How to Say ‘Beat’ in French
A battu
ah bah-too
[ah bah-too]
💬 Usage Tip: From battre = “to beat.” Here it’s passé composé: a battu = “beat / has beaten.”
🇫🇷 In France: Sports talk in French is full of body reactions: heart racing, hands shaking, everyone frozen on the sofa.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
has
Auxiliary avoir used here to make the passé composé.
Mon cœur a battu plus vite à la dernière minute.
My heart beat faster in the last minute.
battu
[bah-too]
beaten / beat
Past participle of battre; with a battu, it means 'beat'.
Mon cœur a battu très fort pendant cette action.
My heart beat very hard during that play.
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