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f sponge* * *spugna s.f.1 sponge: lavarsi con una spugna, to wash oneself with a sponge; pescatore di spugne, sponge diver; cancellare qlco. con la spugna, to sponge (o to rub) sthg. off, (fig.) to expunge sthg.; passare la spugna sopra qlco., (fig.) to let bygones be bygones // quell'uomo è una spugna, that man is a boozer; bere come una spugna, to drink like a fish // gettare la spugna, (fig.) to throw in the sponge (o to throw in the towel)2 ( tessuto spugnoso) sponge cloth, terry towelling: accappatoio di spugna, (towelling) bathrobe; asciugamano di spugna, bath-towel* * *['spuɲɲa]sostantivo femminile1) (per pulire) sponge2) (tessuto) (terry) towelling BE, terry cloth AEdi spugna — [asciugamano, accappatoio] terry attrib.
3) zool. sponge4) colloq. fig. (accanito bevitore) soak(er)••gettare la spugna — to throw in the towel o sponge
dare un colpo di spugna a qcs. — = to forget all about sth
* * *spugna/'spuŋŋa/sostantivo f.1 (per pulire) sponge2 (tessuto) (terry) towelling BE, terry cloth AE; di spugna [asciugamano, accappatoio] terry attrib.3 zool. sponge4 colloq. fig. (accanito bevitore) soak(er)bere come una spugna to drink like a fish; gettare la spugna to throw in the towel o sponge; dare un colpo di spugna a qcs. = to forget all about sth.
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