scrounging

UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
scroungingsubstantiv
scroungings
Pl.
Übersetzungen
She was tired of his constant scrounging.
Она устала от его постоянного нахлебничества.
His scrounging for food became a daily routine.
Его попрошайничество еды стало ежедневной рутиной.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
The act of seeking or obtaining something, especially food or money, by begging or borrowing without intending to repay.
His scrounging for food became a daily routine after he lost his job.
Items or scraps obtained by scrounging.
He sorted through his meagre scroungings for anything still edible.
scrounginggerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively seeking to obtain things by scrounging.
Definitionen
Engaged in scrounging; habitually seeking to obtain something for free.
The scrounging stray dog followed the campers from site to site.
scroungeverb

scrounging

Gerundium

scrounged
Präteritum
scrounged
Partizip Perfekt
scrounging
Gerundium
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
Übersetzungen
He managed to scrounge some food from his neighbors.
Ему удалось добывать немного еды у соседей.
She often scrounges for cigarettes from her friends.
Она часто попрошайничает сигареты у своих друзей.
He tried to scrounge a ride to the city.
Он пытался выпрашивать поездку в город.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
To seek to obtain something, typically food or money, at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth.
He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
To search for and collect items, often in a resourceful or opportunistic manner.
She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.
scroungesubstantiv
Definitionen
An act of seeking or obtaining something, especially food or money, by begging or borrowing without intending to repay.
He went on a scrounge to find some extra cash for the weekend.
A person who habitually seeks to obtain food, money, or other items from others without offering payment or return.
He's such a scrounge that he never pays for his own drinks.