battre

to beat, to hit, to whisk, to defeat

b a t ʁ
batt to beat, to hit + re again or back
verb Common #7,731
to beat, to hit Often used for beating a person/thing, or for beating a rhythm (e.g., the heart, drums).
FR: Il va battre le tapis pour enlever la poussière.
EN: He is going to beat the rug to remove the dust.
to whisk Used in cooking (e.g., eggs, cream).
FR: Tu dois battre les œufs dans un bol.
EN: You have to whisk the eggs in a bowl.
to defeat Used for winning against someone or a team.
FR: Notre équipe va battre leurs adversaires.
EN: Our team is going to defeat their opponents.
Conjugation of battre
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First bats
Second bats battez
Third bat battent
battre
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second bats battez
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First battais
Second battais
Third battait battaient
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First battrai
Third battra battront
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First batte
Third batte battent
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third battit
Present

Je suis venu pour rester, pour battre les meilleurs.

I came to stay, to beat the best.

— Dangal (2016)

Le cœur de Tom se mit soudain à battre plus vite.

Tom’s heart suddenly began to beat faster.

L'intelligence artificielle ne peut pas battre la stupidité naturelle.

Artificial intelligence can't beat natural stupidity.

Vous allez battre Sher Singh Rana?

Are you going to beat Sher Singh Rana?

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Sens son coeur battre.

Feel her heart beating.

— Avatar (2009)

Sami s'est mis à battre Layla.

Sami started beating Layla.

Ensuite, Ip Man a continué à le battre.

Then Ip Man continued to beat him.

— Ip Man (2008)

Je n'eus aucun mal à la battre.

I had no trouble beating her.

— Hero (2002)

Vous allez voir comment on va battre Ip Man.

You're going to see how we're going to beat Ip Man.

— Ip Man (2008)

Il s'est fait battre trop facilement.

He got beaten too easily.

Nous ne pouvons pas nous contenter de battre l'homme.

We can't just beat the man.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Continuez à le battre.

Keep beating him.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

Je pense que je peux battre le record de Tom.

I think I can beat Tom's record.

Robert a pu battre Martha.

Robert was able to beat Martha.

On s'est entraîné très dur pour les battre.

We trained really hard to beat them.

Cette armure a déjà réussi à battre Hulk.

This armor has already managed to defeat Hulk.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Peux-tu battre ça?

Can you beat that?

Je suis venu parce qu’on disait qu’un enfant se faisait battre dans la rue.

I came because people were saying that a child was being beaten in the street.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Il n'y a aucun moyen de battre Ne Zha.

There’s no way to beat Ne Zha.

— Ne Zha (2019)

J'entends son cœur battre.

I can hear his heart beating.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

À moins que ce soit mon cœur qui se met à battre dès que je te vois.

Unless it's my heart that starts beating the moment I see you.

— Juno (2007)

Pouvez-vous battre cela?

Can you beat that?

Il est sûr de battre un nouveau record au triple saut.

He is sure to break a new record in the triple jump.

Ils vont les battre?

Are they going to beat them?

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Je sens mon cœur battre très vite.

I can feel my heart beating very fast.

Tous les Maîtres se sont fait battre.

All the Masters were defeated.

— Ip Man (2008)

Dur à battre.

Hard to beat.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je sentais mon cœur battre rapidement.

I felt my heart beating fast.

On peut entendre son coeur battre?

Can we hear its heartbeat?

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

J'entends ton cœur battre.

I can hear your heart beating.

Je pense que Tom ne va pas pouvoir battre les accusations.

I don't think Tom will be able to beat the charges.

Battre un dragon.

To defeat a dragon.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Mon cœur s'est mis à battre si fort que j'ai eu mal.

My heart started beating so hard that it hurt.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Tom est le seul homme au monde qui est susceptible de battre ce record.

Tom is the only man in the world who is likely to break this record.

Il n'a pas réussi à battre son record personnel.

He didn’t manage to beat his personal best.

Il est impossible de le battre.

It is impossible to beat him.

Faut-il battre le rappel pour ce modèle?

Should we call for a recall for this model?

— Fight Club (1999)

Eux, ils ont de l'or, pas du papier, et ils vont battre le Sud.

They have gold, not paper money, and they’re going to defeat the South.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Nous pouvons les battre.

We can beat them.

— Lagaan (2001)

Ce n'est pas une façon de battre quelqu'un.

That’s no way to beat someone.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Mais ça ne l'a pas empêché de le battre.

But that didn't stop him from beating him.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Moi aussi, trouver d'autres maîtres et m'améliorer pour le battre.

Me too—find other masters and improve myself so I can beat him.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

C'est à ton tour de battre les cartes.

It's your turn to shuffle the cards.

Comment pouvons-nous les battre?

How can we beat them?

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Le battre?

Beat him?

— Conclave (2024)

Ça va être difficile de les battre.

It’s going to be difficult to beat them.

Allons-nous battre, Baba.

Are we going to fight, Baba?

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Courez pour battre tout le monde.

Race to beat everyone.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Avant de battre l'adversaire, il faut vaincre sa peur.

Before defeating your opponent, you must conquer your fear.

— Dangal (2016)

Je pense pouvoir battre le record de Tom.

I think I can beat Tom's record.

Tom commença à battre sa fille.

Tom started beating his daughter.

Et la battre, bien sûr.

And beat her, of course.

— Dangal (2016)

Tant que nous vivons, notre cœur ne cesse de battre.

As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.

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