sponge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspʌndʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spʌndʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spunj)

Inflections of 'sponge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sponges
v 3rd person singular
sponging
v pres p
sponged
v past
sponged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sponge n (item for cleaning)esponja nf
 Fiona rinsed the sponge in clean water.
 Fiona enjuagó la esponja en agua limpia.
sponge n (animal, natural sponge) (animal)esponja nf
 Most sponges live in the sea, although there are freshwater species.
 La mayoría de las esponjas vive en el mar, aunque también hay especies de agua dulce.
sponge [sth]⇒ vtr (clean with sponge)lavar con esponja loc verb
  lavar⇒ vtr
 Brian sponged his shirt after he spilled coffee on it.
 Brian lavó con una esponja su camisa después de echarse el café por encima.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sponge n (fermenting dough)masa nf
 Marilyn made the sponge for her sourdough loaf and left it to rise overnight.
 Marilyn hizo la masa del pan y la dejó fermentar hasta el día siguiente.
sponge n (sponge cake)bizcocho nm
  bizcochuelo nm
 Adam divided the batter for his sponges between the cake tins and put them in the oven.
 Adam distribuyó la masa de sus bizcochos entre los moldes y los puso en el horno.
sponge⇒ vi informal (obtain money, help) (coloquial)gorronear⇒ vi
  (AR, coloquial)garronear⇒ vi
 Anna never pays her own way; she's always sponging.
 Ana nunca paga, siempre está gorroneando.
sponge [sth]⇒ vtr (stain: clean with sponge)limpiar con esponja loc verb
 Linda sponged the wine stain on the carpet.
 Linda limpió con una esponja la mancha de vino de la alfombra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
sponge off [sb/sth],
also UK: sponge on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep		 informal (obtain money, help)vivir de, vivir a costas de loc verb
  (coloquial)gorronear⇒ vi
  (AR, coloquial)garronear⇒ vi
 Edward's friends are getting fed up with him sponging off them.
sponge off,
sponge down vtr phrasal sep		 (clean with a sponge)fregar con esponja loc verb
  lavar con esponja loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bath sponge n (for washing body)esponja nf
  esponja de baño nf
sponge bag,
spongebag n		 UK (toiletry bag)neceser de baño nm + loc adj
  bolsa de baño nf + loc adj
sponge bath n (all-over body wash)baño de esponja grupo nom
sponge cake n (light sweet cake)bizcochuelo nm
  (ES)bizcocho nm
 The baker spread jam onto the bottom layer of his sponge cake.
sponge finger n (sweet finger-shaped biscuit)bizcocho de soletilla loc nom m
  (AR, PY, UY)vainilla nf
  (CR, MX)dedo de dama, dedito de dama, dedo de señora loc nom m
  (MX)soleta nf
Note: Pequeño bizcocho esponjoso con forma alargada.
sponge iron n (porous metal)hierro esponja loc nom m
sponge mop n (tool for cleaning floor)mopa de esponja nf + loc adj
  fregona de esponja nf + loc adj
sponge [sth] on,
sponge on [sth] vtr + adv		 (apply with a sponge)aplicar con esponja loc verb
sponge rubber n (light, spongy rubber)gomaespuma nf
  gomapluma nf
  espuma de poliuretano loc nom f
sponge toffee,
honeycomb toffee n		 UK (confection: honeycomb)tofe esponjoso loc nom m
  (AmL)tofi esponjoso loc nom m
  toffe esponjoso loc nom m
sponge [sth] up,
sponge up [sth] vtr + adv		 (liquid: absorb)absorber⇒ vtr
 Trevor sponged up the spilt milk with a piece of kitchen roll.
syrup sponge n (sweet sponge pudding) (galicismo)mousse n amb
Note: Pronúnciese: /mus/
vegetable sponge (dried interior of fruit)esponja vegetal nf + adj
Victoria sponge n UK (cake)bizcocho victoria nm
  tarta victoria nf
wash bag,
also UK: sponge bag n		 (bag for toiletries)neceser nm
  bolsa de artículos de tocador nf + loc adj
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'sponge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
angel cake - Arctic roll - choanocyte - devil's food cake - foam pillow - jelly roll - ladyfinger - loofah - loofah pad - marble cake - osculum - pound cake - scourer - scrubber - sponge off - sponge on - sticky toffee pudding - strawberry shortcake - syrup sponge
Spanish:
espongiario - esponja - mechudo - sopa boba - bienmesabe - bizcocho - bizcocho borracho - bizcochuelo - chupar el bote - esponjera - gorrón - gorronear - mamón - mojicón - panqué - sobao - soplillo - vivir del cuento

Synonyms: wipe, wet, wash, clean, mop, more...
Collocations: eat sponge cake, give the [patient, child] a sponge bath, it's time for your sponge bath, more...

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