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Translations for „beggar“ in the English » Russian Dictionary (Go to Russian » English )

I . beggar [ˈbegəɐ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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II . beggar [ˈbegəɐ, Am -ɚ] N

1. beggar (poor person):

beggar
ни́щий m

2. beggar (rascal):

beggar
плут m

Usage examples with beggar

to be jammy beggar [or devil]
быть везу́чим

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The beggar was a teacher who took care of these children and needed money to pay for an operation for a blind child.
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Do not hide behind such superficialities as whether you should or should not give a dime to a beggar.
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The chief's family decides to adopt the town beggar, who is dying of tuberculosis.
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The translator probably may have had a beggar and a contemporary widow in mind.
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She flees from home after an argument with her father and disguises herself as a beggar by donning filthy rags.
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Eleven years later he was freed, and was sometimes seen in beggar's rags and wooden sandals.
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The sect's members are mostly beggars as its name suggests, but some of them are from other walks of life.
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He went from scoffing beggars to believing that truthfulness still exists in the world; he changed from a cold-blooded boss to a real human being.
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As a result the film, too, beggars belief.
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This was an area frequented by thieves and beggars.
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