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scrounge
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
scrounge around
scrounge up
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scrounge
noun
scrounges
pl
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
profiteur
Familier ; désigne une personne qui cherche habituellement à obtenir des choses des autres sans payer ni rendre.
He's such a scrounge that he never pays for his own drinks.
C’est un vrai profiteur : il ne paie jamais ses propres verres.
grattage
Familier ; action d’obtenir de l’argent ou de la nourriture en demandant, en empruntant ou en se débrouillant sans rembourser.
He went on a scrounge to find some extra cash for the weekend.
Il est parti en grattage pour trouver un peu d’argent supplémentaire pour le week-end.
scrounge
verb
scrounged
Past Simple
scrounged
Past Participle
scrounging
Gerund
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
fouiller
Familier ; pour chercher et récupérer des objets utiles dans un lieu donné.
She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.
Elle a fouillé dans le garage pour գտer des pièces pour son projet.
gratter
Familier ; s’emploie pour obtenir de l’argent, de la nourriture ou des objets auprès d’autrui, souvent en comptant sur leur générosité.
He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
Il a réussi à gratter quelques dollars à ses amis pour acheter son déjeuner.
Synonyms
gather
scavenge
borrow
procure
obtain
seek
collect
forage
Definitions
scrounge
noun
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.
scrounge
verb
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.
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