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"A Regian king is preferable to a beggar queen."Ein regianischer König ist einer Bettlerkönigin vorzuziehen.Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der TurmfalkeDer TurmfalkeAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1982 by Lloyd AlexanderKestrelAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
If it isn’t a beggar, it’s a merchant, and if it isn’t a merchant, it’s a tradesman, and if it isn’t alms he wants, then he presents me with a bill.Wenn es kein Bettler ist, dann ist es ein Händler, und wenn es kein Händler ist, dann ist es ein Handwerker, und wenn er kein Almosen will, dann präsentiert er eine Rechnung.Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersDas Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines MordersSüskind, Patrick© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG ZürichPerfume. The story of a murdererSuskind, Patrick© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
I need not explain to you that the young man was Antonio, and the old woman the beggar who said she was his old nurse.Bedarf es denn noch gesagt zu werden, daß der Jüngling Antonio, die Alte aber das Bettelweib von der Franziskanertreppe war, das durchaus seine Amme sein wollte?Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
And in the silence the beggar would ask, in a boyish lisp out of some eastern preparatory school: "Mister Dockawee, might I have a beah pwease?"In die Stille hinein fragte der Bettler dann mit seinem Sprachfehler: "Mitßter Dockewy, kann ich bitte tßehr 'n Bier haben?Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
The beggar of the Franciscan porch disappeared, and in her stead people saw Antonio's housekeeper, in good clothes, limping about San Marco, and buying the household necessaries.Das Bettelweib auf der Franziskanertreppe war verschwunden und statt ihrer sah man die Haushälterin des Herrn Antonio in anständigen Matronenkleidern auf San Marco herumhinken und die Bedürfnisse der Tafel einkaufen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Kings and sheep and whinnying horses and serving maids and beggar boys gathered together in the frosty imagined night.Könige, Schafe, wiehernde Pferde, Dienstmädchen und Betderjungen scharten sich zusammen in Bethlehems eiskalter Nacht.Alvarez, Julia / How The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia / Wie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenWie die Garcia Girls ihren Akzent verlorenAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez© ECON Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, Dusseldorf und WienHow The Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsAlvarez, Julia© 1991 by Julia Alvarez
For a new infirmary, a beggars' refuge, or somewhere for orphans to go ...Für ein neues Siechenhaus, eine Herberge für die Bettler oder einen Platz für die Waisen...Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / TintentodTintentodFunke, Cornelia© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, HamburgInkdeathFunke, Cornelia©2007 by Dressler Verlag©2008 by Anthea Bell
Were they now to be beggared as Kuwait overproduced and drove the oil price downward?Sollten sie jetzt verarmen, weil Kuwait seine Förderquote überschritt und so den Ölpreis drückte?Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust GottesDie Faust GottesForsyth, Frederick© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, MünchenThe fist of godForsyth, Frederick© 1995 by Bantam Books
"Aye, laddie," Callahan agreed, "and if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.»Aye, Sohnemann«, sagte Callahan. »Und wenn Wünsche Pferde wären, würden Bettler reiten.King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: SusannahDer dunkle Turm 6: SusannahKing, Stephen© 2003 by Stephen King© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, MünchenThe Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen© 2004 by Stephen King
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lucky beggar
Glückspilz
beggar woman
Bettlerin
poor beggar
armer Bettler
Word forms
beggar
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | beggar | beggars |
Possessive case | beggar's | beggars' |
beggar
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | beggared |
Imperative | beggar |
Present Participle (Participle I) | beggaring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | beggared |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I beggar | we beggar |
you beggar | you beggar |
he/she/it beggars | they beggar |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am beggaring | we are beggaring |
you are beggaring | you are beggaring |
he/she/it is beggaring | they are beggaring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have beggared | we have beggared |
you have beggared | you have beggared |
he/she/it has beggared | they have beggared |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been beggaring | we have been beggaring |
you have been beggaring | you have been beggaring |
he/she/it has been beggaring | they have been beggaring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I beggared | we beggared |
you beggared | you beggared |
he/she/it beggared | they beggared |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was beggaring | we were beggaring |
you were beggaring | you were beggaring |
he/she/it was beggaring | they were beggaring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had beggared | we had beggared |
you had beggared | you had beggared |
he/she/it had beggared | they had beggared |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been beggaring | we had been beggaring |
you had been beggaring | you had been beggaring |
he/she/it had been beggaring | they had been beggaring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will beggar | we shall/will beggar |
you will beggar | you will beggar |
he/she/it will beggar | they will beggar |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be beggaring | we shall/will be beggaring |
you will be beggaring | you will be beggaring |
he/she/it will be beggaring | they will be beggaring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have beggared | we shall/will have beggared |
you will have beggared | you will have beggared |
he/she/it will have beggared | they will have beggared |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been beggaring | we shall/will have been beggaring |
you will have been beggaring | you will have been beggaring |
he/she/it will have been beggaring | they will have been beggaring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would beggar | we should/would beggar |
you would beggar | you would beggar |
he/she/it would beggar | they would beggar |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be beggaring | we should/would be beggaring |
you would be beggaring | you would be beggaring |
he/she/it would be beggaring | they would be beggaring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have beggared | we should/would have beggared |
you would have beggared | you would have beggared |
he/she/it would have beggared | they would have beggared |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been beggaring | we should/would have been beggaring |
you would have been beggaring | you would have been beggaring |
he/she/it would have been beggaring | they would have been beggaring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am beggared | we are beggared |
you are beggared | you are beggared |
he/she/it is beggared | they are beggared |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being beggared | we are being beggared |
you are being beggared | you are being beggared |
he/she/it is being beggared | they are being beggared |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been beggared | we have been beggared |
you have been beggared | you have been beggared |
he/she/it has been beggared | they have been beggared |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was beggared | we were beggared |
you were beggared | you were beggared |
he/she/it was beggared | they were beggared |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being beggared | we were being beggared |
you were being beggared | you were being beggared |
he/she/it was being beggared | they were being beggared |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been beggared | we had been beggared |
you had been beggared | you had been beggared |
he/she/it had been beggared | they had been beggared |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be beggared | we shall/will be beggared |
you will be beggared | you will be beggared |
he/she/it will be beggared | they will be beggared |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been beggared | we shall/will have been beggared |
you will have been beggared | you will have been beggared |
he/she/it will have been beggared | they will have been beggared |