beggar

beggar
noun
1) Bettler, der/Bettlerin, die
2) (coll.): (person) Arme, der/die

poor beggar — armer Teufel

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noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) der Bettler
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beg·gar
[ˈbegəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n
1. (poor person) Bettler(in) m(f)
2. + adj esp BRIT
little \beggar kleiner Schlingel hum, Racker m hum, Lausbub m SCHWEIZ
lucky \beggar Glückspilz m
you lucky \beggar! du Glücklicher/du Glückliche!
3.
\beggars can't be choosers (saying) in der Not darf man nicht wählerisch sein, in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen prov
if wishes were horses, [then] \beggars would ride (prov) vom Wünschen allein ist noch niemand reich geworden
II. vt
to \beggar sb jdn an den Bettelstab bringen
to \beggar a company eine Firma herunterwirtschaften [o in den Ruin treiben]
to \beggar oneself sich akk ruinieren
to \beggar belief [einfach] unglaublich sein
to \beggar description jeder Beschreibung spotten, [einfach] unbeschreiblich sein
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['begə(r)]
1. n
1) Bettler(in) m(f)

beggars can't be choosers (prov) — in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen (prov), wer arm dran ist, kann nicht wählerisch sein

2) (Brit inf) Kerl m (inf)

poor beggar! — armer Kerl! (inf), armes Schwein! (inf)

a lucky beggar — ein Glückspilz

a funny little beggar (= girl) — ein drolliges Kerlchen ein drolliger Fratz

2. vt
1) (= make poor) an den Bettelstab bringen
2) (fig)

to beggar description — jeder Beschreibung (gen) spotten

to beggar belief — nicht zu fassen sein

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beggar [ˈbeɡə(r)]
A s
1. Bettler(in)
2. fig Arme(r) m/f(m), Bedürftige(r) m/f(m):
beggars can’t be choosers (Sprichwort)
a) in der Not darf man nicht wählerisch sein,
b) es bleibt mir etc nichts anderes übrig
3. hum oder pej Kerl m, Bursche m:
lucky beggar Glückspilz m;
a naughty little beggar ein kleiner Frechdachs
B v/t
1. an den Bettelstab bringen, arm machen
2. fig übersteigen:
it beggars (all) description
a) es lässt sich nicht mit Worten beschreiben,
b) es spottet jeder Beschreibung;
it was of a beauty that beggared all description es war unbeschreiblich schön
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noun
1) Bettler, der/Bettlerin, die
2) (coll.): (person) Arme, der/die

poor beggar — armer Teufel

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n.
Bettler - m. v.
an den Bettelstab bringen* ausdr.
erschöpfen v.
übersteigen v.

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