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beggar [ˈbegə(r)]
sustantivo
1. mendigo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino)
- poor beggar! (familiar) -> ¡pobre diablo! (británico)
- lucky beggar! (familiar) -> ¡qué suertudo(a)! (británico)
- beggars can't be choosers (Prov) -> a buen hambre no hay pan duro
verbo transitivo
también:
- to beggar description -> resultar indescriptible; (be impossible to describe) no tener nombre (something bad)
- to beggar belief -> ser difícil de creer
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beggar [be-ga
sustantivo
1. Mendigo, el pobre que pide limosna y vive de ella.
2. Suplicante.
3. Miserable; gorrón.
- It is better to be a king among beggars than a beggar among kings -> más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león
- Beggars can’t be choosers -> a veces no se está en situación de elegir nada
- You lucky beggar! -> ¡qué suertudo eres
(Prov.)(Coloq,), ¡qué potra tienes!
1. Empobrecer, arruinar, reducir a pobreza o mendicidad.
2. Apurar, agotar.
- To beggar description -> ser indescriptible, no haber palabras para describir
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