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1 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) lavadela2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver às sopas de•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *[sp∧ndʒ] n 1 Zool esponja: animal marinho inferior. 2 esponja. 3 coisa parecida com esponja (como bolo, pão ou doce porosos). 4 chumaço de gaze ou algodão. 5 pessoa que consegue absorver como uma esponja (bebida, conhecimentos, etc.). 6 parasita, pessoa que vive à custa de outros. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, apagar, molhar com esponja. she sponged the baby down / ela lavou bem a criança. 2 absorver. 3 parasitar, explorar. let’s pass the sponge over it! vamos esquecer isso, vamos apagar isso da memória. to sponge on someone viver à custa de alguém. to throw up the sponge dar-se como vencido, entregar os pontos, desistir. -
2 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) esponja2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) passada de esponja2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar com esponja2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver à custa•- sponger- spongy - spongily - sponginess - sponge cake - sponge pudding
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