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Dictionary English ← German: Betteln

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NOUN	das Betteln \| -	edit
VERB	betteln \| bettelte \| gebettelt	edit
SYNO	anbetteln \| betteln ...
anbetteln \| betteln \| schnorren [ugs.] \| um Geld anpumpen [ugs.] [um etwas] ansuchen \| betteln [um] \| bitten [um] \| erbetteln \| erfragen \| ersuchen \| fordern \| fragen [nach] \| heischen [veraltet] © OpenThesaurus.de

to beg

2369

betteln

to panhandle [Am.] [coll.]

465

betteln [bes. auf der Straße]

to cajole

371

[schmeichelnd] betteln

Nouns

sociol. mendicity

263

Betteln {n} [als Lebensform]

begging

229

Betteln {n}

panhandling [Am.]

137

Betteln {n}

2 Words

to go begging

betteln (gehen)

to beg for sth.

um etw. betteln

3 Words

to obtain sth. by begging

etw.^Akk. durch Betteln erreichen

to ask for bread

um Brot betteln

to beg one's bread

um Brot betteln

to beg permission

um Erlaubnis betteln

to ask for sth. [coll.] [idiom] [trouble or sth. unpleasant]

um etw.^Akk. förmlich betteln [ugs.] [Redewendung] [Ärger oder andere negative Konsequenzen]

to be cruising for a bruising [coll.]

um Schläge betteln [ugs.]

begging at the table

Betteln {n} am Tisch

begging for food [by people]

Betteln {n} um Essen

orn. zool. begging for food

Betteln {n} um Futter

4 Words

law No Soliciting! [Am.] [sign]

Betteln und Hausieren verboten!

No beggars and hawkers!

Betteln und Hausieren verboten!

law No solicitors! [Am.]

Betteln und Hausieren verboten! [Hinweisschild für Gewerbe und Privat]

to resort to beggary

sich aufs Betteln verlegen

to beg a meal

um ein Essen betteln

to beg for one's life

um sein Leben betteln

5+ Words

quote The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. [Anatole France]

Die großartige »Gleichheit vor dem Gesetz« verbietet den Reichen wie den Armen, unter Brücken zu schlafen, auf den Straßen zu betteln oder Brot zu stehlen.

proverb Better beg than steal.

Lieber / besser betteln als stehlen. [selten]

to beg from door to door

von Haus zu Haus betteln gehen

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