a battu

beat

→ avoir
phrase Common #9,785
beat Can mean defeated someone in a competition or physically struck someone or something; the context makes the meaning clear.
FR: L’équipe a battu ses rivales en finale.
EN: The team beat its rivals in the final.

Jared part en pole position et a battu le record du tour.

Jared starts in pole position and has broken the lap record.

— Elephant (2003)

Ziri a battu Rima.

Ziri beat Rima.

Skura a battu Nuja.

Skura defeated Nuja.

Quand tu es tombée du ciel, mon cœur a battu plus fort.

When you fell from the sky, my heart started beating faster.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Tout ce que je sais c'est que tu es la fille qui a battu des garçons à la lutte.

All I know is that you're the girl who beat boys at wrestling.

— Dangal (2016)

Ivanov a battu le record de séjour dans un simulateur.

Ivanov broke the record for time spent in a simulator.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Je déclare donc que Tianfu a battu de justesse Haokun à quelques points d'écart.

So I declare that Tianfu narrowly beat Haokun by just a few points.

— Yolo (2024)

Milkha Singh a battu le record du monde !

Milkha Singh broke the world record!

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Elle a battu Geeta deux fois.

She beat Geeta twice.

— Dangal (2016)

Aston Villa a battu Liverpool sept à deux.

Aston Villa beat Liverpool seven to two.

Tom a battu le chien.

Tom beat the dog.

Elle a battu le record du monde.

She broke the world record.

Tom a battu Mary au tennis.

Tom beat Mary at tennis.