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1 a şterge ceva cu buretele
1. to pass a wet sponge over smth.2. fig. to pass the sponge over smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a şterge ceva cu buretele
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2 a abandona jocul / partida
to throw in one's hand / cards to chuck up the sponge.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a abandona jocul / partida
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3 a da uitării...
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4 a se lăsa înfrânt
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5 a stoarce bani de la cineva
a stoarce de bani pe cineva to sponge on smb.to shark on / upon smb.to extort / to screw / to squeeze / to wring money out of smb.to get the last farthing out of smb.to juggle smb. out of his moneyamer. to financier money out of smb.( a escroca) to defraud smb. of smth.to jockey smth. out of smb.amer. to gouge smth. out of smb.to gouge smb. out of smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a stoarce bani de la cineva
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6 a suge pe cineva ca o căpuşă
to batten on smb...to sponge on smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a suge pe cineva ca o căpuşă
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7 a trece cu buretele peste...
to pass the sponge over (an incident / an offence).Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trece cu buretele peste...
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8 a trăi pe socoteala / spinarea cuiva
to live at smb.'s cost / expenseto depend on smb.to live in dependence of smb.to live on othersto sponge on smb.to have / to put / to stretch one's feet / legs under smb.'s mahoganysl. to bumto be / to go on the bumamer. to scrounge on smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trăi pe socoteala / spinarea cuiva
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9 a umbla de colo până colo
to walk a turnto bum aroundto loaf / to sponge / to wander about /amer. aroundto mooch / s /. to muck aboutto muddle on / along / aboutto shift aboutto porter about( cu un aer preocupat) to bustle about.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a umbla de colo până colo
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10 a îmbiba un burete
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11 butoi fără fund
wine-bagdrainpipeguzzlerwet subjectpot wallopersoakersponge.
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
