beat

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 Rota

La Rama Rota

Kellerman, Jonathan

When The Bough Breaks

Kellerman, Jonathan

© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman

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 Consagrado

Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.

© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2008

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 Consagrado

Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.

© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, 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 Consagrado

Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.

© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2008

I said to myself: Auxilio Lacouture, stand your ground, if you come out they'll throw you in jail (and probably deport you to Montevideo, because naturally you never got your papers in order, you fool), they'll spit on you, they'll beat you.

Yo me dije: Auxilio Lacouture, resiste, si sales te meten presa (y probablemente te deportan a Montevideo, porque como es lógico no tienes los papeles en regla, boba), te escupen, te apalean.

The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes

Los detectives salvajes

Bolano, Roberto

e savage detectives

The savage detective

© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño

© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

I looked through the window, where the rain still beat down in torrents, sweeping the courtyard as the men continued unloading.

Miré hacia la ventana. Seguía lloviendo a cántaros y el agua inundaba el patio. A pesar de ello, los carreteros continuaban descargando.

Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro

El gallo negro

Sansom, Christopher John

Dissolution

Sansom, Christopher John

© C.J. Sansom, 2003

Probably getting ready to beat my ass again.'

Seguro que se está preparando para arrearme otra paliza.

Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final

Juicio Final

Katzenbach, John

© 1992 by John Katzenbach

© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006

Just Cause

Katzenbach, John

© 1992 by John Katzenbach

She had a precious little pink butterfly tattooed on her hip, and a heart on a chain around her throat, and both were getting banged around to the beat of his thrusting.

Tenía una preciosa mariposita rosa tatuada en la cadera, y una cadena con un corazón alrededor de la garganta, y ambos se mecían con el ritmo de sus empujes.

Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado

Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.

© 2007, Jessica Bird

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2008

Z looked up, intending to beat feet out of the room—and jerked back against the door.

Z alzó la vista, intentando dirigir a sus pies fuera de la habitación... y golpear de regreso contra la puerta.

Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto

Amante Despierto

Ward, J.R.

Lover Awakened

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2006

They beat in unison, moving mucus out of the lungs mucous containing particles that have been accidentally inhaled, getting them out before cancers can begin.

Se agitan al unísono, sacando el mucus de los pulmones, mucus que contiene partículas inhaladas accidentalmente, sacándolas antes de que se inicie el cáncer.

Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios

El calculo de Dios

Sawyer, Robert

© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.

© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

Calculating God

Sawyer, Robert

© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

The suspect didn't deny this, although she made it clear that she had planned to beat her up, not murder her.

Cosa que la inculpada no negó, aclarando sin embargo que en ningún momento había llegado a pensar en el asesinato, sino más bien en una madriza.

Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666

2666

Bolano, Roberto

© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño

2666

Bolano, Roberto

© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño

© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

My heart skipped a beat.

El corazón me dio un vuelco.

The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes

Los detectives salvajes

Bolano, Roberto

e savage detectives

The savage detective

© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño

© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

Or the beat of a nanosecond.

O el latido de un nanosegundo.

Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto

Amante Despierto

Ward, J.R.

Lover Awakened

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2006

And I listened to my brother, Buckley, as he beat the drums.

Y escuché a mi hermano Buckley tocar la batería.

Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo

Desde Mi Cielo

Sebold, Alice

© 2002 por Alice Sebold

© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria

© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.

The Lovely Bones

Sebold, Alice

© 2002 by Alice Sebold

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,

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