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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.) houba2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) houba3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) piškot4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) omytí houbou2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) umýt/utřít houbou2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) žít na účet (koho)•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *• piškot• houba• mycí houba -
2 sponge-cake
• piškotová buchta -
3 sponge bath
• umytí houbou -
4 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) piškot* * *• piškotový dort• piškot• bábovka -
5 sponge up
• nasát -
6 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) piškot -
7 bath sponge
• mycí houba -
8 chuck up the sponge
• vzdát zápas -
9 sea sponge
• mořská houba -
10 baking powder
(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) prášek do pečiva* * *• prášek do pečiva -
11 foam rubber
(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) pěnová guma* * *• molitan -
12 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.) loudat se2) ((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.) loudit* * *• loudat se -
13 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.) mop2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) kštice3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) stírat mopem2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) utřít mopem2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) usušit•- mop up* * *• grimasa• mop -
14 pudding
['pudiŋ]1) (any of several types of soft sweet foods made with eggs, flour, milk etc: sponge pudding; rice pudding.) pudink2) (the sweet course of a meal; dessert: What's for pudding?) moučník* * *• pudink• moučník• nákyp -
15 spongy
adjective (soft and springy or holding water like a sponge: spongy ground.) houbovitý* * *• pórovitý• houbovitý -
16 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) maličkost2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) ovocný pohár se šlehačkou•- trifling* * *• maličkost• drobnost
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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
Sponge cake — Sponge 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sponge lead — Sponge 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sponge tree — Sponge 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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