Sponge in spanish

Esponja

pronunciation: espoʊnxɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

sponge1 = esponja. 

Example: This is a good start on the biology of sponges, including phylogeny, life history, and ecology.

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» sea sponge = esponja marina.

Example: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.

» sponge bag = bolsa de aseo, bolsa de baño, neceser.

Example: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

» sponge bath = enjuague con esponja.

Example: Newborns are given sponge baths because they should not be submerged in water until the umbilical cord falls off and circumcision has healed.

» sponge cake = bizcocho.

Example: If you do not find sponge fingers in your local supermarket, use any vanilla sponge cake.

» sponge finger = galleta de bizcocho.

Example: If you do not find sponge fingers in your local supermarket, use any vanilla sponge cake.

» sponge rubber = gomaespuma.

Example: Sponge rubber is prepared by adding to ordinary rubber a powder that forms a gas during vulcanization.

» throw in/up + the sponge = tirar la esponja, arrojar la esponja, darse por vencido, perder la esperanza.

Example: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.

sponge2 = lavar(se) con una esponja. 

Example: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.

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» sponge (off/on) = gorronear, gorrear, gorronear de, gorrear de.

Example: Everyone knows people who have a tendency to sponge off other people -- free-riding has been a problem since civilization got started.

Sponge synonyms

minion in spanish: , pronunciation: mɪnjən part of speech: noun bum in spanish: , pronunciation: bʌm part of speech: noun, verb parasite in spanish: , pronunciation: perəsaɪt part of speech: noun grub in spanish: , pronunciation: grʌb part of speech: noun leech in spanish: , pronunciation: litʃ part of speech: noun cadge in spanish: , pronunciation: kædʒ part of speech: verb mooch in spanish: , pronunciation: mutʃ part of speech: verb poriferan in spanish: , pronunciation: pɔriferən part of speech: noun parazoan in spanish: , pronunciation: pɜrəzoʊən part of speech: noun

Sponge antonyms

felicitous pronunciation: fɪlɪsətəs part of speech: adjective
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