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1 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) superar cualquier descripción -
2 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) mendigobeggar n mendigotr['begəSMALLr/SMALL]1 mendigo,-a, pordiosero,-a2 familiar tipo, individuo,-a1 empobrecer, arruinar2 figurative use hacer imposible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeggars can't be choosers a caballo regalado no le mires el dentadoto beggar description superar toda descripciónbeggar ['bɛgər] n: mendigo m, -ga f; pordiosero m, -ra fn.• limosnero, -era s.m.,f.• mendigo s.m.• pobre s.m.• pordiosero, -era s.m.,f.
I 'begər, 'begə(r)a) mendigo, -ga m,fb) ( fellow)you lucky beggar! — (BrE colloq) qué suertudo eres! (AmL fam), qué potra tienes! (Esp fam)
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transitive verb arruinar, empobrecer*; ( stronger) pauperizar*['beɡǝ(r)]to beggar description — ser* indescriptible
1. N1) mendigo(-a) m / f, pordiosero(-a) m / f2) * (=fellow) tío(-a) * m / flucky beggar! — ¡qué suerte tiene el tío/la tía! *
poor little beggar! — ¡pobrecito!
2. VT1) (=ruin) arruinar2) (fig) (=exceed) excederse a* * *
I ['begər, 'begə(r)]a) mendigo, -ga m,fb) ( fellow)you lucky beggar! — (BrE colloq) qué suertudo eres! (AmL fam), qué potra tienes! (Esp fam)
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transitive verb arruinar, empobrecer*; ( stronger) pauperizar*to beggar description — ser* indescriptible
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