garronear

v.

to scrounge, to sponge (informal). (River Plate)

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verbo intransitivo (RPl fam) to scrounge (colloq)

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verbo intransitivo (RPl fam) to scrounge (colloq)

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garronear [A1 ]

vi

(RPl fam) to freeload (colloq), to scrounge (colloq), to sponge (BrE colloq)

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garronear RP Fam

♦ vt

1. [pedir] to scrounge, to cadge;

siempre está garroneando cigarros she's always scrounging o cadging cigarettes

2. [ser tacaño con] to be stingy with, to skimp on;

vamos a cenar a un restaurante, que en su casa siempre te garronea (la comida) let's go to a restaurant for dinner, he's always really stingy with the food at his place

♦ vi

to scrounge, to sponge;

mi vecino vive garroneando my neighbour's always scrounging, my neighbour's always sponging off people

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garronear

v/t & v/i Rpl fam

scrounge fam