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1 schmarotzen
v/i1. ZOOL., BOT. be a parasite; schmarotzen auf (+ Dat) live off, parasitize; ... schmarotzt auf auch... is a parasite that lives off2. umg., fig. freeload, sponge; grundsätzlich: be a freeloader ( oder sponger, scrounger; bes. beim Staat: parasite); schmarotzen bei sponge off ( oder on), scrounge off ( oder from); bes. beim Staat: live off; schmarotzt sie wieder? is she freeloading (Brit. auch: on the scrounge) again?* * *schma|rọt|zen [ʃma'rɔtsn] ptp schmaro\#tztvito sponge, to scrounge (Brit), to freeload (esp US) (bei on, off); (BIOL) to be parasitic (bei on)* * *(to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) sponge* * *schma·rot·zen *[ʃmaˈrɔtsn̩]vi* * *intransitives Verb1) (abwertend) sponge; free-load (sl.)2) (Biol.) live as a parasite (in/auf + Dat. in/on)* * *schmarotzen v/i1. ZOOL, BOT be a parasite;schmarotzen auf (+dat) live off, parasitize;… schmarotzt auf auch … is a parasite that lives off2. umg, fig freeload, sponge; grundsätzlich: be a freeloader ( oder sponger, scrounger; besonders beim Staat: parasite);schmarotzt sie wieder? is she freeloading (Br auch: on the scrounge) again?* * *intransitives Verb1) (abwertend) sponge; free-load (sl.)2) (Biol.) live as a parasite (in/auf + Dat. in/on) -
2 schmarotzerhaft
I Adj.1. ZOOL., BOT. parasitic* * *schma|rọt|zer|haft [Sma'rɔtsərɪʃ]adj (BIOL fig)parasitic* * *A. adj1. ZOOL, BOT parasiticB. adv: -
3 schmarotzen
1. to freeload2. to live on others
См. также в других словарях:
freeload — free•load [[t]ˈfriˈloʊd, ˌloʊd[/t]] inf v.i. 1) cvb inf to take advantage of the generosity of others without offering to help financially 2) cvb inf to get by freeloading: to freeload meals[/ex] • Etymology: 1950–55, amer.; back formation from… … From formal English to slang
freeload — in. to sponge off someone else; to eat and drink at someone else’s expense; to live off someone else. □ Don’t come around here and expect to freeload. □ My brother in law has been freeloading at our house for months … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
freeload — freeloader ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who takes advantage of others generosity without giving anything in return. DERIVATIVES freeload verb … English terms dictionary
freeload — {v.} To have oneself supported in terms of food and housing at someone else s expense. * /When are you guys going to stop freeloading and do some work?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
freeload — {v.} To have oneself supported in terms of food and housing at someone else s expense. * /When are you guys going to stop freeloading and do some work?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
freeload — intransitive verb Date: circa 1934 to impose upon another s generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved ; sponge • freeloader noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
freeload — freeloader, n. /free lohd , lohd /, v.i. Informal. 1. to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc. v.t. 2. to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week. [1950 55, Amer; back formation from freeloader (FREE + LOAD +… … Universalium
freeload — verb To live off the generosity or hospitality of others … Wiktionary
freeload — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Slang. To take advantage of the generosity of others: leech. Informal: sponge. See DEPENDENCE … English dictionary for students
freeload — v To have oneself supported in terms of food and housing at someone else s expense. When are you guys going to stop freeloading and do some work? … Словарь американских идиом
freeload — v. live off of other people s money, be a parasite (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
