mendier

mɑ̃dje

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Definition of mendier - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

aumône

tr./intr.

demander de l'argent ou de la nourriture par charité

tr./intr.

Il mendie devant la gare tous les matins.

quémander

solliciter

solliciter

tr.

demander quelque chose comme une aumône

tr.

Elle mendie quelques euros pour acheter à manger.

réclamer

requérir

implorer

tr./intr.

demander avec insistance et humilité

tr./intr.

Il mendie l'attention de ses parents constamment.

implorer

supplier

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Origin of mendier

français, mendier (demander l'aumône)

Terms with mendier included in their meaning

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demander

mendier

solliciter de l'argent ou de l'aide par charité

quémander

mendicité

mendier ou solliciter de façon insistante et dérangeante

tendre la sébile

mendier

demander de l'argent ou une aide financière

gueuserie

mendicité

activité de mendier ou actions malhonnêtes de personnes pauvres

truandage

mendicité

action de mendier ou quémander de façon insistante

truander

mendicité

mendier en faisant le vagabond

Examples of mendier in a sentence

Il a dû mendier pour survivre après avoir tout perdu.
Il mendie devant la gare chaque matin.
Des enfants mendiaient dans les rues animées.
Elle mendie la clémence du juge avant le verdict.
Nous ne voulons pas mendier l'aide de nos voisins.

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English:beg, plead, ...
German:betteln, um Almosen bitten, ...
Italian:mendicare, elemosinare, ...
Spanish:mendigar, implorar, ...
Portuguese:mendigar, suplicar, ...
Chinese:乞讨, 乞求, ...
Japanese:物乞いをする, 懇願する, ...
Arabic:تسوّل, استعطى, ...
Hebrew:לְקַבֵּץ נְדָבוֹת, לְהִתְרַחֵן, ...
Russian:просить милостыню, выпрашивать, ...
Ukrainian:жебракувати, благати, ...
Catalan:demanar almoina, pidolar, ...
Danish:tigge, bede om almisser, ...
Dutch:om een aalmoes vragen, bedelen, ...
Greek:ζητιανεύω, επαιτώ, ...
Hungarian:koldulni, könyörögni, ...
Khmer:សុំទាន, សុំអាណិត, ...
Korean:구걸하다, 빌다, ...
Polish:żebrać, błagać, ...
Portuguese (BR):mendigar, implorar, ...
Romanian:a cerși, a cer ceva ca o milostenie, ...
Swedish:tigga, be om allmosor, ...
Thai:ขอทาน, ขอร้อง, ...
Turkish:dilenmek, yalvarmak, ...
Vietnamese:ăn xin, xin xỏ, ...

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