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1 sponger
noun (a person who lives by sponging on others.) parasita* * *spon.ger[sp'∧ndʒə] n 1 pescador de esponjas, barco de pescar esponjas. 2 coll parasita: pessoa que costuma viver à custa dos outros. -
2 sponger
noun (a person who lives by sponging on others.) parasita -
3 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.) 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.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) lavadela2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver às sopas de•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *[sp∧ndʒ] n 1 Zool esponja: animal marinho inferior. 2 esponja. 3 coisa parecida com esponja (como bolo, pão ou doce porosos). 4 chumaço de gaze ou algodão. 5 pessoa que consegue absorver como uma esponja (bebida, conhecimentos, etc.). 6 parasita, pessoa que vive à custa de outros. • vt+vi 1 esfregar, limpar, apagar, molhar com esponja. she sponged the baby down / ela lavou bem a criança. 2 absorver. 3 parasitar, explorar. let’s pass the sponge over it! vamos esquecer isso, vamos apagar isso da memória. to sponge on someone viver à custa de alguém. to throw up the sponge dar-se como vencido, entregar os pontos, desistir. -
4 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.) 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.) pão-de-ló4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) passada de esponja2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) limpar com esponja2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) viver à custa•- sponger- spongy - spongily - sponginess - sponge cake - sponge pudding
См. также в других словарях:
Sponger — Spon ger ( j[ e]r), n. 1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge. [1913 Webster] 2. One employed in gathering sponges. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger on. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sponger — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who lives at others expense … English terms dictionary
sponger — [spun′jər] n. 1. a person or vessel that gathers sponges 2. a person who cleans, etc. with a sponge 3. Informal a person who, though able to work, depends on others for food, money, etc … English World dictionary
sponger — UK [ˈspʌndʒə(r)] / US [ˈspʌndʒər] noun [countable] Word forms sponger : singular sponger plural spongers informal, showing disapproval someone who asks for money and other things from someone such as a friend or relative and makes no effort to… … English dictionary
sponger — n A parasite. You are such a sponger. Why don t you get a job? 1680s … Historical dictionary of American slang
sponger — [[t]spʌ̱nʤə(r)[/t]] spongers N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a sponger, you mean that they sponge off other people or organizations. [INFORMAL] Syn: scrounger … English dictionary
sponger — sponge, sponger *parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sponger — noun see sponge II … New Collegiate Dictionary
sponger — /spun jeuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sponges. 2. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite. 3. a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges. [1670 80; SPONGE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
sponger — noun One who sponges … Wiktionary
sponger — Synonyms and related words: barnacle, beat, beggar, bloodsucker, bummer, cadger, coupon clippers, deadbeat, drone, freeloader, hanger on, idle rich, leech, leisure class, lounge lizard, lumpen proletariat, mendicant, moocher, nonworker,… … Moby Thesaurus
