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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 description
v.ser indescriptible, ser difícil de describir. -
3 to beggar description
superar toda descripción -
4 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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5 beg
beɡ
1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) pedir2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) suplicar•- beggar
2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) arruinar, reducir a la miseria- beg to differ
beg vb1. mendigar / pedir / pedir limosna2. pedir / suplicar / rogarI beg your pardon? ¿cómo? / ¿cómo dice?I beg your pardon! ¡perdón! / ¡perdone!tr[beg]1 mendigar2 (ask for) pedir1 mendigar2 (dog) sentarse (con las patas delanteras levantadas)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI beg to differ no estoy de acuerdoto beg the question ser una petición de principio: pedir, mendigar, suplicarI begged him to go: le supliqué que fuerabeg vi: mendigar, pedir limosnav.• implorar v.• mangar v.• mendigar v.• pedir v.• pordiosear v.• reclamar v.• rogar v.• suplicar v.beg
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- gg- transitive verb1) \<\<money/food\>\> pedir*, mendigar*2) (frml)a) ( entreat) \<\<person\>\> suplicarle* a, rogarle* aI beg you! — te lo suplico!, te lo ruego!
to beg somebody to + inf — suplicarle* or rogarle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( ask for) \<\<forgiveness\>\> suplicar*, rogar*to beg something of somebody — suplicarle* algo a alguien; differ 2)
2.
via) \<\<beggar\>\> pedir*, mendigar*to beg for something — mendigar* algo
b) ( ask) (frml)to beg for something: she begged for more time pidió por favor que le dieran una prórroga; to beg for mercy — pedir* or suplicar* clemencia
Phrasal Verbs:- beg off[beɡ]1. VT1) (=implore) rogar, suplicarI beg you! — ¡te lo suplico!
to beg forgiveness — suplicar or implorar perdón
I beg to inform you — frm tengo el honor de informarle
to beg the question —
some definitions of mental illness beg the question of what constitutes normal behaviour — algunas definiciones de enfermedad mental dan por sentado lo que constituye un comportamiento normal
2) [beggar] [+ food, money] pedir2. VI1) (=implore)to beg for — [+ forgiveness, mercy] implorar
2) [beggar] mendigar, pedir limosnathere's some cake going begging * — queda un poco de tarta, ¿no la quiere nadie?
- beg off* * *[beg]
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- gg- transitive verb1) \<\<money/food\>\> pedir*, mendigar*2) (frml)a) ( entreat) \<\<person\>\> suplicarle* a, rogarle* aI beg you! — te lo suplico!, te lo ruego!
to beg somebody to + inf — suplicarle* or rogarle* a alguien que (+ subj)
b) ( ask for) \<\<forgiveness\>\> suplicar*, rogar*to beg something of somebody — suplicarle* algo a alguien; differ 2)
2.
via) \<\<beggar\>\> pedir*, mendigar*to beg for something — mendigar* algo
b) ( ask) (frml)to beg for something: she begged for more time pidió por favor que le dieran una prórroga; to beg for mercy — pedir* or suplicar* clemencia
Phrasal Verbs:- beg off
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