beggar [ˈbeɡəʳ]
beggar
∗beggar [ˈbegə(r)]
sustantivo
1mendigo(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
1Mendigo, el pobre que pide limosna y vive de ella.
2Suplicante.
3Miserable; 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!
1Empobrecer, arruinar, reducir a pobreza o mendicidad.
2Apurar, agotar.
- To beggar description -> ser indescriptible, no haber palabras para describir
va.
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Verb Conjugation for "beggar"
Imperative
- beggar
- you beggar
- he/she beggars
- we beggar
- you beggar
- they beggar
Preterite
- I beggared
- you beggared
- he/she beggared
- we beggared
- you beggared
- they beggared
Present Continuous
- I am beggaring
- you are beggaring
- he/she is beggaring
- we are beggaring
- you are beggaring
- they are beggaring
Present Perfect
- I have beggared
- you have beggared
- he/she has beggared
- we have beggared
- you have beggared
- they have beggared
Past Continuous
- I was beggaring
- you were beggaring
- he/she was beggaring
- we were beggaring
- you were beggaring
- they were beggaring
Past Perfect
- I had beggared
- you had beggared
- he/she had beggared
- we had beggared
- you had beggared
- they had beggared
Future
- I will beggar
- you will beggar
- he/she will beggar
- we will beggar
- you will beggar
- they will beggar
Future Perfect
- I will have beggared
- you will have beggared
- he/she will have beggared
- we will have beggared
- you will have beggared
- they will have beggared
Future Continuous
- I will be beggaring
- you will be beggaring
- he/she will be beggaring
- we will be beggaring
- you will be beggaring
- they will be beggaring
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been beggaring
- you have been beggaring
- he/she has been beggaring
- we have been beggaring
- you have been beggaring
- they have been beggaring
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been beggaring
- you will have been beggaring
- he/she will have been beggaring
- we will have been beggaring
- you will have been beggaring
- they will have been beggaring
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been beggaring
- you had been beggaring
- he/she had been beggaring
- we had been beggaring
- you had been beggaring
- they had been beggaring
