Translations for „sponger“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

sponger [ˈspʌndʒəɐ, Am -ɚ] N pej

sponger

парази́т m

sponger

прижива́л m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These would-be entrepreneurs do not deserve to be vilified, judged and mocked by an outraged public as feckless spongers.

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She would not be a sponger.

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He is a fraud, he is a sponger.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Group mates hate a sponger, somebody who doesn't work but claims the grade nevertheless as part of the group.

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The 31-year-old challenged critics who branded her a sponger to walk in her shoes before condemning her.

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Then there are the workless families, the ones who, 50 years ago, would have been considered failures and spongers by most working class people.

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They consider you a sponger or a second class citizen if you are not working or disabled.

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Yeah, lets all put welfare spongers first.

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He just thought they were spongers and after his money.

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How would we find the "right sort" of worthy recipient of our largesse, rather than a sponger?

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