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He had pleaded with the police to let the girl go, because he had nothing to say, but instead he was tortured, beaten up, and his interrogators threatened to cut off his genitals.el testigo pidió a la policía que pusiera en libertad a la joven porque íl no tenía nada que decir, pero, en vez de ello, se lo torturó y golpeó y las personas que lo interrogaban le amenazaron con cortarle las partes genitales.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011
In England these street women are gang-raped, beaten, and it isn't unusual for them to be found dead outside hospitals.En Inglaterra las vagabundas son sometidas a violaciones en grupo, son golpeadas, y no es raro que algunas aparezcan muertas en las puertas de los hospitales.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Quote: "Detectives denied that. Ferguson was beaten in order to obtain a confession.Cito textualmente: «Los detectives negaron haber golpeado a Ferguson para obtener una confesión.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
But the platform at Renupur was a length of beaten earth, its surface covered in weeds and a few cracked paving stones.Pero el andén de Renupur era un trozo de tierra batida, con la superficie cubierta de hierbajos y unos cuantos adoquines rajados.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
I don't, I said. If I were beaten up every day I wouldn't like it.No me gusta, dije yo, si me pegaran todos los días no me gustaría.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Another student claimed that two of his brothers had been beaten and one of them detained while the police were attempting to find the witness' whereabouts.Otro estudiante dijo que dos de sus hermanas hablan sido golpeados y uno de ellos habla sido detenido mientras que la policía intentaba averiguar el paradero del testigo.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011
In addition to solitary confinement, beating, kicking and torture by electric shocks appeared to be common practice in regard to young detainees.Parecía que era corriente que los jóvenes detenidas estuvieran incomunicados, recibieran palizas y patadas y fueran torturados con elactroehoques,© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/10/2011
But when I'm functioning well I can't be beat for helping people."Cuando no funciono bien no sirvo para nada, no puedo ayudar a la gente.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
They crowded around him, the true beating getting started.Se amontonaron sobre él, y comenzó la verdadera paliza.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Which meant that Butch, who could beat everyone else in the house, had just lost to Beth.Lo cual significaba que Butch, que podía dar una paliza a cualquier otro habitante de la casa, acababa de perder con Beth.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
He probably deserved this beating.Seguramente, se merecía aquella paliza.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
You have not shot anyone yet, said Hollus, the words like the beating of twin hearts.Todavía no le has dado a nadie –dijo Hollus, con palabras que parecían los latidos de corazones gemelos–.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
No, this beat-down was just an eye for an eye for a bodily injury.No, ésta paliza era un ojo por ojo por una lesión corporal.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
When they both nodded, the beat-down began.Cuando ambos asintieron, comenzó el combate.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
a woman's path lies from the kitchen to the bedroom, with a beating along the way.Las mujeres de la cocina a la cama, y por el camino a madrazos.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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Collocations
fusion beat
latido de fusión
reciprocal beat
latido recíproco
beat up
apalear
heart beat
latido del corazón
beat about the bush
andar
beat about the bush
andar con rodeos
beat about the bush
andarse con rodeos
beat about the bush
andarse por las ramas
beat up
dar una paliza
beat down
pegar
beat up
pegar
beat up
pegar paliza
beat around the bush
andarse por las ramas
beat down
llover a cántaros
beat a retreat
batirse en retirada
Word forms
beat
verb
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Past | beat |
Imperative | beat |
Present Participle (Participle I) | beating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | beaten |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I beat | we beat |
you beat | you beat |
he/she/it beats | they beat |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am beating | we are beating |
you are beating | you are beating |
he/she/it is beating | they are beating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have beaten | we have beaten |
you have beaten | you have beaten |
he/she/it has beaten | they have beaten |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been beating | we have been beating |
you have been beating | you have been beating |
he/she/it has been beating | they have been beating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I beat | we beat |
you beat | you beat |
he/she/it beat | they beat |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was beating | we were beating |
you were beating | you were beating |
he/she/it was beating | they were beating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had beaten | we had beaten |
you had beaten | you had beaten |
he/she/it had beaten | they had beaten |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been beating | we had been beating |
you had been beating | you had been beating |
he/she/it had been beating | they had been beating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will beat | we shall/will beat |
you will beat | you will beat |
he/she/it will beat | they will beat |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be beating | we shall/will be beating |
you will be beating | you will be beating |
he/she/it will be beating | they will be beating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have beaten | we shall/will have beaten |
you will have beaten | you will have beaten |
he/she/it will have beaten | they will have beaten |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been beating | we shall/will have been beating |
you will have been beating | you will have been beating |
he/she/it will have been beating | they will have been beating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would beat | we should/would beat |
you would beat | you would beat |
he/she/it would beat | they would beat |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be beating | we should/would be beating |
you would be beating | you would be beating |
he/she/it would be beating | they would be beating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have beaten | we should/would have beaten |
you would have beaten | you would have beaten |
he/she/it would have beaten | they would have beaten |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been beating | we should/would have been beating |
you would have been beating | you would have been beating |
he/she/it would have been beating | they would have been beating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am beaten | we are beaten |
you are beaten | you are beaten |
he/she/it is beaten | they are beaten |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being beaten | we are being beaten |
you are being beaten | you are being beaten |
he/she/it is being beaten | they are being beaten |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been beaten | we have been beaten |
you have been beaten | you have been beaten |
he/she/it has been beaten | they have been beaten |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was beaten | we were beaten |
you were beaten | you were beaten |
he/she/it was beaten | they were beaten |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being beaten | we were being beaten |
you were being beaten | you were being beaten |
he/she/it was being beaten | they were being beaten |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been beaten | we had been beaten |
you had been beaten | you had been beaten |
he/she/it had been beaten | they had been beaten |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be beaten | we shall/will be beaten |
you will be beaten | you will be beaten |
he/she/it will be beaten | they will be beaten |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been beaten | we shall/will have been beaten |
you will have been beaten | you will have been beaten |
he/she/it will have been beaten | they will have been beaten |