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beggars

UK
/ˈbɛɡəz/
US
/ˈbɛɡərz/

Translations

beggarnoun

beggars

pl

beggars
pl
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
The beggar sat on the corner, holding a sign that asked for help.
Le mendiant était assis au coin de la rue, tenant une pancarte demandant de l’aide.
Additional translations
petit veinardFamilier; interpellation légère exprimant l’admiration, la surprise ou un léger reproche.
indigentSoutenu; personne réduite à la grande pauvreté.
Synonyms
mendicant
down-and-out
poor person
street person
tramp
vagrant
panhandler
beggarverb

beggars

beggared
Past Simple
beggared
Past Participle
beggaring
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
défierEmploi soutenu; dans l’expression « beggar description », « beggar belief », etc.
Her courage beggars description.
Son courage défie toute description.
The economic crisis threatened to beggar many families.
La crise économique menaçait de ruiner de nombreuses familles.
Synonyms
strip
ruin
bankrupt
deprive
impoverish

Definitions

beggarnoun
A person, typically homeless, who lives by asking for money or food from others.
The beggar sat on the corner, holding a sign that asked for help.
A person reduced to extreme poverty or destitution.
The war left him a beggar with nothing but the clothes he wore.
(informal, chiefly British) A playful or mildly reproachful form of address to a person, often implying admiration, surprise, or mild annoyance.
You lucky beggar, winning the lottery on your first try!
beggarverb
To reduce someone to poverty or the state of being a beggar.
The economic crisis threatened to beggar many families.
(usually with object) To surpass or be beyond the limits of; to defy (description, belief, comparison, etc.).
Her courage beggars description.
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