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• he scrounged £5 off him il l'a tapé de 5 livres (inf)3. noun* * *1.(colloq) [skraʊndʒ] noun2.transitive verb quémander [favour]3.to scrounge something off somebody — piquer (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un [cigarette]; taper (colloq) quelqu'un de quelque chose [money]
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∎ he tried to scrounge $10 off me il a essayé de me taper de 10 dollars;∎ can I scrounge a cigarette off you? je peux te taper ou te taxer une cigarette?;∎ could I scrounge a lift from someone? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'emmener?□∎ he came scrounging British round or American around to see what he could find il est venu faire un tour pour voir s'il n'y avait pas quelque chose à récolter;∎ to scrounge on or off sb (habitually) vivre aux crochets de qn;∎ he's always scrounging off his friends (gen) il tape toujours ses amis; (for food, meals) il fait toujours le pique-assiette chez ses amis;∎ I'm sorry to be always scrounging je suis désolé d'être toujours à quémander3 noun∎ to be on the scrounge (for food) venir quémander de quoi manger; (for cigarette) venir quémander une cigarette;∎ she's on the scrounge for a meal elle veut se faire inviter à manger;∎ he's always on the scrounge il vit toujours aux crochets des autres -
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(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) gorreartr[skraʊnʤ]1 familiar (gen) gorrear (from/off, a), gorronear, vivir de gorra; (money) dar sablazos, sablear, vivir de sablazos1 (gen) gorrear (from/off, a), gorronear (from/off, a); (money) dar sablazos (from/off, a), sablear (from/off, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the scrounge andar pidiendoto scrounge off somebody vivir a costa de alguien1) bum: gorrear fam, sablear fam (dinero)2)to scrounge around for : buscar, andar a la busca descrounge vito scrounge off someone : vivir a costa de alguienv.• ir de gorra v.• sablear v.• sacar por medio de gorronería v.
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1. skraʊndʒ(colloq) transitive verbto scrounge something FROM/OFF somebody — \<\<food/cigarette/money\>\> gorronearle or gorrearle or (RPl) garronearle or (Chi) bolsearle algo a alguien (fam)
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vi gorronear or gorrear or (RPl) garronear or (Chi) bolsear (fam)
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)[skraʊndʒ]to be always on the scrounge — vivir gorroneando or gorreando or (RPl) garroneando or (Chi) bolseando (fam)
1.N2.VT gorronear *, gorrear *can I scrounge a drink from you? — ¿me invitas a un trago? *
3.VIto scrounge on or off sb — vivir a costa de algn
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1. [skraʊndʒ](colloq) transitive verbto scrounge something FROM/OFF somebody — \<\<food/cigarette/money\>\> gorronearle or gorrearle or (RPl) garronearle or (Chi) bolsearle algo a alguien (fam)
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vi gorronear or gorrear or (RPl) garronear or (Chi) bolsear (fam)
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to be always on the scrounge — vivir gorroneando or gorreando or (RPl) garroneando or (Chi) bolseando (fam)
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1.(coll.)transitive verb schnorren (ugs.) (off, from von)2. intransitive verb* * *- academic.ru/65005/scrounger">scrounger* * *[skraʊnʤ]( fam)* * *[skraUndZ] (inf)1. vihe scrounged off his parents for years — er lag seinen Eltern jahrelang auf der Tasche (inf)
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to scrounge around for sth — nach etw herumsuchen2. vtschnorren (inf), abstauben (inf) (from, off bei)3. nto be on the scrounge — am Schnorren or Abstauben sein (inf)
* * *scrounge [skraʊndʒ] umgA v/t1. organisieren umg:a) klauenb) beschaffenB v/i1. klauen2. nassauern, schnorren (beide umg)for nach)* * *1.(coll.)transitive verb schnorren (ugs.) (off, from von)2. intransitive verb* * *v.schnorren v. -
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[skraʊndʒ] Inome colloq.II 1.verbo transitivo colloq. scroccare2.to scrounge sth. off sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo colloq.to scrounge off sb. — vivere sulle spalle di qcn
* * *(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) scroccare* * *[skraʊndʒ] fam1. nhere he comes, on the scrounge again — eccolo, il solito scroccone
2. vt(gen) scroccareto scrounge sth off or from sb — scroccare qc a qn
3. vito scrounge on or off sb — vivere alle spalle di qn
* * *[skraʊndʒ] Inome colloq.II 1.verbo transitivo colloq. scroccare2.to scrounge sth. off sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo colloq.to scrounge off sb. — vivere sulle spalle di qcn
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[skraundʒ] 1. vt ( inf)2. vi 3. nto scrounge sth off sb — wyłudzać (wyłudzić perf) coś od kogoś, naciągać (naciągnąć perf) kogoś na coś (inf)
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(to get by begging from someone else: May I scrounge some coffee?) tigge, rappe, knabbeIsubst. \/skraʊn(d)ʒ\/bare i uttrykkon the scrounge ute etter å bomme \/ få tak i noe, på bommenIIverb \/skraʊn(d)ʒ\/1) lure\/tigge til seg, bomme, fikse, orge, låne2) knabbe, kvarte, rappe, stjele -
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V1. उड़ा\scroungeलेनाMany wives are scrounging money from their husbands.Many people scrounge and then avoid the person from where they have taken money. -
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vt infmlHe was sleeping under the bridge and eating what little he could scrounge — Он спал под мостом и ел то, что ему удавалось выпросить
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phrvi infmlHe was scrounging around for a meal — Он искал, где бы достать поесть
Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don't you? — Постарайся найти кого-нибудь, с кем можно пойти на эту тусовку! Что ты, в самом деле?!
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посл."и соломинка показывает, куда ветер дует", и мелочь порой имеет большое значение; см. тж. a straw in the windA straw shows the way the wind blows. Something behind the scenes, Mr. Penniloe - more there than meets the eye. (R. Blackmore, ‘Perlycross’, ch. 29) — И соломинка показывает, куда ветер дует. Что-то происходит за кулисами, мистер Пеннилоу, и, возможно, гораздо более серьезное, чем кажется на первый взгляд.
Straws which showed the way the wind was blowing, Alf thought. But meanwhile people in the goldfields would have to scrounge for living as best they could. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Ninettes’, ch. 63) — Все эти рассуждения показывают, куда ветер дует, думал Альф. Но тем временем население на приисках может передохнуть с голоду…
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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.) esponja2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) esponja3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) bizcocho4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) pasada de esponja
2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) lavar con esponja2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) vivir de gorra•- sponger- spongy
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sponge n esponjatr[spʌnʤ]1 (gen) esponja2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (cake) bizcocho1 (clean) lavar con esponja, limpiar con esponja, pasar una esponja por2 familiar (scrounge) gorronear, gorrear, sablear1 familiar (scrounge) vivir de gorra, gorrear, dar sablazos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give something a sponge pasar una esponja por algoto throw in/up the sponge arrojar la toallasponge bag bolsa de aseo, neceser nombre masculinosponge cake bizcochosponge n: esponja fn.• esponja s.f.v.• chapotear v.• lavar con esponja v.• pegotear v.spʌndʒ
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1)a) c ( Zool) esponja fb) c ( for bath) esponja f; throw in b)
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to sponge the dirt off something — limpiar algo con una esponja/con un trapo
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vi gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)[spʌndʒ]he lives by sponging on o off his relatives — vive a costillas de sus parientes
1. N1) (for washing) esponja f- throw in the sponge2) (Culin) (also: sponge cake) bizcocho m, queque m, pastel m (LAm)3) (Zool) esponja f2. VT1) (=wash) lavar con esponja, limpiar con esponja2) * (=scrounge)he sponged £15 off me — me sacó 15 libras de gorra *
3.VI * (=scrounge) dar sablazos *, vivir de gorra *to sponge off or on sb — (=depend on) vivir de algn; (on occasion) dar sablazos a algn *
4.CPDsponge bag N — esponjera f
sponge cake N — bizcocho m, queque m, pastelito m (LAm)
sponge pudding N — pudín m de bizcocho
sponge rubber N — gomaespuma f
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to sponge the dirt off something — limpiar algo con una esponja/con un trapo
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vi gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)he lives by sponging on o off his relatives — vive a costillas de sus parientes
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I [bʌm]1) BE colloq. (buttocks) sedere m., culo m.2) AE (vagrant) barbone m. (-a)3) (lazy person) fannullone m. (-a)II 1. [bʌm]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) colloq. (scrounge) scroccare [cigarette, money] ( off, from a)2.to bum a ride — o
* * *I noun(the buttocks.)II 1. noun((especially American) a tramp or worthless person: He doesn't work - he's just a bum.)2. adjective(worthless: a bum job.)* * *I [bʌm] n Brit(fam: bottom) culoII [bʌm] fam1. n2. adjbum advice — consiglio di merda fam!
3. vt(money, food) scroccare•* * *I [bʌm]1) BE colloq. (buttocks) sedere m., culo m.2) AE (vagrant) barbone m. (-a)3) (lazy person) fannullone m. (-a)II 1. [bʌm]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) colloq. (scrounge) scroccare [cigarette, money] ( off, from a)2.to bum a ride — o
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