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1 scrounge
• 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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2 scrounge
∎ 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 -
3 bum
1. noun2. adjective* * *1.(colloq) [bʌm] noun1) GB ( buttocks) derrière m2) US ( vagrant) clochard m3) ( lazy person) fainéant/-e m/f4) US2.to be on the bum — vivre de la manche (colloq)
3.to bum a ride —
intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-) vivre de la manche (colloq)Phrasal Verbs: -
4 bum
bum ○A n3 ( lazy person) fainéant/-e m/f ;4 US to be on the bum vivre de la manche ○.B adj1 US ( bad) nase ○ ; bum rap accusation f mensongère ; to get a bum deal se faire rouler dans la gadoue ; to give sb a bum steer donner un mauvais tuyau à qn ;2 US ( injured) blessé.C vtr ( p prés etc - mm-) ( scrounge) taper ○ [cigarette, money] (off, from à) ; to bum a ride, to bum a lift se faire emmener en voiture.to give sb/to get the bum's rush vider qn/être vidé à coups de pied aux fesses ○ ; to put bums on seats GB attirer les gens.1 ( travel aimlessly) vadrouiller ○ ;2 ( be lazy) traînasser.
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