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Detailed Translations for sponging from English to French

sponging:

sponging [the ~] noun

  1. the sponging (coaxing; cadging; wheedling; )
    le parasitisme

Translation Matrix for sponging:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
parasitisme cadging; cajolery; coaxing; diddling; obtaining by begging; sponging; wheedling cadging; obtaining by begging; pinching

sponge:

sponge [the ~] noun

  1. the sponge
    l'éponge
  2. the sponge (parasite; scrounger; leach; sponger)
    le parasite; le pique-assiette; le profiteur

Translation Matrix for sponge:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
parasite leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger pampered person; show-off; showboat; toady
pique-assiette leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger show-off; showboat; toady
profiteur leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire
éponge sponge little sponge
- leech; parasite; parazoan; poriferan; quick study; sponger
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bum; cadge; grub; mooch
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bath sponge

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Related Definitions for "sponge":

  1. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies1
  2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage1
  3. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily1
    • she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge1
  4. a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used1
  5. gather sponges, in the ocean1
  6. wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten1
  7. soak up with a sponge1
  8. erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard1
  9. ask for and get free; be a parasite1

Wiktionary Translations for sponge:

sponge
noun
  1. marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton
  2. piece of porous material used for washing
  3. informal: heavy drinker
verb
  1. to clean with a sponge
sponge
noun
  1. Animal invertébré
  2. Objet spongieux
  3. Groupe d’animal invertébrés marins dont le corps fournit une substance poreux qui a la propriété d’absorber les liquides.
verb
  1. essuyer avec une éponge.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• sponge → éponge ↔ Schwamm — Bade- oder Putzutensil aus [1] oder aus Gummi, Kunststoff etc.
• sponge → éponge ↔ Schwamm — Geometrie: Objekt der fraktalen Geometrie
• sponge → mendier; quémander; quêter ↔ schnorren — transitiv, umgangssprachlich: jemanden aus Gewohnheit immer wieder um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst eine Gegenleistung erbringen zu wollen
• sponge → mendier; quémander; quêter ↔ schnorren — transitiv, umgangssprachlich: höflich für sich selbst um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst zu einer Gegenleistung bereit zu sein







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