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éponge nom {f} | sponge [sponges]◼◼◼(marine invertebrate) sponge [sponges]◼◼◼(piece of porous material used for washing) dope [dopes](absorbent material used to hold a liquid) |
éponge à récurer nom {f} | scrubbing brush(short brush) |
éponger verbe | sponge [sponged, sponging, sponges]◼◼◼(to clean with a sponge) absorb [absorbed, absorbing, absorbs]◼◼◻(to suck up or drink in) soak [soaked, soaking, soaks]◼◼◻(to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed) |
jeter l'éponge verbe | throw in the towel◼◼◼((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) call it a day◼◻◻(to retire) |
nanoéponge nom {f} | nanosponge(a sponge that has nanosize holes, especially one used for biomimetic detoxification) |
passer l'éponge verbe | let bygones be bygones◼◼◼(to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence) wipe the slate clean◼◼◼(to make a fresh start, forgetting differences) |
tissu-éponge nom {m} | terry cloth◼◼◼(cotton fabric) |
vadrouille éponge nom | squeegee mop(squeezable sponge mop) |
être une éponge nom | hollow leg(ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol) |