beggar
US /ˈbeɡ.ɚ/
UK /ˈbeɡ.ɚ/
1.
mendigo, pordiosero
a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food
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The old beggar sat by the roadside, asking for alms.
El viejo mendigo se sentó junto al camino, pidiendo limosna.
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He gave some change to the beggar.
Le dio algunas monedas al mendigo.
1.
empobrecer, arruinar
reduce (someone) to poverty
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The war had beggared the entire nation.
La guerra había empobrecido a toda la nación.
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His extravagant lifestyle will soon beggar him.
Su estilo de vida extravagante pronto lo empobrecerá.