beg in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beg in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. beg (solicit):

beg food, money

demander (from à)

2. beg (request):

beg favour, permission

demander (from, of à)

to beg sb for sth

demander qc à qn

I begged his forgiveness

je lui ai demandé de me pardonner

to beg to be chosen

demander à être choisi

to beg leave to do

demander la permission de faire

I beg your pardon

je vous demande pardon

I beg to differ

je ne suis pas du même avis

3. beg (entreat):

beg person

supplier (to do de faire)

‘stop, I beg (of) you!’

‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’

4. beg (leave unresolved):

beg problem, question

éluder

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

1. beg (solicit):

beg person:

mendier (from à)

beg dog:

faire le beau

to beg for money, food

mendier

2. beg (request):

beg

demander

to beg for help, patience

demander

3. beg (entreat):

beg

implorer

to beg for sth

implorer qc

to beg to be spared/to be forgiven

implorer la clémence/le pardon

III.beg [Brit bɛɡ, Am bɛɡ]

to beg the question

laisser de côté le problème de fond

these apples are going begging

personne ne veut de ces pommes

beg off VB [Brit bɛɡ -, Am bɛɡ -]

beg off

s'excuser de ne pas pouvoir venir

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entreatingly beg, ask

d'une voix suppliante or implorante

Translations for beg in the French»English Dictionary

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mendier

to beg for

mendier qc auprès de qn

to beg sb for sth

mendier

to beg

quémander

to beg

quémander qc auprès de qn

to beg sth from sb, to beg sb for sth

mendigoter

to beg

tendre la sébile

to beg

adjurer

to beg (de faire to do)

implorer délai, faveur

to beg for

implorer la clémence/le pardon de qn

to beg for sb's clemency/forgiveness

implorer l'aide de qn

to beg sb for help

supplier

to beg (de faire to do)

je t'en supplie, écoute-moi

listen to me, I beg you

beg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beg in the English»French Dictionary

I.beg <-gg-> [beg] VB trans

1. beg (seek charity):

beg

quémander

to beg sb's pardon

s'excuser auprès de qn

I beg your pardon?

je vous demande pardon?

2. beg (humbly request):

beg

implorer

to beg leave to +infin form

solliciter l'autorisation de +infin

to beg sb to +infin

supplier qn de +infin

I beg to inform you that...

il me faut vous informer que...

Phrases:

to beg the question

faire l'impasse sur l'essentiel

II.beg <-gg-> [beg] VB intr

1. beg (seek charity):

beg

mendier

to beg for sth

mendier qc

2. beg (humbly request):

beg

implorer

I beg of you to +infin

je vous supplie de +infin

to beg for mercy

demander grâce

I beg to differ form

permettez-moi d'être d'un autre avis

3. beg (sit up):

beg dog

faire le beau

Phrases:

to go begging

être disponible

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I beg your pardon?

pardon?

I beg your pardon!

je vous demande pardon!

to sit up and beg

faire le beau

Translations for beg in the French»English Dictionary

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mendier

to beg

mendier de l'argent/du pain

to beg for money/bread

quémander qc

to beg for sth

supplier qn de +infin

to beg sb to +infin

je vous en conjure!

I beg you!

pardon?

(I beg your) pardon?

crier/demander grâce

to cry/beg for mercy

se faire prier

to have people beg

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They enter in false beards and beg his mercy; he agrees to collude with it.

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The local district attorney's office had to beg off the case because of potential conflicts of interest with witnesses.

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

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I beg to suggest that this is utter codswallop.

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

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

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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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Her brother comes to beg her for leniency, but she throws him out, warning she is just getting started.

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But there is no sound deductive argument for induction, and to ask for an inductive argument to justify induction would be to beg the question.

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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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