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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.) svamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) sukkerbrødskage4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) vask2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) vaske med svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) nasse på•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) svamp2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) svamp3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) sukkerbrødskage4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) vask2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) vaske med svamp2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) nasse på•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
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2 sponge
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3 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sukkerbrødskage* * *((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sukkerbrødskage -
4 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sukkerbrødskage* * *((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) sukkerbrødskage -
5 baking powder
(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) bagepulver* * *(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) bagepulver -
6 foam rubber
(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) skumgummi* * *(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) skumgummi -
7 mooch
[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.) drive2) ((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.) nasse* * *[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.) drive2) ((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.) nasse -
8 mop
[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.) moppe; svaber2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) manke3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) mopning2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) moppe; svabre2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) tørre•- mop up* * *[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.) moppe; svaber2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) manke3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) mopning2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) moppe; svabre2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) tørre•- mop up -
9 pudding
['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) budding; -budding; pudding; -pudding2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) dessert* * *['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) budding; -budding; pudding; -pudding2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) dessert -
10 spongy
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11 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) bagatel; ubetydelighed2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) trifli•- trifling* * *1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) bagatel; ubetydelighed2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) trifli•- trifling
См. также в других словарях:
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
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
sponge — ► NOUN 1) an aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body. 2) a piece of a light, absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of a sponge but now usually made of synthetic material, used for washing, as padding, etc. 3) a… … English terms dictionary
Sponge — Sponge, v. i. 1. To suck in, or imbibe, as a sponge. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor. E. Eggleston. [1913 Webster] The fly is an intruder, and a common smell feast,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sponge — Pays d’origine Detroit, Michigan, États Unis Genre musical Post grunge Années d activité 1991–aujourd hui Labels Sony, Beyond, Idol Site officiel … Wikipédia en Français
sponge\ on — • sponge on • sponge off v. phr. To exploit parasitically; depend upon for support. He is already forty years old, but he refuses to go to work and sponges off his retired parents … Словарь американских идиом
sponge — [n] moocher bum*, cadger, deadbeat*, freeloader*, hanger on, leech*, panhandler, parasite, scrounger; concepts 412,423 sponge [v] mooch beg, bum*, cadge, chisel*, freeload*, hit up*, hustle, live off of, panhandle, scrounge; concept 53 … New thesaurus
Sponge — Sponge. См. губка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
sponge — index parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sponge — sponge, sponger *parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech … New Dictionary of Synonyms
