French English Dictionary

battre in English:

1. thresh

English word "battre"(thresh) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Spinners" (Eden Phillpotts)
Fiches du livre - "As Others Saw Him" (Joseph Jacobs)
Fiches du livre - "The Twin Hells" (John N. Reynolds)
Fiches du livre - "Bay A Book of Poems" (D. H. Law...
Fiches du livre - "Chlorination of Water" (Joseph ...

2. beat

Beat it.

In the automotive industry of the 1970's, Japan beat the U.S. at its own game.

The noonday sun beat down with dazzling brightness on the tennis court.

Parents who beat their children really make my blood boil.

And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

I went down to the sports office to sign up for the last position on the basketball team, but somebody else beat me to it.

When Charlotte saw the other girl running past her, she knew she couldn’t beat her in the race.

This is a dangerous beat. We shouldn't be here. We got lost in this beat, can you tell us how to get back to the centre?

How many times was you beaten sb?

So pack up your men in white and beat it

Which country’ football team beat Holland?

I’m going to bed now – I’m beat.

Domestic violence is a serious problem. Lots of parents regularly beat their children.

There are different methods of beating eggs.

Add the sugar and vanilla to the cream and beat vigorously until the cream thickens.

English word "battre"(beat) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Sea Garden" (Hilda Doolittle)
Fiches du livre - "The Owl Taxi" (Hulbert Footner)
Fiches du livre - "Songs of Childhood" (Walter de ...
Fiches du livre - "Love-Songs of Childhood" (Eugen...
Fiches du livre - "Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner" (...

3. to defeat

English word "battre"(to defeat) occurs in sets:

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