Meaning of begära | Babel Free
Definitioner
- to request, to ask for (ask for to be granted)
- to require, to demand (when implied)
- to file for
Exempel
“Jag har begärt ledigt första veckan i november”
I have requested time off for the first week of November
“De begärde att få tala med konungen”
They asked to speak to the king
“Vad mer kan man begära?”
What more can you ask for?
“Det är inte mycket jag begär”
I'm not asking for much
“Är det för mycket begärt att han tar lite ansvar?”
Is it too much to ask [too much asked for] for him to take some responsibility?
“Och dedh i begere wete min siwckdom till pricke täncker iagh ath ï skwlle fwlle wetedh mesth siellff”
And that which you want to know about — my illness in detail — I think that you would already know best yourself.
“De begärte räkningen af gossen på det som war förtärt.”
They asked the waiter for the bill for what they had consumed.
“Vi begär betalning i förskott”
We require / ask for payment in advance
“Han har begärt skilsmässa [Can also be expressed as "Han har ansökt om skilsmässa"]”
He has filed for divorce
“Företaget begärdes i konkurs”
The company declared / filed for bankruptcy [assuming they did it themselves – "begäras i konkurs" is a common phrase]
CEFR-nivå
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.