begging

[/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/]

noun/verb (gerund/present participle)

mendicância/pedindo esmola/implorando

1. The act of asking for money or food as charity; requesting something earnestly or desperately

He was caught begging on the streets.

Ele foi pego pedindo esmola nas ruas.

2. Making an earnest or urgent request; pleading

She was begging him to stay.

Ela estava implorando para que ele ficasse.

3. Asking for something persistently or without shame

The dog was begging for scraps under the table.

O cachorro estava pedindo restos de comida debaixo da mesa.

NYC Slang

panhandling

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

mendicância/pedindo esmola/implorando

Standard usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

mendigância/pedindo esmola

Common colloquial usage

São Paulo

pedindo esmola/implorando

Formal and informal contexts

Portugal

mendicidade/suplicante/pedindo esmola

More formal; 'mendicidade' used in formal contexts

begging the question (levantar a questão implicitamente)

go begging (ficar sem procura; não ter interessados)

begging bowl (tigela de pedinte; situação de pobreza)

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