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1 beggar
A n1 ( pauper) mendiant/-e m/f ;2 ○ GB ( man) a lucky beggar un veinard ○ ; you lucky beggar! espèce de veinard ○ ! ; a poor beggar un pauvre diable ○ ; a crazy beggar un fou.B vtr1 ruiner [person, company] ;2 ( defy) to beggar description défier toute description. -
2 beggar
beggar ['begə(r)]1 noun∎ proverb beggars can't be choosers nécessité fait loi∎ you lucky beggar! sacré veinard!;∎ poor beggar! pauvre diable!;∎ you naughty little beggar! petit coquin!;∎ jammy beggar! veinard!∎ to beggar (all) description défier toute description;∎ it beggars belief c'est incroyable -
3 beggar
beggar [ˈbegər]1. noun* * *['begə(r)] 1.1) ( pauper) mendiant/-e m/f2) (colloq) GB ( man)2.you lucky beggar! — espèce de veinard! (colloq)
transitive verb ruiner [person, company]••beggars can't be choosers — Prov faute de grives on mange des merles Prov
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lazy beggar — lucky/lazy/cheeky/etc beggar british spoken phrase used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc Thesaurus: names used for talking to someone in a friendly waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cheeky beggar — lucky/lazy/cheeky/etc beggar british spoken phrase used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc Thesaurus: names used for talking to someone in a friendly waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary