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1 beggar
noun1) Bettler, der/Bettlerin, die2) (coll.): (person) Arme, der/die* * ** * *beg·gar[ˈbegəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. nlucky \beggar Glückspilz myou lucky \beggar! du Glücklicher/du Glückliche!3.▶ \beggars can't be choosers ( saying) in der Not darf man nicht wählerisch sein, in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen prov▶ if wishes were horses, [then] \beggars would ride ( prov) vom Wünschen allein ist noch niemand reich gewordenII. vt▪ to \beggar sb jdn an den Bettelstab bringento \beggar a company eine Firma herunterwirtschaften [o in den Ruin treiben]▶ to \beggar belief [einfach] unglaublich sein▶ to \beggar description jeder Beschreibung spotten, [einfach] unbeschreiblich sein* * *['begə(r)]1. n1) Bettler(in) m(f)beggars can't be choosers (prov) — in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen (prov), wer arm dran ist, kann nicht wählerisch sein
poor beggar! — armer Kerl! (inf), armes Schwein! (inf)
2. vt1) (= make poor) an den Bettelstab bringen2) (fig)to beggar description — jeder Beschreibung (gen) spotten
* * *beggar [ˈbeɡə(r)]A s1. Bettler(in)2. fig Arme(r) m/f(m), Bedürftige(r) m/f(m):beggars can’t be choosers (Sprichwort)a) in der Not darf man nicht wählerisch sein,b) es bleibt mir etc nichts anderes übrig3. hum oder pej Kerl m, Bursche m:lucky beggar Glückspilz m;a naughty little beggar ein kleiner FrechdachsB v/t1. an den Bettelstab bringen, arm machen2. fig übersteigen:it beggars (all) descriptiona) es lässt sich nicht mit Worten beschreiben,b) es spottet jeder Beschreibung;it was of a beauty that beggared all description es war unbeschreiblich schön* * *noun1) Bettler, der/Bettlerin, die2) (coll.): (person) Arme, der/die* * *n.Bettler - m. v.an den Bettelstab bringen* ausdr.erschöpfen v.übersteigen v. -
2 beggar
beg·gar [ʼbegəʳ, Am -ɚ] nlucky \beggar Glückspilz m;you lucky \beggar! du Glücklicher/du Glückliche!PHRASES:\beggars can't be choosers ( saying) in der Not darf man nicht wählerisch sein, in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen ( prov)if wishes were horses, [then] \beggars would ride ([then] \beggars would ride) vom Wünschen allein ist noch niemand reich geworden vt to \beggar sb jdn an den Bettelstab bringen;to \beggar a company eine Firma herunterwirtschaften [o in den Ruin treiben];to \beggar oneself sich akk ruinierenPHRASES:to \beggar belief [einfach] unglaublich sein;to \beggar description jeder Beschreibung spotten, [einfach] unbeschreiblich sein
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