BEGGAR BELIEF / DESCRIPTION

Meaning of BEGGAR BELIEF / DESCRIPTION in English

to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe / describe :

It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BEGGAR — mendico; v. apovrar. TO ~ ALL DESCRIPTION: superar omni descrition
English interlingue dictionary
BEGGAR — makililimos;makilimos;pulubi
English-Visayan vocabulary
BEGGAR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, ~e, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are 2-er Date: 13th century one that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEGGAR — I. ˈbegə(r), -āg- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English beggare, beggere, from beggen to beg + -are, -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESCRIPTION — də̇ˈskripshən, dēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English descripcioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French description, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELIEF — bə̇ˈlēf, bē-, rap. ˈblēf noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by such pairs as English grief: grieve ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELIEF — (n.) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, …
Английский словарь Webster
BEGGAR — (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Английский словарь Webster
BELIEF — ( n. ) Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BELIEF — /bi leef"/ , n. 1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat. 2. confidence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGGAR — — beggarhood , n. /beg"euhr/ , n. 1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 2. a penniless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGGAR — I. ˈbe-gər noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are -er (II) Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELIEF — noun Etymology: Middle English beleave, probably alteration of Old English gelēafa, from ge-, associative prefix + lēafa; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELIEF — noun the thing believed; the object of belief. 2. belief ·noun a persuasion of the truths of religion; faith. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BEGGAR — noun one who makes it his business to ask alms. 2. beggar ·vt to cause to seem very poor and …
Webster English vocab
BELIEF — [be.lief] n [ME beleave, prob. alter. of OE geleafa, fr. ge-, associative prefix + leafa; akin to OE lyfan] (12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEGGAR — [beg.gar] n [ME beggere, beggare, fr. beggen to beg + -ere, -are [2]-er] (13c) 1: one that begs; esp: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BELIEF — a mental attitude of acceptance or assent toward a proposition without the full intellectual knowledge required to guarantee its truth. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEGGAR — beggar BrE AmE ˈbeɡ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ beggar|ed d ▷ beggaring ˈbeɡ ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ beggar|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESCRIPTION — / dɪˈskrɪpʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] ~ (of sb/sth) a piece of writing or speech …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELIEF — / bɪˈliːf; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] belief (in sth/sb) a strong feeling that sth/sb exists or is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEGGAR — / ˈbegə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person who lives by asking people for money or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCRIPTION — de ‧ scrip ‧ tion S2 W2 /dɪˈskrɪpʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELIEF — be ‧ lief S3 W2 /bəˈliːf, bɪˈliːf/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ belief , ↑ disbelief …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEGGAR — I. beg ‧ gar 1 /ˈbeɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who lives by asking people …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELIEF — n. 1 a a person's religion; religious conviction (has no belief). b a firm opinion (my belief is that he …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEGGAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BELIEF — n. 1 a a person's religion; religious conviction (has no belief). b a firm opinion (my belief is that he …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEGGAR — n. & v. n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELIEF — n.1 a a person's religion; religious conviction (has no belief). b a firm opinion (my belief is that he did …
Oxford English vocab
BEGGAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
DESCRIPTION — ( descriptions) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A description of someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELIEF — ( beliefs) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Belief is a feeling …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEGGAR — ( beggars, beggaring, beggared) 1. A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESCRIPTION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELIEF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEGGAR — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ You can give beggars vouchers for food instead of cash. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESCRIPTION — [noun]Write a description of your favourite seaside resort. [C]A customer has given the police a very accurate/detailed/full/precise description of the …
Cambridge English vocab
BELIEF — [noun] - the feeling of certainty that something exists or is trueShe holds strong beliefs and expresses them frequently. [C]His …
Cambridge English vocab
BELIEF — Synonyms and related words : a belief, acceptance, acquiescence, arrogance, article of faith, assent, assurance, assuredness, axiom, canon, certainty, certitude, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELIEF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute , deep-seated , deeply held , fervent , firm , passionate , profound , strong , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEGGAR — verb Beggar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ belief , ↑ description
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DESCRIPTION — n. 25B6; noun a description of my travels : ACCOUNT, report, rendition, explanation, illustration; chronicle, narration, narrative, story, commentary; portrayal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEGGAR — n. 25B6; noun he never turned any beggar from his kitchen door : TRAMP, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, mendicant; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELIEF — n. 1 trust, dependence, reliance, confidence, faith, security, assurance He retains his belief in the divine right of kings 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEGGAR — n. 1 mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, alms-man, sponger, tramp, vagrant, pauper, Colloq cadger, scrounger, US panhandler We were approached by beggars …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DESCRIPTION — noun BAD : They needed a description about the stolen car. GOOD : They needed a description of the stolen …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DESCRIPTION — сущ. 1) а) составление описания (словесного или с помощью карандаша и бумаги) Writers gifted with strong imaginations, are masters of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELIEF — сущ. 1) вера; доверие (in) it staggers belief ≈ этому трудно поверить to express a belief ≈ выразить доверие кому-л., …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 1) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn : pauper 2) шутл. парень, малый; плут ∙ beggars must/should …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESCRIPTION — description.ogg dısʹkrıpʃ(ə)n n 1. описание; изображение faithful racy description - правдивое колоритное описание description of a storm of smb.'s appearance …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELIEF — belief.ogg bıʹli:f n 1. вера, доверие beyond /past/ belief - невероятно, немыслимо hard of belief - недоверчивый light of belief …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEGGAR — beggar.ogg 1. ʹbegə n 1. 1> нищий, попрошайка beggar woman /maid/ - нищенка 2> бедняк, неимущий 2. ( часто с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DESCRIPTION — 1) описание; характеристика 2) обозначение 3) дескрипция ( в логике ) • - algorithmic description - behavior description - data …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DESCRIPTION — 1) описание; характеристика 2) обозначение 3) дескрипция (в логике) • - algorithmic description - behavior description - data description - formal description - generic description - geometrical description - geometric …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DESCRIPTION — 1) описание; характеристика; обозначение 2) составление описания 3) вписывание; описывание (геометрических фигур) • - abstract description - analytic description - axiomatic description - double description - field description - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BELIEF — belief сущ.1) вера; доверие ( in) it staggers belief — этому трудно поверить to express a belief — выразить доверие …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BEGGAR — нищий joc. парень, малый; плутишка доводить до нищеты, превосходить beggar oneself - разориться
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DESCRIPTION — n 1. описание; изображение faithful racy description - правдивое колоритное описание description of a storm of smb.'s appearance - описание …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BELIEF — n 1. вера, доверие beyond /past/ belief - невероятно, немыслимо hard of belief - недоверчивый light of belief - легковерный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEGGAR — 1. ʹbegə n 1. 1> нищий, попрошайка beggar woman /maid/ - нищенка 2> бедняк, неимущий 2. ( часто с прилагательными …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DESCRIPTION — сущ. 1) а) составление описания ( словесного или с помощью карандаша и бумаги ) Writers gifted with strong imaginations, are …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BELIEF — сущ. 1) вера; доверие ( in ) it staggers belief — этому трудно поверить to express a belief — выразить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 2) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn: pauper 3) шутл. парень, малый; плут •• beggars must / …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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