Usage Note
mendiant can also be used as an adjective meaning 'begging' (un moine mendiant = a mendicant monk). The feminine form is mendiante. The verb mendier means 'to beg'.
Examples
"Le mendiant demandait de la monnaie."
Natural Translation
The beggar was asking for change.
Literal Translation
The beggar was asking for some coins.

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