he's begging for money

beg [beg] (pt & pp begged, cont begging)

1 transitive verb

(a) (solicit as charity) mendier;

∎ to beg food mendier de la nourriture;

∎ she begged money from the passers-by elle mendiait auprès des passants;

∎ to beg, borrow or steal se procurer par tous les moyens

(b) (ask for) demander, solliciter; (plead with) supplier;

∎ I begged the doctor not to say anything j'ai supplié le médecin de ne rien dire;

∎ she begged to be sent back to school elle supplia qu'on la renvoie à l'école;

∎ she begged a favour of her sister elle a demandé à sa sœur de lui rendre un service;

∎ to beg sb's forgiveness or pardon demander pardon à qn;

∎ I beg your pardon (I apologize) je vous demande pardon; (I didn't hear you) pardon?; (indignantly) pardon!

(c) formal (request politely)

∎ I beg to differ permettez-moi de ne pas être de votre avis;

∎ I beg to inform you that… je tiens à ou j'ai l'honneur de vous informer que…;

∎ to beg leave to do sth demander la permission de faire qch

(d) (idiom)

∎ to beg the question (evade the issue) éluder la question; (assume something proved) considérer que la question est résolue;

∎ that begs the question of whether... cela pose la question de savoir si..., c'est toute la question de savoir si...;

∎ wanting to climb Mount Everest rather begs the question 'why?' on serait enclin à se demander pourquoi quelqu'un aurait envie d'escalader le Mont Everest

2 intransitive verb

(a) (solicit charity) mendier;

∎ to beg for food mendier de la nourriture;

∎ children begging (for money) in the street des enfants qui mendient dans la rue;

∎ they live by begging ils vivent de charité ou d'aumône

(b) (ask, plead) supplier;

∎ to beg for forgiveness/mercy demander pardon/grâce

(c) (dog) faire le beau

(d) British (idioms)

∎ I'll have that last sandwich if it's going begging je prendrai bien ce dernier sandwich si personne d'autre ne le veut;

∎ there's a piece of cake going begging il reste un morceau de gâteau;

∎ these jobs are going begging ce sont des emplois qui trouvent peu d'amateurs

➲ beg off intransitive verb

British se soustraire;

∎ our best player begged off pleading illness notre meilleur joueur s'est fait excuser pour cause de maladie

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [bedelen] beg

♦voorbeelden:

1   die hond schooit bij iedereen om een stukje vlees • that dog begs everybody for a piece of meat

     hij schooit om geld • he's begging for money

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [ophalen] collect

♦voorbeelden:

1   honderd gulden bij elkaar schooien • rake up a hundred guilders

he's begging for money

1) (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.) pedir

2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) suplicar

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- beggar

- beggar description

beg vb

1. mendigar / pedir / pedir limosna

2. pedir / suplicar / rogar

El pasado y participio pasado de beg se escribe begged; el gerundio se escribe begging

tr[beg]

transitive verb (pt & pp begged, ger begging)

1 mendigar

■ she begged some food from the shop mendigó algo de comida de la tienda

2 (ask for) pedir

■ she begged forgiveness pidió perdón

3 literal (beseech) suplicar, rogar

■ she begged him to help her le suplicó que le ayudara

intransitive verb

1 mendigar

■ she spent all day begging in the streets pasó todo el día mendigando por las calles

2 (dog) sentarse (con las patas delanteras levantadas)

\

I beg to differ no estoy de acuerdo

to beg the question ser una petición de principio

beg ['bɛg] v, begged ; begging vt

: pedir, mendigar, suplicar

I begged him to go: le supliqué que fuera

beg vi

: mendigar, pedir limosna

• implorar v.

• mangar v.

• mendigar v.

• pedir v.

• pordiosear v.

• reclamar v.

• rogar v.

• suplicar v.

1) \<\<money/food\>\> pedir*, mendigar*

2) (frml)

a) ( entreat) \<\<person\>\> suplicarle* a, rogarle* a

b) ( ask for) \<\<forgiveness\>\> suplicar*, rogar*

a) \<\<beggar\>\> pedir*, mendigar*

b) ( ask) (frml)

- beg off

1. VT

1) (=implore) rogar, suplicar

2) [beggar] [+ food, money] pedir

2. VI

1) (=implore)

2) [beggar] mendigar, pedir limosna

- beg off

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1) \<\<money/food\>\> pedir*, mendigar*

2) (frml)

a) ( entreat) \<\<person\>\> suplicarle* a, rogarle* a

b) ( ask for) \<\<forgiveness\>\> suplicar*, rogar*

a) \<\<beggar\>\> pedir*, mendigar*

b) ( ask) (frml)

- beg off

1) betteln um; erbetteln [Lebensunterhalt]

2) (ask earnestly) bitten

3) (ask earnestly for)

4)

- gg- [Bettler:] betteln ( for um); [Hund:] Männchen machen; betteln

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1) (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.) betteln

2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) bitten

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- beggar

- beggar description

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I. vt

1. (ask for charity)

▪ to \beg sth um etw akk betteln

▪ to \beg sth from [or ( fam) off] sb etw von jdm schnorren fam

2. (request)

to \beg leave to do sth ( form) um Erlaubnis bitten etw tun zu dürfen

stop it, I \beg you hör auf, ich bitte dich

▪ to \beg sb to do sth jdn bitten, etw zu tun

▪ to \beg that... darum bitten, dass..,

to \beg sb's forgiveness jdn um Entschuldigung [o Verzeihung] bitten

I \beg your pardon entschuldigen Sie bitte

3. (leave unresolved)

to \beg the question keine Antwort auf die [eigentliche] Frage geben

you're always \begging the question du weichst immer nur aus

this crisis \begs the question of his leadership diese Krise wirft die Frage nach seinen Führungsqualitäten auf

▶ to go \begging noch zu haben sein, keinen Abnehmer/keine Abnehmerin finden

II. vi

1. (seek charity) betteln

▪ to \beg for sth um etw akk betteln, um etw akk bitten

2. (request)

▪ to \beg of sb:

don't give up, I \beg of you ( form) ich flehe Sie an, geben Sie nicht auf! geh

to \beg for clemency [or mercy] um Gnade flehen geh

I \beg to inform you that... ( form) ich erlaube mir, Sie davon in Kenntnis zu setzen, dass... geh, ich möchte Ihnen mitteilen, dass...

I \beg to differ ( form) ich erlaube mir, anderer Meinung zu sein geh

3. (request) dog Männchen machen

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1. vt

1) money, alms betteln um

2) (= crave, ask for) forgiveness, mercy, a favour bitten um

3) (= entreat) sb anflehen, inständig bitten

4)

2. vi

1) (beggar) betteln; (dog) Männchen machen

2) (for help, time etc) bitten (for um)

3)

4)

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beg [beɡ]

A v/t

1. etwas erbitten ( of sb von jemandem), bitten um:

beg leave (of sb) (jemanden) um Erlaubnis bitten; → pardon B 1

2. etwas erbetteln, betteln oder bitten um

3. jemanden bitten ( to do sth etwas zu tun)

4. (ohne Beweis) als gegeben annehmen: → question A 1

B v/i

1. betteln:

a) betteln gehen,

b) fig keinen Interessenten oder Abnehmer finden;

this post is going begging fig niemand will diesen Posten übernehmen

2. (dringend) bitten, flehen ( beide:

for um):

he begged and begged until … er bettelte so lange, bis …;

I beg of you ich bitte Sie;

beg off sich entschuldigen (lassen), absagen

3. sich erlauben oder gestatten ( to do sth etwas zu tun):

I beg to differ da bin ich (ganz) anderer Meinung;

I beg to inform you WIRTSCH obs ich erlaube mir, Ihnen mitzuteilen

4. schönmachen, Männchen machen (Hund)

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1) betteln um; erbetteln [Lebensunterhalt]

2) (ask earnestly) bitten

3) (ask earnestly for)

4)

- gg- [Bettler:] betteln ( for um); [Hund:] Männchen machen; betteln

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betteln (um) v.

bitten (um) v. (of someone) v.

etwas erbitten (von jemandem) ausdr. (dogs) v.

Männchen machen (Hund) ausdr.

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) chiedere (in elemosina) [food, money] ( from a); chiedere [favour, permission, forgiveness] ( from, of a); supplicare, pregare [ person] ( to do di fare)

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) [ person] chiedere l'elemosina ( from a); [ dog] = stare seduto con le zampe anteriori sollevate in attesa di cibo, ecc.

- beg off

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1) (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.) elemosinare, chiedere l'elemosina

2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) pregare

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- beggar

- beggar description

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1. vt

1) (entreat) supplicare, pregare, (favour) chiedere, (subj: beggar: food, money) mendicare

2)

2. vi

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- beg off

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verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) chiedere (in elemosina) [food, money] ( from a); chiedere [favour, permission, forgiveness] ( from, of a); supplicare, pregare [ person] ( to do di fare)

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) [ person] chiedere l'elemosina ( from a); [ dog] = stare seduto con le zampe anteriori sollevate in attesa di cibo, ecc.

- beg off

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v/i

1. beg (um for); betteln gehen go begging

2. (bitten) beg (um for); er bettelte so lange, bis ich ja sagte he kept pestering me ( oder went on at me) until I said yes

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to panhandle; to beg

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▪ [bei jdm] [um etw akk] \betteln to beg [sb] [for sth]; (um etw bitten) to beg for sth

„\betteln verboten“ “no begging”

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intransitives Verb beg (um for)

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betteln v/i

1. beg (

um for);

betteln gehen go begging

2. (bitten) beg (

um for);

er bettelte so lange, bis ich ja sagte he kept pestering me ( oder went on at me) until I said yes

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intransitives Verb beg (um for)

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to go begging expr. (um) v.

to beg (for) v.

1 to ask for.

pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for something

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do something

pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebody

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike

Yo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.

2 to order.

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3 to demand.

4 to call for, to need.

5 to beg.

6 to ask to, to request to.

Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.

7 to require.

El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.

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Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to ask for

■ me pidió el teléfono he asked me for my phone number

■ me pidió que la acompañara she asked me to go with her

2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order

■ lo pedí por teléfono I ordered it over the phone

■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?

3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for

■ este suelo está pidiendo a gritos un fregado this floor is crying out to be washed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (por la calle) to beg

■ siempre hay gente pidiendo there are always people begging

\

a pedir de boca just right, perfectly

pedir la cuenta to ask for the bill

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

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1) to ask for, request

2) order

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1. VT

1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for

- te lo pido por Dios

- ¿qué más se puede pedir?

2) (Com) (=encargar) to order

3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, order

4) [para casarse] to propose to

5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for

6) (=requerir) to need

7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrow

2. VI

1) (=rogar)

- por pedir que no quede

2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money

3) [en un bar, restaurante] to order

pedirse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

4) ( requerir) to need

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

4) ( requerir) to need

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

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pedir [ I14 ]

1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave

me pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advice

pide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church door

préstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to me

si no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicely

pedir algo prestado ver prestado:

nadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had done

pídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak

pide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accused

es un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's ideal

está haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can ask

me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaper

pidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred

boca

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

pedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second course

pide la cuenta y nos vamos ask for o get the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill and we can go

B ( Com)

1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth

¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

2 ‹mercancías› to order

(para casarse): pedir a una mujer en matrimonio to ask for a woman's hand in marriage ( frml)

le pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughter

vino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sister

D (requerir) to need

este pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wine

ese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heel

está pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slap

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered

1 (mendigar) to beg

pide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands

( leng infantil); to have dibs on ( AmE colloq), to bags ( BrE colloq)

me pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk

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a) ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for;

◊ pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan;

b) (en bar, restaurante) ‹plato/bebida› to order;

a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;

◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

b) ‹ mercancías› to order

a) (en bar, restaurante) to order

b) ( mendigar) to beg

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♦ vt

1. [solicitar] to ask for;

pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;

me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;

pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;

le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;

le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;

pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);

pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;

no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;

pedir raid to hitch a ride o Br lift

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3. [mercancías] to order;

pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb

4. [exigir] to demand;

¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;

le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;

la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years

5. [requerir] to call for, to need;

los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;

esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it

♦ vi

1. [mendigar] to beg;

hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?

3. [rezar]

♦ See also the pronominal verb pedirse

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I v/t

1 ask for;

pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;

me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;

te lo pido I beg you

2 ( necesitar) need

3 en bar, restaurante order

II v/i

1 ( mendigar) beg

2 en bar, restaurante order

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pedir {54} vt

1) : to ask for, to request

le pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan

2) : to order (food, merchandise)

pedir disculpas or

pedir perdón : to apologize

pedir vi

1) : to order

2) : to beg

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pedir vb

1. (en general) to ask for

2. (un favor) to ask

3. (en restaurante) to order

pedir / pedir limosna to beg [pt. & pp. begged]

(gen. fjár), n.

1) cattle, esp. sheep;

þeir ráku féit (the sheep) upp á geilarnar;

gæta fjár, to herd or tend sheep;

ganganda fé, live stock, opp. to ‘dautt fé’, or ‘liggjanda fé,’ valuables, money;

2) property, money (hvárt sem fé þat er land eðr annat fé);

fyrirgøra fé ok fjörvi, to forfeit property and life;

fé er fjörvi firr, life is dearer than money;

fé veldr frænda rógi, money makes foes of kinsmen;

afla sér fjár ok frægðar (frama), to gain wealth and fame;

hér er fé þat (the money), er Gunnarr greiddi;

þiggit þat, herra, fé er í því, there is value in it;

pl. fé (dat. fjám), property, means.

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n., irreg. gen. fjár, dat. fé; pl. gen. fjá, dat. fjám; with the article, féit, féinu, féin, mod. féð, fénu, fén: [Lat. pecu; Goth. faihu; A. S. feoh; Engl. fee; Hel. fehu; O. H. G. fehu; Germ. vieh; Dan. fæ; Swed. få]

I. cattle, in Icel. chiefly sheep; fé né menn, Grett. 101; fjölda fjár, Ld. 210; gæta fjár, to mind sheep, 232; en ef þeir brenna húsin þó at fé manna sé inni, Grág. ii. 164; þeir ráku féit ( the sheep) upp á geilarnar, Ni. 119; kvik-fé, live-stock, q. v.: ganganda fé, id., opp. to dautt fé, dead property, Grág. passim.

COMPDS: fjárbeit, fjárborg, fjárbreiða, fjárdauði, fjárfellir, fjárfóðr, fjárfæði, fjárfæling, fjárganga, fjárgeymsla, fjárgæzla, fjárhagi, fjárheimtur, fjárhirðir, fjárknappr, fjárhundr, fjárhús, fjárkaup, fjárkláði, fjárnyt, fjárpest, fjárrekstr, fjárréttr, fjársauðr.

II. property, money; hvárt sem fé þat er land eðr annat fé, Grág. ii. 237: the allit. phrase, fé ok fjörvi, Sl. 1; hafa fyrir gört fé ok fjörvi, to forfeit property and life, Nj. 191: the proverbs, fé er fjörvi firr, life is dearer than money, 124; fé veldr frænda rógi, money makes foes of kinsmen, Mkv. 1. Common sayings, hafa fullar hendr fjár; afla fjár ok frægðar, to gain wealth and fame, Fms. i. 23 (a standing phrase); afla fjár ok frama, Fs. 7, fjár ok virðingar, id.; seint munu þín augu fylld verða á fénu, Gullþ. 7; þú munt ærit mjök elska féit áðr lýkr, id.; lát mík sjá hvárt fé þetta er svá mikit ok frítt, Gísl. 62; at Þorgils tæki við fjám sínum, Fs. 154; fagrt fé, fine money; at þeir næði féinu, Fms. x. 23; þegn af fé, liberal, Ísl. ii. 344; Auðr tekr nú féit, A. took the money, Gísl. 62; hér er fé þat ( the money) er Gunnarr greiddi mér, Nj. 55; fé þat allt er hann átti, Eg. 98; alvæpni en ekki fé annat, Fms. i. 47: skemman var full af varningi, þetta fé …, v. 255; Höskuldr færði fé allt til skips, Nj. 4; hversu mikit fé er þetta, id.; heimta fé sín, Grág. i. 87; þiggit þat herra, fé er í því, there is value in it, Fms. vii. 197.

COMPDS: fjárafhlutr, fjáraflan, fjárafli, fjárauðn, fjáragirnd, fjárbón, fjárburðr, fjárdráttr, fjárefni, fjáreigandi, fjáreign, fjáreyðsla, fjáreyðslumaðr, fjárfang, fjárfar, fjárforráð, fjárframlag, fjárfundr, fjárgjald, fjárgjöf, fjárgróði, fjárgæzla, fjárgæzlumaðr, fjárhagr, fjárhagamaðr, fjárhald, fjárhaldsmaðr, fjárheimt, fjárhirðsla, fjárhlutr, fjárkaup, fjárkostnaðr, fjárkostr, fjárkrafa, fjárlag, fjárlán, fjárlát, fjárleiga, fjármegin, fjármet, fjármissa, fjármunir, fjárnám, fjárorkumaðr, fjárpína, fjárrán, fjárreiða, fjárreita, fjársaknaðr, fjársekt, fjársjóðr, fjárskaði, fjárskakki, fjárskilorð, fjárskipti, fjárskuld, fjársóan, fjársókn, fjárstaðr, fjártak, fjártal, fjártapan, fjártilkall, fjártillag, fjártjón, fjárupptak, fjárútlát, fjárvarðveizla, fjárvarðveizlumaðr, fjárván, fjárverðr, fjárviðtaka, fjárvöxtr, fjárþarfnaðr, fjárþurð, fjárþurfi.

B. Fé- in COMPDS, usually in sense II, sometimes in sense I: fé-auðna, u, f. money luck. féauðnu-maðr, m. a man lucky in making money, Band. 4. fé-boð, n. an offer of money, Lv. 62, Fms. v. 26, 369, 656 A. 17; a bribe, Grág. i. 72. fébóta-laust, n. adj. without compensation, Glúm. 358. fé-brögð, n. pl. devices for making money, Fms. xi. 423, 623. 21. fé-bætr, f. pl. payments in compensation, esp. of weregild, opp. to mann-hefndir, Nj. 165, Eg. 106, Fs. 53, 74, Ísl. ii. 386. fé-bættr, part. paid for weregild, Gullþ. 12. fé-drengr, m. an open-handed man, Nj. 177. fé-drjúgr, adj. having a deep purse, Ld. 46. fé-fastr, adj. close-fisted, Ísl. ii. 392, Bs. i. 74. fé-fátt, n. adj. in want of money, Eg. 394, Fms. iii. 180, Hkr. iii. 422. fé-fellir, m. losing one’s sheep, Lv. 91. fé-festi, f. close-fistedness, Grett. 155 C. fé-fletta, tt, to strip one of money, cheat one, Fas. iii. 103, v. l. fé-frekr, adj. greedy for money, Rd. 314. fé-föng, n. pl. booty, plunder, spoil, Fms. iii. 18, vii. 78, Eg. 57, 236, Gullþ. 5, Sks. 183 B. fé-gefinn, part. given for (and to) gain, Band. 4, Valla L. 201. fé-girnd, f. avarice, Hom. 86, Al. 4, Pass. 16. 7, 10. fé-girni, f. = fégirnd, Sks. 358, Band. 11, Sturl. i. 47 C. fégjafa-guð, m. the god of wealth, Edda 55. fé-gjald, n. a payment, fine, Nj. 111, 120, Band. 11, Fms. vii. 248. fé-gjarn, adj. greedy, avaricious, Eg. 336, Fs. 133, Nj. 102, Fms. i. 52, vii. 238. fé-gjöf, f. a gift of money, Fs. 11, 21, Fms. i. 53, xi. 325, Ld. 52. fé-glöggr, f. close-handed, Eb. 158. fé-góðr, adj. good, i. e. current, money, D. N. fé-grið, n. pl. security for property, Grág. ii. 21. fé-gyrðill, m. [early Dan. fägürthil], a money bag, purse, worn on the belt, Gísl. 20, Fbr. 66, Þiðr. 35. fé-gætni, f. saving habits, Glúm. 358. fé-göfugr, adj. blessed with wealth, Ísl. ii. 322. fé-hirðir, m. a shepherd, Fas. i. 518, Fms. viii. 342, Gþl. 501: a treasurer, Hkr. i. 36, Eg. 202, Fms. x. 157, vi. 372, viii. 372. fé-hirzla, u, f. a treasury, Fms. vi. 171, vii. 174, Eg. 237, Hom. 9. féhirzlu-hús, n. a treasure-house, Stj. 154. féhirzlu-maðr, m. a treasurer, Karl. 498. fé-hús, n. = fjós, a stall, D. N. (Fr.): a treasury, Róm. 299. fé-kaup, n. a bargain, N. G. L. i. 9. fé-kátliga, adv., Thom. 403. fé-kátr, adj. proud of one’s wealth, Róm. 126. fé-kostnaðr, m. expenditure, expense, Stj. 512, Fms. iv. 215, xi. 202, Hkr. i. 148. fé-kostr, m. = fékostnaðr, Orkn. 40. fé-krókar, m. pl. money-angles, wrinkles about the eyes marking a greedy man (vide auga), Fms. ii. 84. fé-kvörn, f. a small gland in the maw of sheep, in popular superstition regarded, when found, as a talisman of wealth, vide Eggert Itin. ch. 323. fé-lag, n. fellowship, and fé-lagi, a, m. a fellow, vide p. 151. fé-lauss, adj. penniless, Fms. vi. 272, Fs. 79, Gullþ. 5, Landn. 324 (Mant.) fé-lát, n. loss of money, Landn. 195. fé-leysi, n. want of money, Fms. viii. 20. fé-ligr, adj. valuable, handsome, Fms. viii. 206. fé-lítill, adj. short of money, Eg. 691, Sturl. i. 127 C, Fms. v. 182, vi. 271: of little value, Vm. 74, Jm. 13; fé-minstr, yielding the least income, Bs. i. 432. fé-maðr, m. a monied man, Sturl. i. 171, iii. 97, Dropl. 3. fé-mál, n. money affairs, Nj. 5; a suit for money, Fms. viii. 130, Nj. 15, Grág. i. 83. fé-mikill, adj. rich, monied, Sks. 252, Sturl. i. 171 C: costly, Fms. v. 257, xi. 85, Bs. i. 295, Hkr. iii. 247, Eb. 256: expensive, Korm. 224 (in a verse). fé-mildr, adj. open-handed, Nj. 30. fé-missa, u, f. and fé-missir, m. loss of cattle, Jb. 362: loss of money, Grett. 150 C. fé-munir, m. pl. valuables, Hkr. i. 312, Grág. i. 172, Hrafn. 19, 21, Fms. vi. 298, viii. 342. fé-múta, u, f. a bribe in money, Nj. 215, 251, Gullþ. 7, Fms. v. 312, Bs. i. 839, Thom. 72. fé-mætr, adj. ‘money-worth,’ valuable, Fms. i. 105, Ísl. ii. 154, Orkn. 386. fé-neytr ( fé-nýtr), adj. money-worth, Fms. iv. 340, cp. Hkr. ii. 253. fé-nýta, tt, to turn to account, make use of, Bs. i. 760, Grág. ii. 155. fé-penningr, m. a penny-worth, Bs. i. 757. fé-pína, u, f. a fine, H. E. i. 511. fé-prettr, m. a money trick, N. G. L. i. 123. fé-pynd, f. extortion, Bs. i. 757. fé-ráð, n. pl. advice in money-matters, 656 C. 16. fé-rán, n. plunder, Fs. 9, Fms. vi. 263, Fb. i. 215 (in a verse):—execution, confiscation, in the law phrase, féráns-dómr, m. a court of execution or confiscation to be held within a fortnight after the sentence at the house of a person convicted in one of the two degrees of outlawry, vide Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 29–33, and the Sagas passim, esp. Hrafn. 21, Sturl. i. 135; cp. also Dasent, Introd. to Burnt Njal. fé-ríkr, adj. rich, wealthy, Fms. ix. 272, Gullþ. 7, Ld. 102, Skálda 203. fé-samr, adj. lucrative, Sturl. i. 68 C. fé-sátt ( fé-sætt), f. an agreement as to payment, of weregild or the like, Grág. i. 136, Nj. 189, Ld. 308. fé-sekr, adj. fined, sentenced to a fine, Grág. i. 393. fé-sekt, f. a fine, Nj. 189, Finnb. 276. fé-sinki, f. niggardliness, Sks. 421, 699. fé-sinkr, adj. niggardly, Sturl. i. 162. fé-sjóðr, m., prop. a bag of money, Band. 6, Fbr. 35 new Ed., Nj. 55, Fas. iii. 194: mod. esp. in pl. a treasury, treasure, in Matth. vi. 20, Col. ii. 3, Heb. xi. 26. fé-skaði, a, m. loss in money, Bs. i, Fs. 4, Fms. iv. 327. fé-skipti, n. a sharing or division of property, Nj. 118, Ld. 134. fé-skjálgr, adj., féskjálg augu, eyes squinting for money, Band. 6. fé-skortr, m. shortness of money, Rd. 284. fé-skuld, f. a money debt, Finnb. 350. fé-skurðr, m. detriment, Ld. 44. fé-skygn, adj. covetous, Fms. v. 263. fé-skylft ( fé-skylmt), n. adj., in the phrase, e-n er f., one has many expenses to defray, Grett. 89, 159, Eb. 98. fé-snauðr, adj. poor in money, penniless, Bs. i. 335. fé-sníkja, u, f. ( fé-sníkni), begging, intruding as a parasite, Sks. 669, 451, 585. fé-snúðr, m. lucre, Band. 5, 655 xi. 4. fé-sparr, adj. sparing, close-handed, Band. 6, Fms. iii. 190. fé-spjöll, n. pl. an απ. λεγ. in Vsp. 23, fee-spells, i. e. spells wherewith to conjure hidden treasures out of the earth, where we propose to read,—valði hón (MS. henne, dat.) Herföðr (dat.) … f. spakleg, she (the Vala) endowed the father of hosts (Odin) with wise fee-spells; the passage in Yngl. S. ch. 7—Óðinn vissi of allt jarðfé hvar fólgit var—refers to this very word; Odin is truly represented as a pupil of the old Vala, receiving from her his supernatural gifts. fé-sterkr, adj. wealthy, Fms. iv. 231, Sks. 274. fé-stofn, m. stock. fé-sæla, u, f. wealth, Hkr. i. 15, Edda 16. fé-sæll, adj. wealthy, Edda 15. fé-sök, f. a suit, action for money, Nj. 15, Grág. i. 138. fé-útlega, u, f. a fine, outlay, N. G. L. i. 85. fé-vani, adj. short of money, Fms. iv. 27. fé-ván, f. expectancy of money, Gullþ. 7, Eg. 241, Fms. iv. 27, Orkn. 208. fé-veizla, u, f. contributions, help, Sks. 261, v. l. fé-vél, n. a trick, device against one’s property, N. G. L. i. 34. fé-víti, n. mulct, Grág. fé-vænliga, adv. in a manner promising profit, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænligr, adj. promising profit, profitable, Sturl. i. 138, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænn, adj. = févænligr, Sturl. i. 138. fé-vöxtr, m. increase in property, gain, Eg. 730. fé-þurfi, adj. in need of money, Eb. 164, Fms. ii. 80, Lv. 108, Fas. i. 392. fé-þúfa, u, f. a ‘money-mound,’ used in the Tales like Fortunatus’ purse; in the phrase, hafa e-n fyrir féþúfu, to use one as a milch cow, to squeeze money out of one. fé-þyrfi and fé-þörf, f. need of money, poverty, Rd. 236. fé-örk, f. a money-chest, 224.

iz.

1. request

2. begging; \esketik bizi da he lives from begging; \eske joan to go begging

3. Fin. demand; eskaintza eta \eskea supply and demand adb. [ -(r)en ]

a. asking for; zeren \eske zabiltza? what are you asking for?; laguntzaren \eske dira they're asking for help ; izkinan zen ogi \\ diru \eske she was at the corner begging for bread \\ money; \eske eta \eske asking and asking

b. ( bortizki) demanding; oihuz mendeku \eske shouting for revenge

2. looking for; ea zeren \eske ari diren let's see what they're up to ; gerizpe \eske dabiltza they're searching for shade

v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-): ( sich [Dat]) das Geld zusammenbetteln go around begging for the money

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vt sep

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zusammenbetteln v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-): (

sich [dat])

das Geld zusammenbetteln go around begging for the money

1) (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.) tigge

2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) trygle

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- beggar

- beggar description

verb \/beɡ\/

1) tigge, be (om), bønnfalle (om)

• beg a cigarette

2) tigge (til livets opphold)

beg! ( til hund) gi labb!

beg for alms be om almisser\/veldedighet

beg off be om å få slippe, be seg fri(tatt) trekke seg, melde avbud, bakke ut

beg somebody to do something tigge noen om å gjøre noe

beg something of somebody tigge noe av noen

beg the question reise spørsmål, lede til spørsmålet

• his ill health begs the question of whether he ought to retire

ta for gitt

beg to differ være uenig, uttrykke uenighet

go begging ( om sjanse eller ting) være ledig, ikke være tatt enda

• if these cakes are going begging, I'll take them

noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) tigger

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noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) tigger

beg [beg]

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ money, alms, food] mendier

   b. [+ favour] solliciter

• (I) beg your pardon (apologizing) je vous demande pardon ; (not having heard) pardon ?

   c. ( = entreat) supplier

• to beg sb to do supplier qn de faire

   d. to beg the question ( = raise the question) poser la question

2. intransitive verb

   a. mendier

• to beg for money mendier

• to beg for food mendier de la nourriture

   b. ( = entreat) supplier

• to beg for mercy/help demander grâce/de l'aide

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transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) demander [food, money, favour] ( from à)

intransitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) [person] mendier ( from à); [dog] faire le beau

- beg off

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to humiliate.

Silvia achicó a Ricardo delante mío Silvia humiliated Richard in front of me.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to humiliate, humble

2 (bajar - la cabeza) to bow; (- la rodilla) to bend

► verbo pronominal humillarse

1 to humble oneself, lower oneself

■ se humilló ante el jefe he humbled himself before his boss

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- humillarse

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1. VT

1) (=rebajar) [+ persona] to humiliate, humble

2) (Mil) [+ enemigos, rebeldes] to crush

3) frm [+ cabeza] to bow, lower

humillarse

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verbo transitivo to humiliate

humillarsev pron

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= be below + Posesivo + dignity, degrade, abase, humble.

Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.

Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.

Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.

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verbo transitivo to humiliate

humillarsev pron

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humillar [A1 ]

to humiliate

la humilló en público he humiliated her in public

me humilla tener que estar pidiéndole dinero I find it humiliating to have to ask him for money

no se humilla ante nadie she doesn't kowtow to anyone

está dispuesta a humillarse para conseguir lo que quiere she's prepared to swallow her pride to get what she wants

no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva I'm not going to go down on my knees o demean myself to ask him to come back

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◊ no se humilla ante nadie she doesn't kowtow to anyone;

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♦ vt

to humiliate;

lo humillaron delante de todos he was humiliated in front of everyone

♦ See also the pronominal verb humillarse

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v/t humiliate

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humillar vt

: to humiliate

♦ See also the reflexive verb humillarse

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humillar vb to humiliate

réclamer [ʀeklαme]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = demander) to ask for

• je lui ai réclamé mon stylo I asked him for my pen back

• il m'a réclamé à boire/un jouet he asked me for a drink/a toy

• je n'aime pas les enfants qui réclament I don't like children who are always asking for things

   b. [+ droit, dû, part] to claim ; [+ rançon] to demand

• réclamer la démission du ministre to call for the minister's resignation

   c. ( = nécessiter) [+ patience, soin] to require

2. reflexive verb

► se réclamer

• se réclamer de [+ parti, organisation] to claim to represent ; [+ théorie, principe] to claim to adhere to ; [+ personne] to claim to be a follower of

• il se réclame de l'école romantique he claims to take his inspiration from the romantic school

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1) ( demander) to ask for [personne, chose, argent]; to call for [réforme, aide, silence, enquête]; to beg [indulgence]; to claim [dû, indemnité]; to demand [justice, augmentation]

2) ( en pleurant) [bébé] to cry for

3) ( nécessiter) to require [qualité]

verbe intransitif ( se plaindre) to complain

se réclamer verbe pronominal

1)

2)

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1. vt

1) [aide, nourriture] to ask for

2) [dû, part] to demand, to claim, [indemnité] to claim

3) (= nécessiter) to demand, to require

2. vi

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réclamer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( demander) to ask for [personne, chose, argent]; to call for [réforme, aide, silence, enquête]; to beg [indulgence]; to claim [dû, indemnité]; to demand [justice, augmentation]; réclamer de l'argent à qn to ask sb for money; réclamer des indemnités à qn to claim damages from sb; réclamer que to demand that (+ subj); réclamer qu'elle s'en aille to demand that she go; réclamer la parole gén to ask to speak; ( dans un débat) to ask to take the floor; se voir réclamer qch to be asked for sth; réclamer à cor et à cri to clamour^GB for;

2 ( en pleurant) [bébé] to cry for [biberon, mère];

3 ( nécessiter) to require [qualité]; travail qui réclame de l'attention work that requires attention.

B vi

1 ( se plaindre) to complain; il n'arrête pas de réclamer he keeps complaining.

C se réclamer vpr

1 ( s'affirmer) se réclamer de [parti] to be an expression of [démocratie]; [organisation, personne] to claim to be representative of [parti, organisme, religion];

2 ( se fonder sur) [personne] to claim to follow [principe, idéologie, personne]; se réclamer de ses ancêtres to involve the memory of one's ancestors;

3 ( se prévaloir) se réclamer de qn to use sb's name; il s'est réclamé de mon père pour se faire inviter he used my father's name to get himself invited.

[reklame] verbe transitif

1. [argent, augmentation] to demand

[attention, silence] to call for (inseparable), to demand

[personne] to ask ou to clamour for (inseparable)

2. [revendiquer - droit] to claim ; [ - somme due] to put in for (inseparable), to claim

3. [nécessiter - précautions] to call for (inseparable) ; [ - soins] to require ; [ - explication] to require, to demand

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[reklame] verbe intransitif

1. [se plaindre]

2. [protester]

réclamer contre quelque chose to cry out against something

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se réclamer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

a. [utiliser son nom] to use somebody's name

b. [se prévaloir de lui] to invoke somebody's name

les organisations se réclamant du marxisme organizations calling ou labelling themselves Marxist

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1) fee, gratuity; em ek eigi vanr at taka mútur á afli mínu, to exhibit my strength for money;

2) mæla e-t á mútur, to make a secret of, speak with reserve (ekki þarf þetta á mútur at mæla);

3) bribe.

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u, f. [Ulf. môta = τελώνιον; O. H. G. mûta; Germ. maut (Schmeller); cp. Ulf. môtareis = τελώνης]:—a law term, a fee, gratuity, for transacting business, as also a pittance, whence afterwards it came to mean dishonest gain, a bribe, a fee given in stealth or under false pretences; gull er grams múta, gold is the king’s grant, Lex. Run.; rétt er at þeir gefi mútur af fénu, Grág. i. 207; ef maðr tekr dánar-fé austr, þá á hann at gefa mútu til fjár-tokunnar ef hann náir eigi ella, ok gefa sem hann má minnsta, 221; en þú munt eigi vilja selja mik fyrir mútur, Flóv. 37; sníkja til mútu, to go begging for a fee, Grág. (pref. clxviii); Austmaðrinn kvaðsk mundu hafa selt honum, ef hann hefði fyrr komit, með þvílíku verði sem Steingrimi, en segisk nú ekki mundu taka litla mútu ( a pittance) til at bregða þessu kaupi sínu, Rd. 251; hvat hefi ek slíkt heyrt, at taka á sér mútu sem pútur ( to take fees like harlots), þar sem þú sazt til járns ok tókt fé-mútu í bótina, Fb. ii. 197; þeir hafa tekit mútur af búöndum at taka fals slíkt er eigi þykkir gjaldgengt, Ó. H. 157; em ek eigi vanr at taka mútur á afli mínu, to exhibit my strength for money, Fms. iii. 179: the phrase, mæla á mmútur, to be silent, as if every word had to be extorted by a fee; eigi þarf þetta á mútur at mæla, let us make a clean breast, speak out at once, Nj. 180, 228: cp. also the old Swed. law phrase, jorþ ma eighi a muto taka, land must not be given into múta, Schlyter.

2. a bribe; en selt réttlætið í sínum dómum fyrir mútur ok manna mun, Al. 105,; eigi róði mútan þá svá miklu með ranglátum dómara, 115; elska sannindi en fyrir-smá mútur, Stj. 299; at þeir hafi tekit fé á gipting systur hans, … en ef einhverr verðr sannr at því, at hann hafi til þess mútu tekit, reiði slíkt upp sveininum sem hann tók mútuna ok heiti drengr at verri, N. G. L. i. 231 (Js. 63), freq. in mod. usage.

COMPDS: mútufé, mútugirni, mútugjarn, mútugjöf.