What does mendigar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word mendigar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mendigar in Portuguese.

The word mendigar in Portuguese means beg, ask for alms, filar, mendigar, esmolar, mendigar, filar, pedir, pedir, mendigar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mendigar

beg, ask for alms

filar

intransitive verb (borrow, beg for [sth]) (brasileirismo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Eddie is scrounging for a free meal again.

mendigar, esmolar

transitive verb (informal (obtain by begging)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I'll get home somehow; probably I'll cadge a ride.

mendigar

transitive verb (informal (obtain by begging)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Grayson cadged a quarter from his neighbor to feed the parking meter.

filar

(informal (beg for, obtain from others) (brasileirismo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Beware of Adam; he's always trying to scrounge money off people.

pedir

transitive verb (request food, money)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Era uma cidade pobre, e tinha gente pedindo dinheiro em quase qualquer esquina.
It was a poor city and there were people begging money on almost every street corner.

pedir

(request food, money)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O garoto pobre mendigava comida e dinheiro de estranhos na rua.
The poor boy begged food and money from strangers on the street.

mendigar

intransitive verb (request alms) (solicitar esmola)

Quando ele perdeu o emprego, começou a sentar-se nas esquinas das ruas e mendigar.
When he lost his job, he started to sit on the street corner and beg.

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