beg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for beg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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to ask/beg sb's forgiveness for sth

pedirle/implorarle perdón a alguien por algo

pardon? or form I beg your pardon? (requesting repetition)

¿qué?

pardon? or form I beg your pardon? (requesting repetition)

¿cómo?

pardon? or form I beg your pardon? (requesting repetition)

¿cómo dice? form

pardon? or form I beg your pardon? (requesting repetition)

¿mande? Mex

I beg your pardon (apologizing)

perdón

I beg your pardon (apologizing)

perdone (usted)

I beg your pardon (apologizing)

disculpe LatAm

I beg your pardon (expressing disagreement)

perdone

I beg your pardon (expressing disagreement)

con perdón

Translations for beg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pordiosear

to beg

limosnear

to beg (for charity)

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

implorar

to beg for

perdónelo, se lo imploro

forgive him, I beg of you o I implore you o I beseech you liter

mendigar

to beg

mendigar

to beg for

perdón (tras un encontronazo)

I beg your pardon form

¡perdón! ¿te hice daño?

I beg your pardon o (I'm so) sorry, did I hurt you?

beg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beg 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 beg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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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

rogar (con humildad)

to beg

¡te ruego que me escuches!

I beg you to listen to me!

pedir

to beg

pedir limosna

to beg

beg Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

¿cómo dice?

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...

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

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

To all proposals he would beg off with an easy smile and a general refusal worded to give no offense.

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He put on an outrageous country bumpkin outfit, wore a wig, painted freckles on his face and used every joke he could beg borrow or steal.

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I beg to suggest that this is utter codswallop.

www.heraldscotland.com

In the 16th century, beggars frequently were not allowed to beg without getting permission from local municipality or lordship.

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The diplomas and licenses on the wall and my name on the monument sign out front would beg to differ.

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You guys should go and kneel down and beg him if you want settlement.

thenationonlineng.net

The driving position is sit-up-and-beg, which makes for great visibility.

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They could only beg them to spare the party the humiliation of broken traditions and the overthrowing of established control.

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The event will see the volunteers beg, borrow and blag their way to raising as much money as possible for the charity.

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The steward stripped him naked, gave him rags, and sent him out to beg service.

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