sponge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sponge in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.sponge [spʌnʤ] N

1. sponge (sea animal):

sponge

sunđer m

2. sponge (foam cloth):

sponge

sunđer m

3. sponge:

sponge (soft cake)

patišpanj m

sponge (without fat)

lagani biskvit m

4. sponge inf (parasitic person):

sponge

parazit m

sponge

lezilebović m

II.sponge [spʌnʤ] VB trans

1. sponge (clean):

sponge

očistiti // čistiti sunđerom

2. sponge (get for free):

to sponge cigarettes/lunch/money off of sb

ogrebati se za cigarete/ručak/novac

'sponge bath N Am

to give oneself/sb a sponge bath

okupati se/nekog sunđerom

'sponge cake N

sponge cake

biskvit m

sponge cake

patišpanj m

sponge down, sponge off VB trans

to sponge down ⇄ sth

očistiti nešto sunđerom

to sponge down ⇄ sb

okupati nekoga sunđerom

'sponge bag N Brit, Aus

sponge bag

toaletna torbica f

sponge bag

neseser m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

squeeze a lemon, an orange a sponge

iscediti // cediti

sponge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give oneself/sb a sponge bath

okupati se/nekog sunđerom

to sponge cigarettes/lunch/money off of sb

ogrebati se za cigarete/ručak/novac

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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

On cooking, the batter separates, leaving a pool of lemon curdy sauce at the base of the dish and a tender, light sponge on top.

www.goodfood.com.au

By 1900 he had invented and patented an egg-beater that could prepare eggs for a sponge cake in three and a half minutes, previously it took 15.

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

www.ocregister.com

Typical Passover sponge flavorings include pecans, almonds, lemon, poppyseeds, apples, and dark chocolate.

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A sponge and a loofah were hanging in the shower.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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

en.wikipedia.org

The rich man is cocooned by feather and goose-down pillows, atop a multi-layer sponge of calico-pocketed springs, hand-packed lamb's wool, silk, mohair, cotton, alpaca and long-stranded horsehair.

www.telegraph.co.uk