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A n1 ( for cleaning) éponge f ; bath sponge éponge f de bain ; to soak up water like a sponge absorber l'eau comme une éponge ; at that age, a child's mind is like a sponge à cet âge, le cerveau d'un enfant assimile tout ;2 ¢ ( material) éponge f ;B vtr1 ( wipe) frotter [qch] avec une éponge [material, garment, stain] ; éponger [wound, excess liquid] ; laver [qch] avec une éponge [surface] ; to sponge one's face s'essuyer le visage avec une éponge ;■ sponge down:▶ sponge [sth] down, sponge down [sth] laver [qch] avec une éponge [car, surface] ; to sponge oneself down se laver avec une éponge.■ sponge off:▶ sponge [sth] off, sponge off [sth] faire partir [qch] avec une éponge [mark, stain]. -
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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 -
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sponge [spʌndʒ]1. nouna. éponge f4. compounds* * *[spʌndʒ] 1.1) ( for cleaning) éponge f2) [U] ( material) éponge f3) Zoology éponge f4) (also sponge cake) génoise f2.transitive verb frotter [quelque chose] avec une éponge [material, stain]; éponger [wound, excess liquid]; laver [quelque chose] avec une éponge [surface]3.(colloq) intransitive verb péjto sponge off ou on — vivre sur le dos de [family, state]
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sponge-down n to have a sponge-down faire une toilette rapide ; to give sth/sb a sponge-down donner un coup d'éponge à qch/qn. -
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sponge [something] down, sponge down [something] laver [quelque chose] avec une éponge [car, surface] -
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7 sponge bath
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8 sponge cloth
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9 sponge diver
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10 sponge diving
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11 sponge finger
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12 sponge mop
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13 sponge pudding
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14 sponge roll
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15 sponge rubber
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1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) éponge2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) éponge3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) gâteau de Savoie4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) coup d'éponge2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) éponger2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) vivre aux crochets de•- sponger- spongy - spongily - sponginess - sponge cake - sponge pudding -
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19 sponge rubber
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sponge rubber
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20 sponge bag
noun GB trousse f de toilette
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Sponge — (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sponge — [spunj] n. [ME < OE < L spongia < Gr spongia, spongos] 1. any of a phylum (Porifera) of simple, aquatic, sessile animals having a porous structure and a tough, often siliceous or calcareous, skeleton 2. the elastic skeleton, or a piece… … English World dictionary
Sponge — Sponge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sponged} (sp[u^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sponging} (sp[u^]n j[i^]ng).] 1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wipe out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sponge pudding — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular sponge pudding plural sponge puddings] british a sweet food that is made with eggs, butter, flour, and sugar and is eaten hot Thesaurus: sweet food and dessertshypo … Useful english dictionary
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