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1 cadge
• to cadge a lift from or off sb se faire emmener en voiture par qn* * *(colloq) [kædʒ] transitive verb péjto cadge something off ou from somebody — taper (colloq) quelqu'un de quelque chose [sum]; taper (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un [cigarette, money]
to cadge a meal/a lift — se faire inviter/emmener en voiture
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2 cadge
cadge ○ vtr péj to cadge sth off ou from sb taper ○ qn de qch [sum] ; taper ○ qch à qn [cigarette, money] ; to cadge a meal/a lift se faire inviter/emmener en voiture ; can I cadge a lift? je peux profiter de la voiture? -
3 cadge
∎ to be on the cadge chercher à se faire payer quelque chose□(food, money) se procurer□ (en quémandant);∎ he cadged a meal from or off his aunt il s'est invité à manger chez sa tante;∎ she cadged £10 off me elle m'a tapé de 10 livres;∎ they cadged a lift home à force de quémander ils se sont fait ramener en voiture∎ she's always cadging off her friends elle est toujours en train de taper ses amis -
4 sponge
sponge [spʌndʒ]1 noun(b) (for cleaning, washing) éponge f;∎ I gave the table a sponge j'ai passé un coup d'éponge sur la table;∎ figurative to throw in the sponge jeter l'éponge∎ jam/cream sponge gâteau m de Savoie fourré à la confiture/à la crème∎ she sponged his face elle lui a épongé le visage;∎ can you sponge the milk off the table? peux-tu éponger le lait renversé sur la table?∎ I sponged £20 off or from him je l'ai tapé de 20 livres;∎ can I sponge a cigarette off you? est-ce que je peux te taper une cigarette?;∎ she sponged a meal off her friends elle s'est fait inviter à manger par ses amis□∎ to sponge on or from sb vivre aux crochets de qn□ ;∎ she's always sponging c'est un vrai parasite;∎ too many people sponge off the state trop de gens vivent aux crochets de l'État►► British sponge bag trousse f ou sac m de toilette;sponge bath toilette f à l'éponge;sponge cake biscuit m de Savoie, génoise f;British sponge finger boudoir m (biscuit);sponge pudding = dessert chaud fait avec une pâte de gâteau de Savoie;sponge rubber mousse f, caoutchouc m Mousseéponger, laver à l'éponge;∎ he sponged himself down il s'est lavé avec une éponge(liquid) éponger -
5 mooch
∎ he mooched down the street il descendit la rue en flânant∎ he's always mooching off or on people il passe son temps à quémander, il est toujours en train de taper quelqu'un∎ to mooch $10 off or from sb taper qn de 10 dollars;∎ can I mooch a cigarette off you? est-ce que je peux te piquer une cigarette?3 nounAmerican tapeur(euse) m,f∎ to mooch about the house traîner dans la maison(loaf) glander, glandouiller;∎ I was just mooching about at home je traînais ou flemmardais à la maison -
6 mooch
[muːtʃ] 1.noun US tapeur/-euse (colloq) m/f2.transitive verb US ( cadge)3.to mooch something from ou off somebody — taper (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un
to mooch along ou about — traîner
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7 mooch
A n US tapeur/-euse ○ m/f.
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cadge — [kædʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Scottish English; Origin: cadger carrier, trader (15 19 centuries), from cadge to tie (14 19 centuries)] BrE informal to ask someone you know for something such as food, money, or cigarettes, because you do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cadge — to beg (1812), to get by begging (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back formation from cadger itinerant dealer with a pack horse, mid 15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge to fasten, to tie, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
cadge — [ kædʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to MOOCH something from someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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cadge — verb (cadged; cadging) Etymology: back formation from Scots cadger carrier, huckster, from Middle English cadgear Date: circa 1812 beg, sponge < cadge a free cup of coffee > • cadger noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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cadge — obsolete to steal The linguistic progression appears to have been from selling as an itinerant vendor to stealing, then to our modern meaning, to sponge or beg: A thieving set of magpies cadgin ere and cadgin there. (M. Ward, 1895) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms