What is '구걸하다' called in English?

'구걸하다' in English is called "Scrounge". Scrounge refers to: 돈이나 음식을 사거나 벌기보다는 달라고 하거나 찾아서 얻는 것.

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English: "He's always trying to scrounge a cigarette from someone." | Korean: "그는 항상 누군가에게 담배를 구걸하려고 한다."

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English to Korean Dictionary

구걸하다, 찾아내다

유의어:얻어내다모으다

구걸하다 in English:scrounge

IPA:ˈskraʊndʒ

Quick Answer • 요약

scrounge의 한국어 뜻은 구걸하다, 찾아내다입니다. (돈이나 음식을 사거나 벌기보다는 달라고 하거나 찾아서 얻는 것.)

1
verb(informal)
구걸하다
To obtain something, typically food or money, by asking for it or by finding it rather than by buying or earning it.
돈이나 음식을 사거나 벌기보다는 달라고 하거나 찾아서 얻는 것.
2
verb(colloquial)
찾아내다
To search for and collect something, often with difficulty or from various sources.
어려움 속에서 또는 여러 출처에서 무언가를 찾고 모으는 것.

casual

“He's always trying to scrounge a cigarette from someone.”

그는 항상 누군가에게 담배를 구걸하려고 한다.

casual

“Can you scrounge up some extra chairs for the party?”

파티를 위해 여분의 의자를 좀 찾아낼 수 있나요?

formal

“They had to scrounge for food during the famine.”

그들은 기근 동안 음식을 찾아내야 했다.

In Korean:

얻어내다찾아내다모으다

In English:

In Korean:

사다벌다

In English:

past tensescrounged

present participlescrounging

agent nounscrounger

scrounge aroundphrasal_verb

To search in various places for something, often something that is difficult to find.

scrounge off someonephrasal_verb

To get food, money, or other things from someone without paying or working for them.