beat down

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beat down
verbo transitivo con partícula
1conseguir una rebaja en (price)
  • I beat him down to £40 for the dress -> conseguí que me dejara el vestido en 40 libras
verbo intransitivo
2caer con fuerza (rain); caer a plomo (sun)

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beat down [bit]
1Art. y Of.) Apilar, amontonar.
abatir, derribar, demoler, destruir. Rebajar (seam). Rebajar, disminuir (price).

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beat down
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 [+door] derribar a golpes
2 [+seller]
he tried to beat me down on the price intentó que le rebajase el precio; intentó que se lo dejase más barato; I beat him down to £20 conseguí que me lo rebajara a 20 libras
a fair employer, when arranging for the pay of a carpenter, does not try to beat him down Joe Drury's original offer was for Pounds 5,000 - four hours later he had been beaten down to Pounds 2,900
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+sun] caer a plomo; [+rain] caer con fuerza
the rain was beating down outside fuera la lluvia caía con fuerza
the sun beat down relentlessly

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