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1 beg
beg [beg]a. [+ money, alms, food] mendierb. [+ favour] solliciterc. ( = entreat) supplierd. to beg the question ( = raise the question) poser la questiona. mendierb. ( = entreat) supplier• to beg for mercy/help demander grâce/de l'aide* * *[beg] 1.2.‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ — ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’
to beg for — mendier [money, food]
Phrasal Verbs:- beg off•• -
2 beg
(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∎ 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!∎ 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∎ 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(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∎ 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'amateursBritish se soustraire;∎ our best player begged off pleading illness notre meilleur joueur s'est fait excuser pour cause de maladie -
3 beg
1 ( solicit) demander [food, money] (from à) ;2 ( request) demander [favour, permission] (from, of à) ; to beg sb for sth demander qch à qn ; I begged his forgiveness je lui ai demandé de me pardonner ; to beg to be chosen demander à être choisi ; to beg leave to do demander la permission de faire ; I beg your pardon je vous demande pardon ; I beg to differ je ne suis pas du même avis ;3 ( entreat) supplier [person] (to do de faire) ; ‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’ ;4 ( leave unresolved) éluder [problem, question].3 ( entreat) implorer ; to beg for sth implorer qch ; to beg to be spared/to be forgiven implorer la clémence/le pardon.to beg the question laisser de côté le problème de fond ; these apples are going begging personne ne veut de ces pommes.■ beg off s'excuser de ne pas pouvoir venir. -
4 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.) mendier2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) supplier (de)•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) ruiner- beg to differ -
5 appeal
appeal [əˈpi:l]a. ( = request publicly) lancer un appelb. ( = beg) faire appeld. to appeal to sb ( = attract) plaire à qn2. nounb. (in court) appel m3. compounds* * *[ə'piːl] 1.2) ( charity event) appel m ( on behalf of en faveur de)an appeal for — un appel au don de [food, blankets]
4) Law appel m5) ( attraction) charme m; ( interest) intérêt m2.to appeal to — recourir à l'arbitrage de [tribunal, person]; faire appel à [high court]
2) Sportto appeal to — demander l'arbitrage de [referee]
to appeal against — contester [decision]
3) (call, request)to appeal for — lancer un appel à [order, tolerance]; faire appel à [witnesses]
to appeal to somebody to do — ( formal call) prier quelqu'un de faire
4) (attract, interest)to appeal to somebody — [idea] tenter quelqu'un; [person] plaire à quelqu'un; [place] attirer quelqu'un
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beg for — phr verb Beg for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑food, ↑forgiveness, ↑help, ↑mercy … Collocations dictionary
beg — verb 1 ask sb for food, money, etc. VERB + BEG ▪ be forced to, have to PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ They were forced to beg for food. ▪ from … Collocations dictionary
beg — [beg] v past tense and past participle begged present participle begging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ask)¦ 2¦(money/food)¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4 I beg your pardon 5 I beg to differ 6 beg the question 7 be going begging 8 beg, borrow, or steal ▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
beg — [ beg ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to ask for help, an opportunity, etc. in a way that shows you want it very much: Don t go! he begged. beg someone (not) to do something: She had written a letter begging him to come back. We begged… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beg — ► VERB (begged, begging) 1) ask earnestly or humbly for something. 2) ask for food or money as charity. 3) (of a dog) sit up with the front paws raised in the hope of a reward. ● beg off Cf. ↑beg off … English terms dictionary
beg */*/ — UK [beɡ] / US verb Word forms beg : present tense I/you/we/they beg he/she/it begs present participle begging past tense begged past participle begged 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to ask for help, an opportunity etc in a way that shows you… … English dictionary
beg — verb 1 I beg your pardon spoken a) used to say sorry when you have made a mistake, or said something wrong or embarrassing: Oh, I beg your pardon. I thought you meant next Tuesday. b) used to show that you strongly disagree with something that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beg — v. (begged, begging) 1 a intr. (usu. foll. by for) ask for (esp. food, money, etc.) (begged for alms). b tr. ask for (food, money, etc.) as a gift. c intr. live by begging. 2 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by for, or to + infin.) ask earnestly or humbly … Useful english dictionary
food — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent … Collocations dictionary
beg — [[t]be̱g[/t]] begs, begging, begged 1) VERB If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. [V n to inf] I begged him to come back to England with me... [V to inf passive] I begged to be allowed to leave... [V … English dictionary
beg — 01. I don t like it when a dog comes and [begs] for food at the table. 02. The children [begged] us to take them to Disneyland for a holiday. 03. The old man was able to make a few dollars a day [begging] on the street. 04. Ian [begged] his wife… … Grammatical examples in English