scrounging in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scrounging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scrounge [Am skraʊndʒ, Brit skraʊn(d)ʒ] inf VB trans

to scrounge sth from/off sb food/cigarette/money

gorronearle algo a alguien inf

to scrounge sth from/off sb food/cigarette/money

gorrearle algo a alguien inf

to scrounge sth from/off sb food/cigarette/money

garronearle algo a alguien RioPl inf

to scrounge sth from/off sb food/cigarette/money

bolsearle algo a alguien Chil inf

she managed to scrounge a ride

consiguió que alguien la llevara

II.scrounge [Am skraʊndʒ, Brit skraʊn(d)ʒ] inf VB intr

scrounge

gorronear inf

scrounge

gorrear inf

scrounge

garronear RioPl inf

scrounge

bolsear Chil inf

to scrounge around for sth

andar pidiendo algo

III.scrounge [Am skraʊndʒ, Brit skraʊn(d)ʒ] inf N inf no pl

she's always on the scrounge

vive gorroneando or gorreando inf

she's always on the scrounge

vive garroneando RioPl inf

she's always on the scrounge

vive bolseando Chil inf

Translations for scrounging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bolseo

scrounging inf

gorronería

scrounging inf

chupe

scrounging inf

vive del pechazo

he's always sponging o scrounging off other people inf

no seas gorrón

why don't you stop scrounging? inf

sablear

to scrounge off inf

sablear

to scrounge inf

garronear

to scrounge inf

gargantear

to scrounge inf

estoy harta de que esa gorrona me pida tabaco

I'm sick to death of that scrounger asking me for cigarettes o of that woman scrounging cigarettes off me inf

scrounging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scrounging in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scrounge [skraʊndʒ] VB trans inf

scrounge

conseguir gorroneando

scrounge

manguear Arg

to scrounge sth off [or from] sb

sacar algo de gorra a alguien

II.scrounge [skraʊndʒ] VB intr inf

scrounge

gorronear

III.scrounge [skraʊndʒ] N inf

to be on the scrounge

vivir de gorra

Translations for scrounging in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gorronería

scrounging

chupón (-ona)

scrounging

sablear

to scrounge

manguear

to scrounge

gorrear

to scrounge

scrounging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scrounge sth off [or from] sb

sacar algo de gorra a alguien

to be on the scrounge

vivir de gorra

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the other hand, if most birds exhibit scrounging then the competition for stealing is so great that producing is favored.

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He goes through a series of increasingly desperate attempts to get money and eventually scrounges some out of his grumpy grandfather, who just wants to go fishing.

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The park was soon gutted; seats sold for $10 and fans and present and former club employees scrounged for mementos.

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Mai believes him and scrounges up enough to pay him.

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The next day we went out on the sidewalk and played, hoping to scrounge up cigarette money.

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Moose members cleaned and remodeled the room while the ladies of the lodge scrounged up furniture and curtains from local donations.

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Sometimes wives will go gardening (scrounging through garbage cans to find food) for themselves and their children.

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Sometimes wives will go gardening, scrounging through garbage cans to provide food for their children and themselves.

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On the contrary, men do not gather because their physical dominance allows them to scrounge cooked foods from women.

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He often lost the little freelance work he was able to scrounge up due to his unwillingness to compromise with the clients.

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