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1 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 -
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.) 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 -
3 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.) reklamebrosjyre, flygeblad, støtteark2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) veldedighet, almissersubst. \/ˈhændaʊt\/1) pressemelding, kommuniké, stensil (som deles ut)2) løpeseddel, reklameseddel, noe som deles ut gratis3) almisse, gave (f.eks. mat og klær til uteliggere)4) overlevering
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beggar — I UK [ˈbeɡə(r)] / US [ˈbeɡər] noun [countable] Word forms beggar : singular beggar plural beggars someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food • lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar British spoken used in a friendly way for… … English dictionary
beggar — beg|gar1 [ begər ] noun count someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food beggars can t be choosers INFORMAL used for saying that you have to accept anything that is offered to you, usually because you have no money or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 — [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
Poor Clares — • The second order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Clares Poor Clares † … Catholic encyclopedia
beggar — [n1] person asking for charity asker, borrower, bum, deadbeat, hobo, mendicant, panhandler, rustler, scrounger, supplicant, supplicator, tramp, vagabond; concepts 412,423 beggar [n2] person in financial trouble alms person, bankrupt, dependent,… … New thesaurus
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 — 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 — 1. noun a) A person who begs. Odysseus has returned to his home disguised as a beggar. b) A person suffering from extreme poverty. Im to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach! Syn: mendicant … Wiktionary
beggar — [[t]be̱gə(r)[/t]] beggars, beggaring, beggared 1) N COUNT A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. Syn: panhandler 2) VERB If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. [V n] He warned… … English dictionary