nounAinmfhocal1repeated soundbuillemasc4cmuto march to the beat of the drummáirseáil le bualadh an drumathe beat of the disco filled the roomlíonadh an seomra le rithim an dioscó2musicceoltempo, rhythmbuillemasc4cmurithimfem2cmua fast beatbuille tapa3musicceol, literaturelitríochtstressed note or syllablebuillemasc4cmubéimfem2cmucount the beatscuntais na buillí4of heartbuillemasc4cmushe felt the beat of his heartmhothaigh sí a chroí ag bualadh5of animal's wingbualadhmasccmugreadadhmasccmuthe beat of its wingsgreadadh a sciathán6patrol areastádarmasc1cmuon the beatar an stádar7patrol shiftstádarmasc1cmu8area of expertisespeisialtachtfem3cmuher beat is computersle ríomhairí a bhíonn sí ag obair, an ríomhaireacht a speisialtacht9huntingsealgaireachtgame shooting arearaon sealgaire10fishingiascaireachtangling arearaon iascaireachtaverbbriathar11drum, gong, etctransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuto beat drumsdrumaí a bhualadh12of drum etc: make soundintransitiveneamhaistreachbuailverbcmu13mark, tap out rhythm, timetransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmubeat out14of heart, pulseintransitiveneamhaistreachbuailverbcmuhis heart was beating rapidlybhí a chroí ag preabadh15hit sb repeatedlytransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuto beat sb severelyduine a ghreadadh, greasáil a thabhairt do dhuineto beat sb into submissionduine a smachtú le buillíhe was beaten into revealing their locationbuaileadh é nó gur nocht sé cá raibh siadbeat upbeat offbeat the living daylights out of sbbeat sb black and bluebeat one's breastbeat the shit, crap, lard etc out of sb16chest, surface, etctransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuhe beat his breast in anguishbhuail sé a ucht go cráiteintransitiveneamhaistreachbuailverbcmuthey beat on the windowsbhí siad ag bualadh ar na fuinneogabeat one's breastbeat the meatbeat one's brains out17of waves, rain, etcintransitiveneamhaistreachbuailverbcmugreadverbcmulascverbcmugleadhairverbcmuthe rain beating against the roofan fhearthainn ag bualadh ar an díon, an fhearthainn ag lascadh in aghaidh an dínbeat down18hit metal, rug, etc for purposetransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuto beat sth flatrud a leathadh19force (belief, habit, etc) by beatingtransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuthey beat the habit out of mebhuail siad an nós asam, bhuail siad mé nó gur fhág mé an nós i mo dhiaidh20cookingcócaireachtwhip eggs, cream, etctransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmuhe beat the creambhuail sé an t-uachtar21flap wingstransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmugreadverbcmu22defeattransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmucloíghverbcmuthey beat them by three pointsbhuaigh siad orthu le trí phointeto beat sb in a raceduine a bhualadh i rás, duine a shárú i rásI beat him into second placed'fhág mé i mo dhiaidh sa dara háit ébeat sb hollowbeat the pants off sbbeat the systemif you can't beat 'em, join 'embeat the rapbeat that23outdo, exceedtransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmusáraighverbcmuI've seen strange things but that beats the lot!chonaic mé rudaí aisteacha ach buaileann sin a bhfaca mé riamh!that takes some beatingníl a leithéid eile ann, is doiligh sin a bhualadh amach, is deacair é sin a shárúto beat the recordan churiarracht a shárú, barr a bhreith ar an gcuriarracht24be better thantransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmusáraighverbcmuyou can't beat a good bookní féidir leabhar maith a bhualadhit sure beats an expensive meal in a restauranttá sé i bhfad níos fearr ná béile costasach i mbialann25baffle, mystifytransitiveaistreachthe thing that beats me about this filman rud nach dtuigim faoin scannán seo, an rud a théann díom a thuiscint faoin scannán seo26avoidtransitiveaistreachseachainverbcmuget there early to beat the queuesbí ann go luath chun na scuainí a sheachaint27proceed with difficultytransitiveaistreachto beat your way through sthdo bhealach a bhrú trí rudbeat a path to sth28arrive before sbtransitiveaistreachwe beat them to the top of the mountainbhaineamar barr an tsléibhe amach rompu29overcome difficultytransitiveaistreachan lámh in uachtar a fháil arcmucloíghverbcmuit helped him beat depressionchabhraigh sé leis an galar dubhach a chloí30huntingsealgaireachtforce out gameintransitiveneamhaistreachdúisighverbcmucuir ina suí31nauticalmuirísail into windintransitiveneamhaistreachgabh chuigebuail chuigewe beat to windwardbhuaileamar chuigeadjectiveaidiacht32informalneamhfhoirmeáltaexhaustedtugthaadj3cmutraochtaadj3cmubuailte amachI'm beattáim tugtha33 (also nó Beat)literaturelitríochtBeatnikbeatforeigniasachtach34informalneamhfhoirmeáltabaffledbuailteadj3cmuyou've got me beattáim buailte agat, táim sna stoic agatSubformsSainfhoirmeacha→ beatsPhrasesNathannato beat sb black and bluebogmharú a thabhairt ar dhuinedromadaraí a bhualadh ar dhuinegreasáil a thabhairt do dhuineto beat seven bells out of sb (also nó to beat seven shades of shit out of sb)leathmharú a thabhairt ar dhuinedath bhonn do bhróg a fhágáil ar dhuinegreidimín a thabhairt do dhuineto beat the crap out of sb (also nó beat the shit out of sb; beat the hell out of sb)1hit repeatedlyan cac a bhualadh as duinevery informalan-neamhfhoirmeáltadromadaraí a bhualadh ar dhuine2defeat soundlybuachan ó thalamh ar dhuineduine a bhualadh caoch3be better thanbheith níos fearr ná duineduine a fhágáil in áit na leathphingineto beat the lard out of sb (also nó beat the bejaysus out of sb)informalneamhfhoirmeáltagleadhradh a thabhairt do dhuinegreasáil a thabhairt do dhuineto beat the daylights out of sb (also nó beat the living daylights out of sb)informalneamhfhoirmeálta1hit repeatedlyleathmharú a thabhairt ar dhuinegreidimín a thabhairt do dhuineliúradh Chonáin a thabhairt do dhuine2defeat soundlybuachan caoch ar dhuinebuachan ó thalamh ar dhuinegreasáil a thabhairt do dhuineto beat your breastaithrí a dhéanamhd'ucht a bhualadhto beat your brains outdianmhachnamh a dhéanamhto beat the meat (also nó beat your meat)vulgargáirsiúilbheith ag maistreadhvery informalan-neamhfhoirmeáltabheith ag crú na mbóvery informalan-neamhfhoirmeáltato beat the socks off sb (also nó beat the pants off sb)informalneamhfhoirmeáltabuachan ó thalamh ar dhuinebuachan caoch ar dhuineto beat sb hollowbuachan ó thalamh ar dhuinebuachan caoch ar dhuineto beat sb at their own gametomhas a láimhe féin a thabhairt do dhuineduine a bhualadh lena shlat féinto beat the systeman ceann is fearr a fháil ar an gcórasteacht timpeall ar an gcórasto beat the rap (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeáltaan milleán a chur uaitna haenna a thabhairt leatna cosa a thabhairt leatcmuto beat the band (USSAM)ar nós an diabhailgo fraochtasna glinntesna firmimintíthey were dancing to beat the bandbhí siad ag rince ar nós an diabhail, bhí siad sna glinnte ag damhsaif you can't beat 'em, join 'emused humorouslyúsáid ghreannmharmura dtaga siad leat, tar leobí sa teach mórfág an tír nó bí san fhaiseancan you beat it? (also nó can you beat that?)an gcreidfeá é sin?ar chuala tú a leithéid riamh?beat that!sáraigh é sinan bhfuil a bhualadh sin agat?that beats everything!used ironicallyúsáid íoróntabhain sé sin an barr dá bhfaca mé riamhthar a bhfaca tú riamh!beat it!informalneamhfhoirmeáltagread leat!bailigh leat!to beat around the bush (also nó to beat about the bush)bheith timpeall chun an teampaillbheith ag fódóireacht timpeall ar scéalto beat a retreat1retreat from battle etccúlúcmuteitheadhcmu2leave hurriedlyé a thabhairt do na boinné a bhaint as na boinnI beat a hasty retreat to my officethug mé do na boinn é go dtí m'oifig, chuir mé sna cosa go dtí m'oifigto beat a path to sthcosán dearg a dhéanamh go dtí rudto beat a path to sb's doorcosán dearg a dhéanamh go doras duinePhrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ beat back→ beat down→ beat off→ beat out→ beat up→ beat up on