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beat down

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha
1. of sun, rain
2. break down (door etc)
3. flatten, crush
4. haggle down
5. demoralise
 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + adv) of sun, rain intransitiveneamhaistreach the sun was beating down bhí an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch, bhí an ghrian ag scaladh anuas the rain was beating down on the crowd bhí sé ag stealladh báistí ar an slua, bhí sé ag gleadhradh báistí ar an slua 2 (v + adv) break down (door etc) transitiveaistreachleag verb  cmu the attacking army beat down the walls leag an t-arm na ballaí san ionsaí they beat the door down bhris siad an doras isteach, rinne siad mionbhach den doras 3 (v + adv) flatten, crush transitiveaistreachbuail verb  cmu he beat down the weeds with a shovel bhuail sé síos na fiailí le sluasaid the snow was beaten down by the traffic rinne an trácht leac den sneachta 4 (v + adv) haggle down transitiveaistreachleag anuas  cmutarraing anuas  cmu he beat him down to €10 leag sé anuas é go dtí €10 5 (v + adv) demoralise transitiveaistreachlagmhisneach a chur ar  cmucloígh verb  cmu the constant pain beats you down cuireann an tsíorphian lagmhisneach ort, cloíonn an phian leanúnach thú→ beat
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