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1 beg
beg [beg]a. [+ money, alms, food] mendierb. [+ favour] solliciterc. ( = entreat) supplierd. to beg the question ( = raise the question) poser la questiona. mendierb. ( = entreat) supplier• to beg for mercy/help demander grâce/de l'aide* * *[beg] 1.2.‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ — ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’
to beg for — mendier [money, food]
Phrasal Verbs:- beg off•• -
2 beg
1 ( solicit) demander [food, money] (from à) ;2 ( request) demander [favour, permission] (from, of à) ; to beg sb for sth demander qch à qn ; I begged his forgiveness je lui ai demandé de me pardonner ; to beg to be chosen demander à être choisi ; to beg leave to do demander la permission de faire ; I beg your pardon je vous demande pardon ; I beg to differ je ne suis pas du même avis ;3 ( entreat) supplier [person] (to do de faire) ; ‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’ ;4 ( leave unresolved) éluder [problem, question].3 ( entreat) implorer ; to beg for sth implorer qch ; to beg to be spared/to be forgiven implorer la clémence/le pardon.to beg the question laisser de côté le problème de fond ; these apples are going begging personne ne veut de ces pommes.■ beg off s'excuser de ne pas pouvoir venir. -
3 cry
A n1 (shout, call) (of person, bird) cri m ; a great cry went up un grand cri s'est élevé ; to utter a cry pousser un cri ; nobody heard his cries for help personne ne l'a entendu crier au secours ; a cry for help fig un appel à l'aide ; there were cries of ‘shame!’ les gens criaient au scandale ; there have been cries for reprisals on a réclamé des représailles ;2 ( weep) to have a good cry ○ pleurer un bon coup ○ ;4 Hunt ( of hounds) aboiements mpl ; to be in full cry [pack] donner de la voix ; the crowd/press were in full cry against them GB fig la foule/presse s'acharnait contre eux.B vtr1 ( shout) ‘look out!’ he cried ‘attention!’ cria-t-il ;2 ( weep) to cry bitter tears/tears of joy pleurer à chaudes larmes/de joie ; how many tears I have cried over you! combien de larmes j'ai versées à cause de toi!C vi1 ( weep) pleurer (about à cause de) ; to cry for joy pleurer de joie ; don't cry about that! ne pleure pas pour ça! ; he was crying for his mother il réclamait sa mère en pleurant ; to cry with laughter rire aux larmes ; that'll give you something to cry about ○ ! maintenant tu sauras pourquoi tu pleures! ;for crying out loud! mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu ○ ! ; it's a far cry from the days when il est loin le temps où ; it's a far cry from the luxury to which they were accustomed on est loin du luxe auquel ils étaient habitués ; this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born cette maisonnette est sans comparaison avec le palais dans lequel elle est née ; to cry one's eyes ou heart out pleurer à chaudes larmes.■ cry down GB:▶ cry down [sth] tourner [qch] en dérision [opposition, view].■ cry off GB: ( cancel appointment) se décommander ; ( retract promise) se dédire ; they cried off at the last minute ils se sont décommandés au dernier moment ; to cry off from s'excuser de [meeting].■ cry out (with pain, grief etc) pousser un cri or des cris ; ( call) crier, s'écrier ; to cry out in anguish pousser un cri d'angoisse ; to cry out to sb interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix ; to cry out for ( beg for) implorer [mercy] ; réclamer [attention, assistance] ; ( need desperately) avoir grand besoin de [help, reforms, renovation] ; the country is crying out for aid le pays a grand besoin d'aide ; these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées. -
4 appeal
appeal [əˈpi:l]a. ( = request publicly) lancer un appelb. ( = beg) faire appeld. to appeal to sb ( = attract) plaire à qn2. nounb. (in court) appel m3. compounds* * *[ə'piːl] 1.2) ( charity event) appel m ( on behalf of en faveur de)an appeal for — un appel au don de [food, blankets]
4) Law appel m5) ( attraction) charme m; ( interest) intérêt m2.to appeal to — recourir à l'arbitrage de [tribunal, person]; faire appel à [high court]
2) Sportto appeal to — demander l'arbitrage de [referee]
to appeal against — contester [decision]
3) (call, request)to appeal for — lancer un appel à [order, tolerance]; faire appel à [witnesses]
to appeal to somebody to do — ( formal call) prier quelqu'un de faire
4) (attract, interest)to appeal to somebody — [idea] tenter quelqu'un; [person] plaire à quelqu'un; [place] attirer quelqu'un
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5 pardon
1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) pardonner2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) gracier2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) pardon?2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) grâce, amnistie3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) pardon?- I beg your pardon - pardon me
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