Sponge: translate English

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sponge:
- éponge; parasite; pique-assiette; profiteur
Wiktionary:
- sponge → éponge, ivrogne, soulard
- sponge → éponger
- sponge → éponge, mendier, quémander, quêter

English

Detailed Translations for sponge from English to French

the sponge
l'éponge
- éponge [la ~] noun
the sponge (parasite; scrounger; leach; sponger)
le parasite; le pique-assiette; le profiteur
- parasite [le ~] noun
- pique-assiette [le ~] noun
- profiteur [le ~] noun

Noun	Related Translations	Other 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
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bum; cadge; grub; mooch
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bath sponge

primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies¹
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage¹
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily¹
- she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge¹
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
gather sponges, in the ocean¹
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten¹
soak up with a sponge¹
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard¹
ask for and get free; be a parasite¹

sponge

noun

verb

sponge

noun

Animal invertébré
- éponge → sponge
Objet spongieux
- éponge → sponge
Groupe d’animal invertébrés marins dont le corps fournit une substance poreux qui a la propriété d’absorber les liquides.
- éponge → sponge; terry (cloth)

verb

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• 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