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sponge

/spʌnd͡ʒ/

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noun

Губка

Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

Examples :

"The marine biologist studied the sponge, observing its porous body structure. "

Морской биолог изучал губку, наблюдая ее пористую структуру тела.

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noun

Губка

A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).

Examples :

"I used a sponge to clean the kitchen counter after dinner. "

Я использовал губку, чтобы вымыть кухонную стойку после ужина.

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noun

Губка

A porous material such as sponges consist of.

Examples :

"The sponge used for cleaning dishes is made of a porous material. "

Губка, используемая для мытья посуды, сделана из пористого материала.

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noun

Пьяница, выпивоха

A heavy drinker.

Examples :

"My uncle is such a sponge; he always drinks too much beer at family gatherings. "

Мой дядя - такой пьяница; он всегда выпивает слишком много пива на семейных встречах.

drink person character

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noun

Бисквит

A type of light cake.

Examples :

"For dessert, Grandma made a delicious chocolate sponge with whipped cream. "

На десерт бабушка приготовила вкусный шоколадный бисквит со взбитыми сливками.

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Бисквит

A type of steamed pudding.

Examples :

"For dessert, Grandma made a delicious sponge. "

На десерт бабушка приготовила вкусный бисквит.

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noun

Паразит, нахлебник

A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).

Examples :

"My cousin is such a sponge; he always asks to borrow money but never pays it back. "

Мой двоюродный брат - настоящий паразит; он всегда просит занять денег, но никогда не возвращает.

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noun

Спонж

A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.

Examples :

"Sarah used a sponge as part of her birth control method. "

Сара использовала спонж как часть своего метода контроля рождаемости.

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noun

Губка

Any sponge-like substance.

Examples :

"The cleaning supplies included a natural sponge for scrubbing the bathtub. "

В чистящие средства входила натуральная губка для чистки ванны.

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noun

Пыж

A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.

Examples :

"The artilleryman used the sponge to clean the cannon after each shot. "

Артиллерист использовал пыж для очистки орудия после каждого выстрела.

military utensil weapon machine

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noun

Край, или точка, подковы, соответствующая пятке

The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel.

Examples :

"The farrier carefully inspected the horseshoe's sponge for wear and tear before refitting it to the horse's hoof. "

Коваль тщательно осмотрел край подковы на предмет износа, прежде чем прикрепить ее обратно к копыту лошади.

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Рабочий атомной электростанции, регулярно подвергающийся воздействию радиации

A nuclear power plant worker routinely exposed to radiation.

Examples :

"Because he worked inside the reactor core, the new employee quickly became a sponge, absorbing a large amount of radiation. "

Поскольку он работал внутри активной зоны реактора, новый сотрудник быстро стал рабочим, поглощающим большое количество радиации.

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verb

Пользоваться, злоупотреблять

To take advantage of the kindness of others.

Examples :

"He has been sponging off his friends for a month now."

Он уже месяц злоупотребляет добротой своих друзей.

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verb

Жить на чужой счет, паразитировать

To get by imposition; to scrounge.

Examples :

"to sponge a breakfast"

Жить на чужой счет завтраком.

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verb

Вымогать, обирать

To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition.

Examples :

"He constantly sponged money off his sister, promising to pay her back but never doing so. "

Он постоянно вымогал деньги у своей сестры, обещая вернуть, но никогда этого не делал.

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Протирать губкой, впитывать, промокать

To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge.

Examples :

"To clean the spills, I sponged the table with a damp cloth. "

Чтобы убрать разливы, я протер стол влажной тряпкой.

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verb

Впитывать, всасывать

To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge.

Examples :

"The student eagerly sponged up all the information during the lecture. "

Студент жадно впитывал всю информацию во время лекции.

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verb

Стирать, вытирать

To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.

Examples :

"After realizing he'd made a mistake on the chalkboard, the teacher used a damp cloth to sponge the incorrect equation away. "

Поняв, что он сделал ошибку на классной доске, учитель стер неправильное уравнение влажной тряпкой.

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verb

Поднимать (о тесте)

To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven.

Examples :

"The bread dough sponged beautifully, becoming light and airy thanks to the yeast. "

Тесто для хлеба прекрасно поднялось, став легким и воздушным благодаря дрожжам.

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