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From the verb sponge: (⇒ conjugate)
sponging is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
sponge n	(item for cleaning)	esponja nf
	Fiona rinsed the sponge in clean water.
	Fiona enjuagó la esponja en agua limpia.
sponge n	(animal, natural sponge) (animal)	esponja nf
	Most sponges live in the sea, although there are freshwater species.
	La mayoría de las esponjas vive en el mar, aunque también hay especies de agua dulce.
sponge [sth]⇒ vtr	(clean with sponge)	lavar con esponja loc verb
		lavar⇒ vtr
	Brian sponged his shirt after he spilled coffee on it.
	Brian lavó con una esponja su camisa después de echarse el café por encima.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
sponge n	(fermenting dough)	masa nf
	Marilyn made the sponge for her sourdough loaf and left it to rise overnight.
	Marilyn hizo la masa del pan y la dejó fermentar hasta el día siguiente.
sponge n	(sponge cake)	bizcocho nm
		bizcochuelo nm
	Adam divided the batter for his sponges between the cake tins and put them in the oven.
	Adam distribuyó la masa de sus bizcochos entre los moldes y los puso en el horno.
sponge⇒ vi	informal (obtain money, help) (coloquial)	gorronear⇒ vi
	(AR, coloquial)	garronear⇒ vi
	Anna never pays her own way; she's always sponging.
	Ana nunca paga, siempre está gorroneando.
sponge [sth]⇒ vtr	(stain: clean with sponge)	limpiar con esponja loc verb
	Linda sponged the wine stain on the carpet.
	Linda limpió con una esponja la mancha de vino de la alfombra.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
sponge off [sb/sth], also UK: sponge on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep	informal (obtain money, help)	vivir de, vivir a costas de loc verb
	(coloquial)	gorronear⇒ vi
	(AR, coloquial)	garronear⇒ vi
	Edward's friends are getting fed up with him sponging off them.
sponge off, sponge down vtr phrasal sep	(clean with a sponge)	fregar con esponja loc verb
		lavar con esponja loc verb

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Compound Forms: sponge \| ~~sponging~~
Inglés		Español
bath sponge n	(for washing body)	esponja nf
		esponja de baño nf
sponge bag, spongebag n	UK (toiletry bag)	neceser de baño nm + loc adj
		bolsa de baño nf + loc adj
sponge bath n	(all-over body wash)	baño de esponja grupo nom
sponge cake n	(light sweet cake)	bizcochuelo nm
	(ES)	bizcocho nm
	The baker spread jam onto the bottom layer of his sponge cake.
sponge finger n	(sweet finger-shaped biscuit)	bizcocho de soletilla loc nom m
	(AR, PY, UY)	vainilla nf
	(CR, MX)	dedo de dama, dedito de dama, dedo de señora loc nom m
	(MX)	soleta nf
Note: Pequeño bizcocho esponjoso con forma alargada.
sponge iron n	(porous metal)	hierro esponja loc nom m
sponge mop n	(tool for cleaning floor)	mopa de esponja nf + loc adj
		fregona de esponja nf + loc adj
sponge [sth] on, sponge on [sth] vtr + adv	(apply with a sponge)	aplicar con esponja loc verb
sponge rubber n	(light, spongy rubber)	gomaespuma nf
		gomapluma nf
		espuma de poliuretano loc nom f
sponge toffee, honeycomb toffee n	UK (confection: honeycomb)	tofe esponjoso loc nom m
	(AmL)	tofi esponjoso loc nom m
		toffe esponjoso loc nom m
sponge [sth] up, sponge up [sth] vtr + adv	(liquid: absorb)	absorber⇒ vtr
	Trevor sponged up the spilt milk with a piece of kitchen roll.
syrup sponge n	(sweet sponge pudding) (galicismo)	mousse n amb
Note: Pronúnciese: /mus/
vegetable sponge	(dried interior of fruit)	esponja vegetal nf + adj
Victoria sponge n	UK (cake)	bizcocho victoria nm
		tarta victoria nf
wash bag, also UK: sponge bag n	(bag for toiletries)	neceser nm
		bolsa de artículos de tocador nf + loc adj

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