Before you scramble eggs, you have to beat them. | | | Innan du gör äggröra, så måste du vispa äggen. | | beat [sth] vtr | (wings: flap) | slå vtr | | | | flaxa vtr | | | A hummingbird beats its wings many times a second. | | | En kolibri slår sina vingar många gånger i sekunden. | | beat n | (rhythm) | rytm s | | | | takt s | | | (slang, lånord) | beat s | | | The dancers moved to the beat of the music. | | | Dansaren rörde sig till musikens rytm. |
| Ytterligare översättningar | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: | beat [sth]⇒ vtr | slang (be preferable) (vardaglig) | slå vtr | | | Nothing beats a chocolate cake fresh from the oven. | | beat doing [sth] vtr | slang (be preferable) (vardaglig) | slå vtr | | | | bättre än ngt uttr | | | 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! | | beat adj | US, informal, colloquial (exhausted) | utmattad, uttröttad adj | | | | slut, slutkörd adj | | | After a long day at work, Keith's father is beat when he comes home. | | Beat adj | historical (beatnik) (lånord) | beat adj | | | (lånord) | beat-, beatnik- adj | | | Kerouac is the most famous of the Beat poets. | | beat n | (musical note) | taktslag s | | | You must remember to play harder on the accented beats. | | beat n | (stroke, blow) | slag s | | | | bankande s | | | The beat of the workers' hammers gave Sue a headache. | | beat n | (heartbeat) | hjärtslag, slag s | | | | hjärtrytm, rytm s | | | In her excitement, Fran could feel the beat of her heart. | | beat n | (police officer's round) | rond s | | | | patrull s | | | Officer Smith pounded the beat all day long. | | beat⇒ vi | (heart: throb) | slå vitr | | | | banka, dunka, bulta vitr | | | The doctor listened to see if the man's heart was beating. | | beat vi | (wings: flap) | slå vitr | | | | flaxa vitr | | | The eagle's wings did not beat as it glided through the air. | | beat vi | (nautical: tack) (båtar) | stagvända vitr | | | | kryssa vitr | | | There was a headwind so the sailors had to beat along the coast. | | beat [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (arrive before) | hinna före vtr + adv | | | | komma fram tidigare än ngn vbal uttr | | | I bet we will beat you! We drive much faster. | | beat [sth]⇒ vtr | (tap out: a rhythm) | dunka vtr | | | | trumma vtr | | | The drummer beat the rhythm on the bass drum. | | beat [sth] vtr | (metal: flatten) | slå vtr | | | | hamra vtr | | | The craftsman beat the piece of metal until it was very thin. | | beat [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (arrive before) | hinna före vtr + adv | | | Thompson beat the other runners to the finish line. | | beat [sth]⇒ vtr | (hunting: rouse game) (vardagligt) | skrämma vtr | | | | sporra vtr | | | | reta upp ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | A group of local boys were paid to beat the undergrowth for pheasants. |
| Partikelverb | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: beat [sth/sb] back,
beat back [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (push, repel) (även bildlig) | slå tillbaka ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj | | | | hålla tillbaka ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | We were able to beat back the flames before they reached the house. | | beat down vi phrasal | (sun: shine brightly and hot) | gassa vitr | | | The sun was beating down on our backs. | | beat down vi phrasal | (rain: pour heavily) | ösa ner vtr + prep | | | | ösa vitr | | | The rain beat down so hard on the apple tree that in the morning half of the apples were on the ground. | | beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (negotiate lower price from) (förhandla pris) | köpslå med ngn vtr + prep | | | Amy beat the seller down to £20 for the vase. | | beat [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (price: negotiate lower) | pruta på ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | | pruta ned ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | We beat the price down to $45. | | beat [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (demoralize) (bildlig: nedvärdera) | trycka ner ngn vtr partikel oskj | | | (göra ledsen, dyster) | göra ngn nedstämd vtr + adj | | | (göra modlös, uppgiven) | göra ngn missmodig vtr + adj | | | Doris admitted that life was beating her down. | beat [sth] down,
beat down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress) (bildlig) | slå ner ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | | undertrycka vtr | | | | trycka ner ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | Deborah beat down her fear of flying and got on the plane to visit her daughter in Australia. | | beat off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgär) | runka vitr | | | (idiomatisk) | dra en handtralla vbal uttr | | | | onanera vitr | | | He managed to beat off without his roommate hearing. | beat [sb] off,
beat off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgär) | runka av ngn vtr partikel oskj | | | She was beating him off. | beat out [sth],
beat [sth] out vtr phrasal insep | (strike: a rhythm) | trumma fram ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | Rufus began beating out a rhythm on the drums. | beat out [sb],
beat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (outdo competitor) (bildlig) | slå vtr | | | | besegra vtr | | | (bildlig) | krossa vtr | | | The other team beat us out for the championship. | | beat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (assault) (vardagligt) | spöa upp ngn, klå upp ngn vtr partikel oskj | | | A group of youths beat Henry up. |
| Sammansatta former: | WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) (bildlig) | spilla krut på döda kråkor vbal uttr | | | (bildlig) | slå en död häst vbal uttr | | | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. | | beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) (bildlig) | knacka på din dörr, banka på din dörr vbal uttr | | | (bildlig) | bana sig väg till din dörr vbal uttr | | | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. | | | Om du har en god idé så kommer investerare att banka på din dörr. | | | Om du har en god idé så kommer investerare bana sig väg till din dörr. | beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) (bildlig, ordspråk) | gå som katten runt het gröt vbal uttr | | | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! | beat [sb/sth] hollow,
also US: beat [sb/sth] all hollow v expr | (defeat) | slagen sönder och samman vbal uttr | | | | besegrad adj | | beat it interj | slang (go away) (vardagligt) | stick interj | | | No, I won't give you any money. Now, beat it! | | beat it v expr | slang (leave, go) (vardagligt) | sticka, dra vitr | | | The police showed up and we knew it was time to beat it. | beat [sb/sth] off,
beat off [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (repel, fight back) | slå tillbaka ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | | hålla tillbaka ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj | | | The pensioner fought back and succeeded in beating off his attackers. | beat off [sth],
beat [sth] off vtr + adv | figurative (defeat) | slå vtr | | | | besegra vtr | | | (bildlig) | krossa vtr | | | He managed to beat off intense criticism from both left and right en route to the nomination. | | beat the drum for [sth] v expr | figurative (promote) (bildlig) | slå på trumman för ngt, slå på stora trumman för ngt vbal uttr | | | The environmental activist goes around the world beating the drum for energy reform. | beat the living daylights out of [sb],
also US: beat the daylights out of [sb] v expr | informal (beat up badly) (vulgär) | slå skiten ur ngn vbal uttr | | | (bildlig) | slå ngn gul och blå vbal uttr | | beat yourself up v expr | figurative, informal (feel guilty or bad) (anse sig bära skuld) | klandra sig själv, förebrå sig själv vbal uttr | | | (känna negativ känsla) | må dåligt vitr + adv | | | It was just an honest mistake, so you shouldn't beat yourself up about it. | | beat-up adj | US, slang (vehicle: in poor condition) (vardagligt) | risig adj | | | (vardagligt) | skruttig adj | | | | skraltig adj | | Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. | | | Rick drives a beat-up pickup truck. | | beat up on yourself v expr | US, informal (feel guilty or bad) (bildlig) | vara hård mot sig själv vbal uttr | | | | klandra sig själv vbal uttr | | | | ha dåligt samvete för ngt vbal uttr | | beat-up car n | US, slang (car in poor condition) (vardagligt) | skrothög s | | | I love my beat-up car, even though it´s covered in dents and scratches. | drop,
beat drop,
bass drop n | (music: change in rhythm, bass) (slang) | drop s | | pound the beat v expr | (police officer: patrol) | patrullera vitr | | | | vara på spaning | | | | cirkulera vitr | | to beat the band expr | US, informal, figurative (to a high degree) (bildlig) | igenom taket uttr | | | | överdådig adj |
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