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1 beggar
noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) ubags* * *ubags; puisis; izputināt; pārspēt -
2 beggar on horse-back
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3 beggar description
(to be so great in some way that it cannot be described: Her beauty beggars description.) būt neaprakstāmam -
4 insolent beggar
nekauņa -
5 it beggar s all description
tas ir neaprakstāmi -
6 little beggar s
mazuļi -
7 lucky beggar
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8 poor beggar
nabags; nelaimīgais -
9 stubborn beggar
spītnieks -
10 to beggar oneself
izputēt -
11 to beggar somebody into submission
piespiest kādu pakļautiesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to beggar somebody into submission
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12 to know something as well as a beggar knows his bag
zināt kaut ko kā savus piecus pirkstusEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to know something as well as a beggar knows his bag
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13 unfortunate beggar
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14 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.) ubagot2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) lūgt; lūgties•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) izputināt- beg to differ* * *lūgt, lūgties; ubagot; atļauties -
15 handout
1) (a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc: You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout.) izdales materiāls2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) dāvana (nabagiem)* * *presei sniegta informācija; reklāmprospekts, reklāmlapa; bezmaksas paraugs -
16 ragged
['ræɡid]1) (dressed in old, worn or torn clothing: a ragged beggar.) noskrandis2) (torn: ragged clothes.) skrandains; noplīsis3) (rough or uneven; not straight or smooth: a ragged edge.) nelīdzens; robains* * *noskrandis; noplīsis, skrandains; izspūris, pinkains; robains, nelīdzens; plēsts; neizkopts, nepilnīgs -
17 squat
[skwot] 1. past tense, past participle - squatted; verb(to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position: The beggar squatted all day in the market place.) tupēt; notupties2. adjective(short and fat; dumpy: a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.) drukns; zems un resns* * *tupēšana; tupēt; nelikumīgi apmesties; sēdēt; drukns -
18 rags
noun plural (old, worn or torn clothes: The beggar was dressed in rags.) skrandas
См. также в других словарях:
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
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beggar — [beg′ər] n. [ME beggere < OFr begard: see BEG] 1. a person who begs, or asks for charity, esp. one who lives by begging; mendicant 2. a person who is very poor; pauper 3. Chiefly Brit. a person; fellow: often used jokingly or affectionately vt … English World dictionary
Beggar — Beg gar, n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.] 1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner. [1913 Webster] 2. One who makes it his business to ask alms. [1913 Webster] 3. One who is dependent upon others for support;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beggar — Beg gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beggaring}.] 1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. [1913 Webster] It beggared all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar — index deplete, parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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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