beating

beating
noun

a beating — Schläge Pl.; Prügel Pl.

give somebody a good beating — jemandem eine gehörige Tracht Prügel verpassen (ugs.)

2) (defeat) Niederlage, die

take some/a lot of beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein

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noun das Schlagen
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beat·ing
[ˈbi:tɪŋ, AM -t̬-]
n
1. (smacking) Prügel pl, Schläge pl
2. (defeat) Niederlage f
to take a \beating (be defeated) eine Niederlage [o Schlappe] einstecken fam
3. (hard to better)
it will take some \beating to make a cake better than mom's Mutters Kuchen ist kaum zu übertreffen
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['biːtɪŋ]
n
1) (= series of blows) Schläge pl, Prügel pl

to give sb a beating — jdn verprügeln; (as punishment also) jdm eine Tracht Prügel verabreichen (inf)

to get a beating — verprügelt werden; (as punishment also) Schläge or Prügel bekommen

2) (of drums, heart, wings) Schlagen nt
3) (= defeat) Niederlage f

to take a beating — eine Schlappe einstecken (inf)

to take a beating (at the hands of sb) — (von jdm) nach allen Regeln der Kunst geschlagen werden

4)

to take some beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein; (idea, insolence etc) seines-/ihresgleichen suchen

5) (HUNT) Treiben nt
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beating s
1. Schlagen n
2. a) Prügel pl
b) fig Niederlage f:
give sb a good (oder sound) beating jemandem eine tüchtige Tracht Prügel verabreichen, fig jemandem eine böse Schlappe zufügen;
take (oder get) a beating Prügel beziehen, fig eine Schlappe erleiden;
this will take some (oder a lot of) beating fig das muss erst einmal übertroffen werden
3. (rhythmisches) Schlagen oder Klopfen oder Pochen:
beating of the heart Herzschlag m
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noun
1) (punishment)

a beating — Schläge Pl.; Prügel Pl.

give somebody a good beating — jemandem eine gehörige Tracht Prügel verpassen (ugs.)

2) (defeat) Niederlage, die
3) (surpassing)

take some/a lot of beating — nicht leicht zu übertreffen sein


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