Jemanden ernsthaft und demütig um etwas bitten.
Asking someone earnestly and humbly for something.
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Sie bat ihn immer wieder zu bleiben. — She kept begging him to stay.
Betteln ist im Stadtzentrum verboten. — Begging is banned in the city center.
Bittest du mich, meine Meinung zu ändern? — Are you begging me to change my mind?
Er lebte, indem er in der Nähe des Bahnhofs bettelte. — He lived by begging near the station.
Die Kinder baten um eine weitere Geschichte. — The children were begging for one more story.
Geht das Betteln immer noch beim Markt? — Does begging still go on by the market?
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