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noun (a person who lives by sponging on others.) gorróntr['spʌnʤəSMALLr/SMALL]n.• chupona s.f.• chupón s.m.• cucañero, -era s.m.,f.• esponja s.f.• golondro s.m.• gorrista s.m.,f.• mogollona s.f.• mogollón s.m.• pegote s.m.• sablista s.m.,f.• vividor, -ora s.m.,f.'spʌndʒər, 'spʌndʒə(r)noun (colloq & pej) gorrón, -rrona m,f (fam), gorrero, -ra m,f (fam), garronero, -ra m,f (RPl fam), bolsero, -ra m,f (Chi fam)['spʌndʒǝ(r)]N gorrón(-ona) * m / f, sablista * mf* * *['spʌndʒər, 'spʌndʒə(r)]noun (colloq & pej) gorrón, -rrona m,f (fam), gorrero, -ra m,f (fam), garronero, -ra m,f (RPl fam), bolsero, -ra m,f (Chi fam) -
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adj.chupóptero.s.1 gorrero(a) (familiar)gorrón(ona) (España, México), garronero(a) (R.Plata)2 pescador de esponjas. -
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sablista m,f fam (gorrón) sponger, scrounger: es un sablista, siempre está pidiéndome dinero, he's always asking for money, he's such a sponger -
5 drone
drəun
1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) zángano2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) zángano3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) ruido, zumbido
2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) zumbar2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) hablar en tono monótonotr[drəʊn]1 (bee) zángano————————tr[drəʊn]1 (noise - of bee, engine) zumbido; (- of traffic, plane) ruido, zumbido2 (monotonous talk) cantinela, sonsonete nombre masculino1 (bee, plane, engine) zumbar1) buzz: zumbar2) murmur: hablar con monotonía, murmurardrone n1) : zángano m (abeja)2) freeloader: gorrón m, -rrona f fam; parásito m, -ta f3) buzz, hum: zumbido m, murmullo mn.• abejón s.m.• zumbido (de moscardón) s.m.• zángano s.m.v.• salmodiar v.• zumbar v.
I drəʊn1) c ( bee) zángano m2) u (sound - of bees, traffic, aircraft) zumbido m; ( of voice) cantinela f (fam), sonsonete m
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intransitive verb \<\<bee/engine/plane\>\> zumbarPhrasal Verbs:- drone on[drǝʊn]1. N1) (=male bee) zángano m2) (=noise) [of bees, engine] zumbido m ; [of voice] tono m monótono3) (=sponger) parásito(-a) m / f2.* * *
I [drəʊn]1) c ( bee) zángano m2) u (sound - of bees, traffic, aircraft) zumbido m; ( of voice) cantinela f (fam), sonsonete m
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intransitive verb \<\<bee/engine/plane\>\> zumbarPhrasal Verbs:- drone on -
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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
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding
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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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)he lives by sponging on o off his relatives — vive a costillas de sus parientes
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8 gorrona
gorrón,-ona m,f fam sponger, scrounger -
9 vividor
vividor
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femeninopleasure seeker
vividor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 fam pey one who enjoys life, bon viveur
2 familiar pey (gorrón) sponger, scrounger ' vividor' also found in these entries: Spanish: vividora English: playboy -
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vividor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 fam pey one who enjoys life, bon viveur
2 familiar pey (gorrón) sponger, scrounger
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
