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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesschnorren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: schnorren
"Er versucht ständig, sich Zigaretten zu schnorren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To seek to obtain something, typically food or money, at the expense or through the kindness of others without paying for it.
"He managed to scrounge a few cigarettes from the guests."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Likely an alteration of dialectal scrunge 'to squeeze or pilfer', perhaps a blend of scrunch and sponge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scrounge" is said worldwide
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chipoter
Transliteration: chipoter
"Il essaie toujours de chipoter un peu d'argent."
schnorren
Transliteration: schnorren
"Er versucht ständig, sich Zigaretten zu schnorren."
scroccare
Transliteration: scroccare
"Riuscì a scroccare un pasto gratis."
gorrear
Transliteration: gorrear
"Siempre intenta gorrear comida a sus amigos."
surrupiar
Transliteration: surrupiar
"Ele conseguiu arranjar uns trocados."
जुगाड़ करना
Transliteration: jugaad karna
"उसने खाने का जुगाड़ कर लिया।"
蹭
Transliteration: cèng
"他总是去别人那里蹭饭吃。"
빌붙다
Transliteration: bilbutda
"그는 친구들에게 담배를 빌붙어 피운다."
たかる
Transliteration: takaru
"彼はいつも友達から食べ物をたかっている。"
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