sponger in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sponger in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sponger [Am ˈspəndʒər, Brit ˈspʌn(d)ʒə] N inf, pej

sponger

gorrón m / gorrona f inf

sponger

gorrero m / gorrera f inf

sponger

garronero m / garronera f RioPl inf

sponger

bolsero m / bolsera f Chil inf

Translations for sponger in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mosca

sponger Brit inf

hueleguisos

sponger inf

chupón (chupona)

sponger inf

sablista

sponger Brit inf

gorrero (gorrera)

sponger Brit inf

garganta

sponger Brit inf

garronero (garronera)

sponger Brit inf

arrimado (arrimada)

sponger Brit inf

aprovechón (aprovechona)

sponger Brit inf

sponger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sponger in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sponger N pej

sponger

gorrón(-ona) m (f)

sponger

sablero(-a) m (f) Chile

sponger N

User Entry

sponger pej sl

chupóptero(-a) mf pej inf

Translations for sponger in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chupóptero (-a) mf pej inf

sponger pej sl

pechador(a)

sponge(r)

buitre

sponger

pegadizo (-a)

sponge(r)

esponja

sponger Brit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To wind someone up is to provoke them into a rage, possibly by accusing them of having a reputation as a sponger.

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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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He is a fraud, he is a sponger.

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Why should the ratepayer be lavishing international spongers with such a grandiose sense of entitlement while carrying the can for the ensuing costs?

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

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I hate spongers and those who live off the system because they can.

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This isn't because they're lazy spongers -- fully one-third of immigrant households with a worker present are on welfare.

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

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