Beggarly - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Примеры использования:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

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The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

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The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

verb

Reduce (someone) to poverty.

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Why should i beggar myself for you?

noun

A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

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How many times have you been asked in the street for some money from a seemingly homeless person or…

noun

A person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied.

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Poor little beggars

adjective

Deserving contempt; despicable.

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A display of contemptible cowardice

adjective

Deserving blame

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His behavior was contemptible.

adjective

Ridiculously small or inadequate.

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They were given a derisory pay rise

adjective

A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly

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We were awarded a derisory sum.

adjective

Deserving hatred and contempt.

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A despicable crime

adjective

Morally reprehensible

adjective

Deserving to be hated or strongly criticized

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It was a despicable effort to blackmail voters.

adjective

Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.

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The charity cares for destitute children

adjective

Without money, possessions, or any of the things needed to live

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These groups gathered clothing, schoolbooks, and medical supplies for the destitute flood victims.

adjective

Without money, food, a home, or possessions

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During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute., poverty and destitution are wid…

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

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The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

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A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

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The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

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That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Having little or no money.

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A titled but impecunious family

adjective

Having very little money

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The company suffered huge losses as its young, impecunious buyers failed to start to make payments …

adjective

(of a person or area) made poor.

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Impoverished villages

verb

Make (a person or area) poor.

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The wars had impoverished him

adjective

Extremely poor

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An impoverished family

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Poor; needy.

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A charity for the relief of indigent artists

noun

A needy person.

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Automatons, illiterates and indigents of every shape and size, don't stop but aid this cruel crusad…

adjective

Having no money or anything else of value

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An indigent family

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

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The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

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He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

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There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

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There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

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Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

abbreviation

(giving position or direction) left.

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L to r: gordon, anthony, and mark

noun

The twelfth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints).

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A litre bottle of wine

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

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He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

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The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

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His lean, muscular body

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

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They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Примеры использования:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

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I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

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She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

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Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Ridiculously small or few.

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Three measly votes

adjective

Too small in size or amount; not generous

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We got a measly 2% raise last year.

adjective

Too small in size or amount

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Deposits earn a measly 0.6% interest.

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

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Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

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They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

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His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

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A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adjective

Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

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He was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not great in value

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A modest increase in salary, a modest house, although an outstanding scientist, he’s a modest man.

adjective

Not large in size or amount, or not expensive

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Modest amount/budget/profit we have a fairly modest budget, considering our oil wealth., modest ris…

adjective

(of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor.

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Needy and elderly people

adjective

Ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

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He accused the government of being unbelievably niggardly

adverb

In a mean or meagre manner.

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So, while i saw the guests sipping niggardly the punch in their short glasses, i helped myself to a…

adjective

Slight in amount, quality, or effort

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A niggardly donation/amount

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

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She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

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I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

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The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

adjective

(of a person) having no money; very poor.

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A penniless young student

adjective

Without any money at all

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A penniless youth

adjective

Without any money at all

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A series of bad investments left him almost penniless.

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

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Two children in a very pitiful state

adjective

Something described as pitiful is not considered to be satisfactory or deserving of respect

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The party is a pitiful example of an opposition party., i was pitifully ill-informed.

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

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They were too poor to afford a telephone

adjective

Extremely poor

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My grandparents arrived in this country as poverty-stricken immigrants.

adjective

Small and weak.

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White-faced, puny children

adjective

Small and weak, or not effective

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Don’t tell me you’re afraid of that puny little kid., in 1981, computers were puny compared with to…

adjective

Barely sufficient or adequate.

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Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations

verb

Provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts.

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He does not scant his attention to the later writings

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

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They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

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A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.

adjective

Smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable

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Scanty food supplies

adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care.

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A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car

adjective

Looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care

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The man wore a long, shabby coat., we parked near bobby’s shabby trailer., her salary is $305,000 t…

adjective

Badly made or done.

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We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

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The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

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The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

adjective

(of clothes) short and revealing.

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A skimpy dress

adjective

Not enough or not large enough

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Skimpy knowledge, skimpy swimsuits

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

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A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

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He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

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An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

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The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

adjective

Morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty

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A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…

adjective

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

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The squalid, overcrowded prison

adjective

Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant

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The squalid apartment was her first home in the city., he lived in dreadful squalor despite having …

adjective

Mean; ungenerous.

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His boss is stingy and idle

adjective

Not generous, or unwilling to spend money

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Some bankers are stingy in lending to small businesses.

adjective

Not generous; mean.

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He was not an ungenerous man

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

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An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

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An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

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He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

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He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

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This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

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I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

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He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…