Esponja in english
Sponge
pronunciation: spʌndʒ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: spʌndʒ part of speech: noun
In gestures
esponja1 = sponge.
Example: This is a good start on the biology of sponges, including phylogeny, life history, and ecology.more:
» arrojar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge .
Example: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.» dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging .
Example: A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of sponging as a way of reducing body temperature in febrile children.» enjuague con esponja = sponge bath .
Example: Newborns are given sponge baths because they should not be submerged in water until the umbilical cord falls off and circumcision has healed.» esponja marina = sea sponge .
Example: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.» lavar(se) con una esponja = sponge .
Example: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.» pintar a la esponja = sponging .
Example: The term sponging is used loosely to describe two paint-effects created using a sea-sponge.» tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge .
Example: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.esponja2 = guzzler.
Example: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.