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1 sponge
n. tvättsvamp; snyltgubbe, parasit--------v. tvätta av med en svamp; torka av med en svamp; suga upp; snylta sig till, utnyttja* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) tvättsvamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) tvättsvamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) pudding, sockerkaka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) tvättning, avtorkning2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) tvätta med en svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) snylta•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
2 sponge cake
sockerkaka* * *((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sockerkaka/ångkokt pudding -
3 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sockerkaka/ångkokt pudding -
4 sponge on
snylta på -
5 sponge out
sudda ut med en svamp; stryka ett streck över, utplåna från sitt hjärta -
6 sponge up
suga upp med en svamp -
7 chuck up the sponge
erkänna ett misslyckande; ge upp -
8 screw water out of a sponge
pressa vatten ur en svamp -
9 baking powder
bakpulver* * *(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) bakpulver -
10 foam rubber
skumgummi* * *(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) skumgummi -
11 mooch
v. "gå och drälla", stryka omkring; smita från betalningen; knycka* * *[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) driva omkring2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) bomma, snylta [] -
12 mop
n. golvmopp; trasa; kalufs (hår)--------v. tvätta, torka av; svabba* * *[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) mopp, svabb2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) kalufs3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) avtorkning2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) torka []2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) torka []•- mop up -
13 pudding
n. pudding; sorts efterrätt; paj; gröt* * *['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) pudding2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) efterrätt -
14 spongy
adj. svampig; porös, luftig* * *adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) svampig -
15 trifle
n. småsak, bagatell--------v. leka* * *1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) bagatell, struntsumma2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) trifle•- trifling
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