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mooch
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/muːtʃ/
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/muːtʃ/
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mooch
noun
mooches
pl
UK
/muːtʃ/
US
/muːtʃ/
profiteur
Péjoratif ; personne qui cherche à obtenir quelque chose sans payer ni faire d'effort.
He's such a mooch, always asking for money but never offering to pay back.
C'est un vrai profiteur, il demande toujours de l'argent mais ne propose jamais de rembourser.
flânerie
Sens courant : promenade sans but précis, fait de traîner ou d'errer.
We went for a mooch around the market to see what was on offer.
Nous sommes allés faire une flânerie dans le marché pour voir ce qui était proposé.
Synonyms
freeloader
sponger
beggar
parasite
leech
mooch
verb
mooched
Past Simple
mooched
Past Participle
mooching
Gerund
UK
/muːtʃ/
US
/mutʃ/
flâner
Se déplacer sans but précis ; emploi courant pour l'idée de vagabonder ou traîner.
She spent the afternoon mooching around the park.
Elle a passé l'après-midi à flâner dans le parc.
gratter
Familier ; obtenir quelque chose gratuitement ou essayer de l'obtenir sans payer.
He always tries to mooch free meals from his friends.
Il essaie toujours de gratter des repas gratuits à ses amis.
Synonyms
sponge
leech
borrow
gather
cadge
bum
scrounge
Definitions
mooch
noun
A person who tries to get something without paying or working for it.
He's such a mooch, always asking for money but never offering to pay back.
An act of wandering or loitering aimlessly.
We went for a mooch around the market to see what was on offer.
mooch
verb
To obtain or try to obtain something without paying for it.
He always tries to mooch free meals from his friends.
To wander about aimlessly or idly.
She spent the afternoon mooching around the park.
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