Cuando buceamos en el Caribe, vimos hermosos corales y esponjas marinas.When we went diving in the Caribbean, we saw beautiful corals and sea sponges.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(drunkard)

a. boozer

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Este tipo es una esponja. Se tomó una botella entera de ron él solo.This guy is a boozer. He drank a whole bottle of rum by himself.

b. old soak

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Si invitas a Juan, que es una esponja, tendrás que comprar más vino.If you invite Juan, who is an old soak, you'll have to buy more wine.

c. lush

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Esa chica es una esponja; se tomó tres cervezas y ya está achispada.That girl is such a lush; she had three beers and is already tipsy.

esponja

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. sponge

beber como una esponjato drink like a fish

esponja

1 (para el aseo) sponge

arrojar la esponja to throw in the towel

beber como una esponja to drink like a fish

pasemos la esponja por todo aquello let's forget all about it

esponja de baño bath sponge

2 (gorrón) sponger (familiar)

3 (S. Cone) (México) (bebedor) drunkard; boozer (familiar); lush (muy_familiar); (EEUU)

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Examples

Phrases

esponja para lavar platos	sponge for washing dishes
limpiar con una esponja	to wipe off with a sponge
lavar con una esponja	to wipe off with a sponge
pasar una esponja por	to wipe off with a sponge