Oct 5, 2020 21:44
3 yrs ago
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English term
Egypt
legal translator
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Saudi ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
sponged upon him
English to Arabic
Social Sciences
Anthropology
He felt bored of his colleagues because they often sponged upon him
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +2 | يستغلونه/ يستفيدون منه |
Ali Abdulrazzak
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| 5 | يتملق |
Mohammed Abd El Aziz
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Proposed translations
+2
25 mins
Selected
يستغلونه/ يستفيدون منه
يستغلونه/ يستفيدون منه
sponge on (someone or something)
To take advantage of someone else's generosity, charity, or hospitality in order to obtain something, typically money or food, as a handout.
sponge on (someone or something)
To take advantage of someone else's generosity, charity, or hospitality in order to obtain something, typically money or food, as a handout.
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7 mins
Mohammed Abd El Aziz
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Zizoo
Native in: Arabic (Variants: UAE, Egyptian, Jordanian, Libyan, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Syrian, Sudanese, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Saudi )
Works in: Dutch to Arabic, Swedish to Arabic, English to Arabic
يتملق
يتملق
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Note added at 12 mins (2020-10-05 21:56:31 GMT)
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يتطفل
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Note added at 12 mins (2020-10-05 21:56:31 GMT)
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يتطفل
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