| Principal Translations |
| beg [sb]⇒ vtr | formal, dated (implore, plead with [sb]) | rogar a vtr + prep |
| | | suplicar a vtr + prep |
| | Please don't leave me, I beg you! |
| | No me dejes, ¡te lo ruego! |
| beg [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (plead with [sb] to do [sth]) | rogar a alguien que haga algo loc verb |
| | She begged her parents to buy her the toy. |
| | Le rogó a sus padres que le compraran el juguete. |
| beg [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (implore [sb] for [sth]) | implorar a alguien que, rogar a alguien que vtr |
| | He keeps begging his mother for a new phone, but she says she can't afford it. |
| | Le sigue implorando a su madre que le compre un teléfono pero ella dice que no puede pagarlo. |
| beg [sth]⇒ vtr | (request food, money) | mendigar⇒ vtr |
| | | pedir⇒ vtr |
| | It was a poor city and there were people begging money on almost every street corner. |
| | Era una ciudad pobre y había gente mendigando dinero en todas las esquinas. |
| beg [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | (request food, money) | pedir algo a loc verb |
| | The poor boy begged food and money from strangers on the street. |
| | El niño pobre pedía comida y dinero a extraños en la calle. |
| beg⇒ vi | (request alms) | mendigar⇒ vtr |
| | | pedir limosna loc verb |
| | When he lost his job, he started to sit on the street corner and beg. |
| | Cuando perdió su empleo, fue a sentarse en la esquina de la calle a mendigar. |
| beg vi | (ask humbly) | suplicar⇒ vtr |
| | Would you please do me this favour? Don't make me beg. |
| | ¿Podrías hacerme este favor? No me hagas suplicarte. |
| beg vi | (dog: sit up as if to request food) (perro) | pedir⇒ vtr |
| | My dog does tricks when I say "roll over!" or "beg!" |
| | Mi perro hace trucos cuando le digo "ruédate" o "pide" |
| beg of [sb] vi + prep | formal (implore [sb]) | implorar⇒ vtr |
| | | rogar⇒ vtr |
| | | pedir⇒ vtr |
| | I must beg of you to grant me one favour. |
| | Te imploro que me concedas un favor. |