Beat translated to snow leopard (7)
I believe the answer is:
trounce
'beat' is the definition.
(I know that beat can be written as trounce)
'translated to snow leopard' is the wordplay.
'translated' becomes 'tr' (abbreviation used when referencing books).
'to snow leopard' becomes 'ounce' (ounce is an alternative name for the snow leopard).
'tr'+'ounce'='TROUNCE'
(Other definitions for trounce that I've seen before include "Counter (anag) - defeat" , "Thrash" , "Defeat heavily in recount" , "Flog" , "Beat heavily" .)