beggar

UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/

Переводы

beggarсуществительное
beggars
множ.
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.
Дополнительные переводы
petit veinardFamilier; interpellation légère exprimant l’admiration, la surprise ou un léger reproche.
indigentSoutenu; personne réduite à la grande pauvreté.
Синонимы
beggarглагол
beggared
Прошедшее простое время
beggared
Причастие прошедшего времени
beggaring
Герундий
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
The economic crisis threatened to beggar many families.
La crise économique menaçait de ruiner de nombreuses familles.
défierEmploi soutenu; dans l’expression « beggar description », « beggar belief », etc.
Her courage beggars description.
Son courage défie toute description.
beggarприлагательное
UK
/ˈbɛɡə/
US
/ˈbɛɡər/
Used attributively before nouns to denote connection with beggars or extreme poverty; not normally gradable.
mendiantEmploi surtout littéraire ou descriptif.
Beggar children lined the dusty road, their hands outstretched.
Des enfants mendiants longeaient la route poussiéreuse, les mains tendues.

Определения

beggarсуществительное
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!
beggarглагол
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.
beggarприлагательное
Relating to beggars or to extreme poverty; characteristic of a beggar.
Beggar children lined the dusty road, their hands outstretched.