sponge in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sponge in the English»French Dictionary

I.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] N

1. sponge (for cleaning):

sponge

éponge f

to soak up water like a sponge

absorber l'eau comme une éponge

at that age, a child's mind is like a sponge

à cet âge, le cerveau d'un enfant assimile tout

2. sponge U (material):

sponge

éponge f

3. sponge ZOOL:

sponge

éponge f

to dive for sponges

pêcher les éponges

4. sponge (wipe):

sponge

coup m d'éponge

to give sth a sponge

donner un coup d'éponge à qc

5. sponge:

sponge, a. sponge cake

génoise f

jam/cream sponge

génoise f fourrée à la confiture/à la crème

6. sponge MED (pad):

sponge

compresse f

II.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (wipe):

sponge material, garment, stain

frotter [qc] avec une éponge

sponge wound, excess liquid

éponger

sponge surface

laver [qc] avec une éponge

to sponge one's face

s'essuyer le visage avec une éponge

2. sponge (scrounge) inf, pej:

to sponge sth off or from sb

taper qc à qn inf

III.to sponge off, to sponge on VB intr inf, pej

to sponge off,to sponge on family, friend, State:

to sponge off, to sponge on

vivre sur le dos de

sponge cloth N

sponge cloth

tissu m éponge

sponge bag N Brit

sponge bag

trousse f de toilette

sponge bath N

sponge bath

toilette f (à l'éponge)

I.sponge down VB [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ -, Am spəndʒ -] (sponge [sth] down, sponge down [sth])

sponge down car, surface:

sponge down

laver [qc] avec une éponge

to sponge oneself down

se laver avec une éponge

I.sponge off VB [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ -, Am spəndʒ -] (sponge [sth] off, sponge off [sth])

sponge off mark, stain:

sponge off

faire partir [qc] avec une éponge

bath sponge N

bath sponge

éponge f de bain

sponge mop N

sponge mop

balai-éponge m

sponge pudding N Brit

sponge pudding

gâteau cuit au bain-marie et servi chaud

sponge roll N Brit

sponge roll

biscuit m roulé

sponge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sponge in the English»French Dictionary

I.sponge [spʌndʒ] N

1. sponge (foam cloth):

sponge

éponge f

to give sth a sponge with a cloth

éponger qc

2. sponge (soft cake):

sponge

gâteau m mousseline

II.sponge [spʌndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (absorb liquid):

sponge

éponger

2. sponge (clean by rubbing):

sponge

frotter

sponge down, sponge off VB trans

sponge down

nettoyer avec une éponge

sponge on VB trans pej inf

sponge on

vivre aux crochets de

sponge bag N Aus, Brit

sponge bag

trousse f de toilette

sponge cake N

sponge cake → sponge

See also sponge

I.sponge [spʌndʒ] N

1. sponge (foam cloth):

sponge

éponge f

to give sth a sponge with a cloth

éponger qc

2. sponge (soft cake):

sponge

gâteau m mousseline

II.sponge [spʌndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (absorb liquid):

sponge

éponger

2. sponge (clean by rubbing):

sponge

frotter

Translations for sponge in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

génoise

sponge cake

spongieux (-euse) sol

sponge-like

biscuit

sponge

quatre-quarts

large sponge cake

éponge

sponge

sponge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw in the towel [or the sponge Am]

jeter l'éponge

(sponge) mop

balai-éponge m

to give sth a sponge with a cloth

éponger qc

sponge cake

gâteau m mousseline

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Preparation starts with the baking of a firm sponge cake in a ring shaped baking tin.

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It is cheap and simple, perhaps with similarities to sponge cake.

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

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

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

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The reason sticky friction is the most important friction is because it lets the player really sponge up the (in-game) reality of the awesome thing he just did.

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A sponge larva will settle on a snail shell.

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It allows the sponge's sperm to have a wider range when traveling downstream.

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Some squeegees are backed with a sponge which can soak up soapy water from a bucket for application to a dirty window.

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A sponge and a loofah were hanging in the shower.

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