Translations for „sponge“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . sponge [spʌnʤ] N

1. sponge (for washing):

sponge

gąbka f

2. sponge FOOD:

sponge

biszkopt m

II . sponge [spʌnʤ] VB trans

sponge

myć [perf u-] gąbką

sponge N

User Entry

palladium sponge

gąbka palladowa f

sponge N

User Entry

sponge ZOOL

gąbka

sponge down, sponge off VB trans

sponge down

ścierać [perf zetrzeć] gąbką

sponge on VB trans pej inf

to sponge on sb

pasożytować na kimś

sponge bag N Brit

sponge bag

kosmetyczka f

sponge cake N

sponge cake → sponge I.2.

See also sponge on , sponge down , sponge

sponge on VB trans pej inf

to sponge on sb

pasożytować na kimś

sponge down, sponge off VB trans

sponge down

ścierać [perf zetrzeć] gąbką

I . sponge [spʌnʤ] N

1. sponge (for washing):

sponge

gąbka f

2. sponge FOOD:

sponge

biszkopt m

II . sponge [spʌnʤ] VB trans

sponge

myć [perf u-] gąbką

Usage examples with sponge

sponge cake

biszkopt m

to sponge on sb

pasożytować na kimś

to throw in the sponge [or towel]

kapitulować [perf s-]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A hazardous-materials response team was dispatched to sponge up 60 gallons of spilled fuel.

www.ocregister.com

Decorating the cupcakes, frosting the sponge with lemon drizzle or icing the Christmas cake enables us to be imaginative.

www.independent.ie

Hold the dough in your hand and rub it gently on the child's skin daily, the way you would use a sponge or loofah.

www.thehindu.com

A sponge larva will settle on a snail shell.

www.deepseanews.com

Use natural products and exfoliate dead skin with a loofah sponge or a natural bristle brush.

www.stack.com

It's reasonably smudge-proof and can be applied with a brush, sponge or fingers.

www.herald.ie

This was a light sponge cake filled with a souffle and topped with chocolate glaze.

en.wikipedia.org

Sponge irons with a diameter less than 5 mm go to the briquet unit to produce briquets (diameter above 25 mm).

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Sponge fishing, once an important economic sector, has since declined.

en.wikipedia.org

With children now alternating from uniform to tracksuit a couple of times a week, consider a quick sponge down to remove stains rather than washing every time.

www.schooldays.ie