mooch(
much
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (to scrounge) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. gorrear
That's the guy who tries to mooch cigarettes in front of the science building.Ese es el tipo que tratar de gorrear cigarrillos delante del edificio de ciencias.
c. garronear (River Plate)
Does Todd always mooch change off you as well?¿Todd también siempre te garronea cambio a ti?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (to scrounge) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. gorrear
Maybe no one wants to hang out with you because you're always mooching.Quizás nadie quiere pasar tiempo contigo porque siempre estás gorreando.
c. garronear (River Plate)
Are you ever going to stop mooching? It's time you earned some money of your own.¿Vas a parar de garronear algún día? Ya es hora de que ganes tu propio dinero.
3. (colloquial) (to wander; often used with "around" or "about")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dar vueltas
What are you up to then? - Nothing much; just mooching around my apartment, really.¿Qué haces entonces? - No mucho; solo aquí dando vueltas por mi apartamento, la verdad.
b. deambular
Sarah and Louise spent the morning mooching around the market.Sarah y Louise pasaron la mañana deambulando por el mercado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (colloquial) (bum) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el gorrón (M), la gorrona (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Don't invite Hugo to go out with us. He's a mooch, and we'll just end up paying for him.No invites a Hugo a salir con nosotros, es un gorrón y acabaremos pagando por él.
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