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1 scrounge
(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) gorreartr[skraʊnʤ]1 familiar (gen) gorrear (from/off, a), gorronear, vivir de gorra; (money) dar sablazos, sablear, vivir de sablazos1 (gen) gorrear (from/off, a), gorronear (from/off, a); (money) dar sablazos (from/off, a), sablear (from/off, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the scrounge andar pidiendoto scrounge off somebody vivir a costa de alguien1) bum: gorrear fam, sablear fam (dinero)2)to scrounge around for : buscar, andar a la busca descrounge vito scrounge off someone : vivir a costa de alguienv.• ir de gorra v.• sablear v.• sacar por medio de gorronería v.
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1. skraʊndʒ(colloq) transitive verbto scrounge something FROM/OFF somebody — \<\<food/cigarette/money\>\> gorronearle or gorrearle or (RPl) garronearle or (Chi) bolsearle algo a alguien (fam)
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vi gorronear or gorrear or (RPl) garronear or (Chi) bolsear (fam)
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)[skraʊndʒ]to be always on the scrounge — vivir gorroneando or gorreando or (RPl) garroneando or (Chi) bolseando (fam)
1.N2.VT gorronear *, gorrear *can I scrounge a drink from you? — ¿me invitas a un trago? *
3.VIto scrounge on or off sb — vivir a costa de algn
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1. [skraʊndʒ](colloq) transitive verbto scrounge something FROM/OFF somebody — \<\<food/cigarette/money\>\> gorronearle or gorrearle or (RPl) garronearle or (Chi) bolsearle algo a alguien (fam)
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vi gorronear or gorrear or (RPl) garronear or (Chi) bolsear (fam)
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to be always on the scrounge — vivir gorroneando or gorreando or (RPl) garroneando or (Chi) bolseando (fam)
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2 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)
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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)
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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
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3 reduce
rə'dju:s1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) reducir2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) adelgazar, perder peso3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reducir (a)•- reduction
reduce vb1. reducir / disminuir2. rebajartr[rɪ'djʊːs]1 (gen) reducir, disminuir2 (price etc) rebajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'Reduce speed now' "Disminuya la velocidad"to be reduced to doing something no tener más remedio que hacer algo, verse obligado,-a a hacer algoto be reduced to something verse sumido,-a en algoto reduce somebody to tears hacer llorar a alguien1) lessen: reducir, disminuir, rebajar (precios)2) demote: bajar de categoría, degradar3)to be reduced to : verse rebajado a, verse forzado a4)to reduce someone to tears : hacer llorar a alguienreduce vislim: adelgazarv.• abreviar v.• achicar v.• acortar v.• adelgazar v.• apocar v.• bajar de peso v.• cercenar v.• ceñir v.• deshinchar v.• disminuir v.• estrechar v.• limitar v.• moderar v.• rebajar v.• reducir v.rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
[rɪ'djuːs]to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
1. VT1) (=decrease) [+ number, costs, expenditure, inflation] reducir; [+ price] rebajar; (Ind) [+ output] reducir, recortar; [+ speed, heat, visibility] disminuir; [+ temperature] bajar; [+ stress, tension] reducir, disminuir; [+ pain] aliviarit reduces the risk of heart disease (by 20%) — disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas (en un 20%)
2) (=cut price of) [+ goods] rebajar3) (=make smaller) [+ drawing] reducir; (Med) [+ swelling] bajar; (Culin) [+ sauce] reducir4) (=bring to specified state)minimumto reduce sth to ashes/rubble — reducir algo a cenizas/escombros
5) (=capture, subjugate) tomar, conquistar6) (Mil) (=demote) degradar7) (=simplify) reducir8) (Math) [+ equation, expression] reducir9) (Chem) reducir2. VI1) (=decrease) reducirse, disminuir2) (Culin) espesarse3) (=slim) adelgazar* * *[rɪ'duːs, rɪ'djuːs]1)a) \<\<number/amount\>\> reducir*; \<\<tension/pressure/speed\>\> disminuir*, reducir*; \<\<price/taxes/rent\>\> reducir*, rebajar; \<\<goods\>\> rebajar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarb) \<\<photograph/image\>\> reducir*2)a) (break down, simplify)to reduce something TO something — reducir* algo a algo
b) ( Math) simplificar*to reduce something/somebody TO something — (often pass)
to reduce somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien
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4 tramp
træmp
1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) caminar pesadamente/con pasos pesados2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) dar una caminata, hacer excursiones, caminar mucho
2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) vagabundo2) (a long walk.) caminata, paseo largo3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) ruido fuerte de pasos4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) tramp, vapor volandero5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) fulana, lagarta, pelanduscatramp n vagabundotr[træmp]1 (person) vagabundo,-a2 caminata, excursión nombre femenino a pie3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang fulana, puta1 andar por, recorrer a pie\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtramp steamer vapor nombre masculino volanderotramp ['træmp] vi: caminar (a paso pesado)tramp vt: deambular por, vagar porto tramp the streets: vagar por las callestramp n1) vagrant: vagabundo m, -da f2) hike: caminata fv.• pisar con fuerza v.• recorrer a pie v.n.• marcha pesada s.f.• paseo largo s.m.• paso pesado s.m.• pelagallos s.m.• polizón s.m.• vagabundo s.m.• vago s.m.tramp*n.• puta** s.f.
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1. træmpintransitive verb (+ adv compl) ( walk heavily)they tramped to the nearest village — fueron a pie or caminaron hasta el pueblo más cercano
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vta) ( walk around) \<\<town/city\>\> recorrerse (a pie), patearse (fam)b) ( tread) (+ adv compl) \<\<dirt/snow\>\>she tramped mud all over the kitchen floor — ensució or llenó de barro todo el suelo de la cocina
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1) ca) ( vagrant) vagabundo, -da m,fb) ( loose woman) (AmE colloq) mujerzuela f, golfa f (Esp fam)2) (no pl)a) ( walk) caminata fb) ( sound) ruido m de pasos[træmp]1. N1) (=sound of feet) ruido m de pasos2) (=long walk) caminata f3) (=homeless person) vagabundo(-a) m / f4) (esp US)* pej (=loose woman)she's a tramp — es una zorra *, es una golfa *
5) (Naut) (also: tramp steamer) vapor m volandero2. VT1) (=stamp on) pisar con fuerza2) (=walk across) recorrer a pie, hacer una excursión porto tramp the streets — andar por las calles, callejear
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1. [træmp]intransitive verb (+ adv compl) ( walk heavily)they tramped to the nearest village — fueron a pie or caminaron hasta el pueblo más cercano
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vta) ( walk around) \<\<town/city\>\> recorrerse (a pie), patearse (fam)b) ( tread) (+ adv compl) \<\<dirt/snow\>\>she tramped mud all over the kitchen floor — ensució or llenó de barro todo el suelo de la cocina
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1) ca) ( vagrant) vagabundo, -da m,fb) ( loose woman) (AmE colloq) mujerzuela f, golfa f (Esp fam)2) (no pl)a) ( walk) caminata fb) ( sound) ruido m de pasos -
5 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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beg off — verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement • Syn: ↑excuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑excuse (for: ↑excuse) • Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
skelder — verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: origin unknown intransitive verb archaic : to live by begging : beg transitive verb 1 … Useful english dictionary
reduce — verb 1 (T) to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price: We were hoping that they would reduce the rent a little. | reduce sth by half/ten percent etc: The workforce has been reduced by half. (+ to): All the shirts were reduced to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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