begging

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begging [be-guin]
adjetivo
1Mendicante.
  • To go begging -> pedir limosna
(Met.) Carecer de valor; no hallar comprador.

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begging [ˈbeɡɪŋ]
noun
mendicidad; (f)
modifier
begging bowl (n) platillo para limosnas; (m)
Hard-up schools have sent pupils home with begging bowls — yoghurt pots for collecting coins
to hold out a begging bowl pasar el platillo
Gorbachev said earlier that he is not holding out a begging bowl It will not be long before we're holding out our begging bowls to the Third World, asking them to help us
begging letter (n) carta en la que se pide dinero

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