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1 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) trosse enhver beskrivelse -
2 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) tigger, betlertiggerIsubst. \/ˈbeɡə\/1) tigger2) ( person) fattig stakkar3) ( hverdagslig) fyr, rakkerbeggars can't be choosers man tar det man får, man kan ikke velge og vrakecheeky beggar! den (lille) frekkasen!poor little beggar! stakkars liten!the little beggar! ( spøkefullt) den lille rakker'nyou lucky beggar! (din) heldiggris!IIverb \/ˈbeɡə\/ruinere, gjøre til fant, gjøre til tiggerbeggar description trosse enhver beskrivelse -
3 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.) tigge2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) trygle•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) gjøre til tigger, ruinere- beg to differverb \/beɡ\/1) tigge, be (om), bønnfalle (om)2) tigge (til livets opphold)beg! ( til hund) gi labb!beg for alms be om almisser\/veldedighetbeg off be om å få slippe, be seg fri(tatt) trekke seg, melde avbud, bakke utbeg somebody to do something tigge noen om å gjøre noebeg something of somebody tigge noe av noenbeg the question reise spørsmål, lede til spørsmåletta for gittbeg to differ være uenig, uttrykke uenighetgo begging ( om sjanse eller ting) være ledig, ikke være tatt enda• if these cakes are going begging, I'll take themdersom ingen vil ha disse kakene, så tar jeg dem
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beggar description — beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
beggar description — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar … English terms dictionary
beggar — ► NOUN 1) a person who lives by begging for food or money. 2) informal a person of a specified type: lucky beggar! ► VERB ▪ reduce to poverty. ● beggar belief (or description) Cf. ↑beggar description ● … English terms dictionary
beggar — beg|gar1 [ˈbegə US ər] n 1.) someone who lives by asking people for food and money ▪ the beggars on the streets 2.) lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar BrE spoken used when speaking to or about someone you like ▪ How s Dave? The lucky beggar s in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beggar — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who lives by asking people for food and money: There s been a huge increase in the number of beggars on London s streets. 2 lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar BrE spoken used to describe someone who you think is lucky, lazy etc, in … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beggar — /ˈbɛgə / (say beguh) noun 1. someone who begs alms, or lives by begging. 2. a penniless person. 3. Chiefly British Colloquial a person: a lucky beggar. –verb (t) 4. to reduce to beggary; impoverish. 5. to exhaust the resources of: to beggar… …
beggar — n. & v. n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 colloq. a person; a fellow (poor beggar). v.tr. 1 reduce to poverty. 2 outshine. 3 exhaust the resources of (beggar description). Phrases and idioms: beggar my… … Useful english dictionary
beggar — vb, n a euphemism for (to) bugger (except in the respectable idioms beggar the imagination or beggar description when the meaning is to render impoverished or surpass) … Contemporary slang
beggar belief — To be impossible to believe • • • Main Entry: ↑beg * * * beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! … Useful english dictionary
beggar belief (or description) — be too extraordinary to be believed or described. → beggar … English new terms dictionary
beggar belief — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar … English terms dictionary