How the word "battre" is translated into English
Nous devons battre Lyon pour rester premiers.
[nu dəvɔ̃ batʁ ljɔ̃ puʁ ʁɛste pʁəmje.]
We have to beat Lyon to stay in first place.
Paris a battu Marseille deux à zéro hier.
[paʁi a baty maʁsɛj døz‿ a zeʁo jɛʁ.]
Paris beat Marseille two-nil yesterday.
Si on joue bien, on les battra facilement.
[si ɔ̃ ʒu bjɛ̃, ɔ̃ le batʁa fasilmɑ̃.]
If we play well, we'll beat them easily.
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