begging in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for begging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

begging bowl [ˈbeɡɪŋ] N

begging bowl

plato m de las limosnas

I.beg <pres part begging; pt, pp begged> [Am bɛɡ, Brit bɛɡ] VB trans

1. beg alms/money/food:

beg

pedir

beg

mendigar

2.1. beg form (entreat):

beg person

suplicarle a

beg person

rogarle a

I beg you!

¡te lo suplico!

I beg you!

¡te lo ruego!

to beg sb to + infin

suplicarle or rogarle a alguien que  +  subj

I begged her to wait

le supliqué or le rogué que esperara

2.2. beg form (ask for):

beg forgiveness/mercy

suplicar

beg forgiveness/mercy

rogar

to beg sth of sb

suplicarle algo a alguien

on that point I beg to differ or disagree

si me permite, en ese punto no estoy de acuerdo

II.beg <pres part begging; pt, pp begged> [Am bɛɡ, Brit bɛɡ] VB intr

1. beg beggar:

beg

pedir

beg

mendigar

they live by begging

viven de la mendicidad

she taught the dog to beg

le enseñó al perro a levantar las patitas

they are having to beg for funds

prácticamente tienen que ponerse de rodillas para que les concedan fondos

to go begging inf is this sausage going begging?

¿nadie quiere esta salchicha?

to go begging inf is this sausage going begging?

¿nadie tiene interés en esta salchicha?

2. beg (ask) form:

to beg for sth she begged for more time

pidió por favor que le dieran una prórroga

to beg for forgiveness

implorar perdón

beg off VB [Am bɛɡ -, Brit bɛɡ -] (v + adv)

beg off

dar una excusa

Translations for begging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mendicante

begging attr

mendicidad

begging

pordiosear

to beg

limosnear

to beg (for charity)

viven de limosnas

they live off begging o charity

pedir limosna

to beg

verle suplicando de esa manera era un espectáculo lamentable

it was a pitiful sight to see him begging like that

suplicar

to beg

perdóname, te lo suplico

forgive me, I beg o implore you

suplicarle a alg. que + subj

to beg o implore sb to +  infinit.

te suplico que no se lo digas

I beg you not to tell him

begging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for begging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.beg [beg] VB trans -gg- (request)

beg

suplicar

beg

rogar

to beg sb to do sth

suplicar a alguien que haga algo

to beg sb's pardon

pedir disculpas a alguien

I beg your pardon!

¡disculpe!

I beg to inform you that ... form

tengo el gusto de comunicarle que...

II.beg [beg] VB intr

1. beg (seek charity):

beg

pedir (limosna)

to beg on the streets

mendigar por las calles

to beg for sth

pedir algo

2. beg (request):

beg

implorar

I beg of you

¡te lo imploro!

to beg for clemency

implorar clemencia

I beg to differ form

no estoy de acuerdo

3. beg (sit up and request):

beg dog

levantar las patitas

Phrases:

there are jobs going begging inf

hay trabajos a patadas

Translations for begging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mendicidad

begging

vivir de la mendicidad

to live by begging

macuto

begging basket

limosnear

to beg

pordiosear

to beg

implorar (algo)

to beg

implorar (el) perdón

to beg forgiveness

mendigar algo

to beg for sth

pedir limosna

to beg

suplicar algo de rodillas

to beg on one's knees for sth

invitar (rogar)

to beg

begging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to beg sb's pardon

pedir disculpas a alguien

I beg to inform you that ... form

tengo el gusto de comunicarle que...

to beg on the streets

mendigar por las calles

to beg for sth

pedir algo

I beg of you

¡te lo imploro!

to beg for clemency

implorar clemencia

there are jobs going begging inf

hay trabajos a patadas

(I beg your) pardon? (said to request repetition)

¿cómo dice?

I beg you to listen to me!

¡te ruego que me escuches!

to beg on one's knees for sth

suplicar algo de rodillas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Everybody was obliged to work; loafing and begging were rejected.

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She described dishes as refreshing and interesting, visually stunning, and begging to be savored, but was not completely satisfied.

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They follow him everywhere, they are begging, they are groveling.

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Some may have been royal bedesmen with the light blue gown and begging badge.

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She had her inglorious moment the night she hit send on begging emails to a couple of rich acquaintances.

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However, there is not finite line highlighting the begging and the exact end of each hotspot and its respective set or individual crime concentrations.

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The animal arrives half-starved, begging for food, but the brat cruelly sends him off to find some ants, though the anteater finds none.

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One source relates that, during the siege's bleakest days, the young prince would wander about the castle garrison, begging the servants and men-at-arms for bits of bread.

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I was begging him to stop, but he pinned me down and put a coat hanger under my lip and began pulling it.

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I thought it wasn't the macho thing to do snivelling to my wife and begging her to take me back.

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