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scrounge Meaning in Spanish (scrounge significado en español)

buscar, conseguir, rebuscar
Sinónimos:pedir
buscar in English:scrounge
Phonetic:buhs-kar
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de scrounge en español es buscar, conseguir, rebuscar. (Obtener algo, típicamente comida o dinero, pidiéndolo o encontrándolo en lugar de comprarlo o ganarlo.)

Definitions of Scrounge

  1. 1
    verb(informal)
    conseguir

    To obtain something, typically food or money, by asking for it or by finding it rather than by buying or earning it.

    Obtener algo, típicamente comida o dinero, pidiéndolo o encontrándolo en lugar de comprarlo o ganarlo.

  2. 2
    verb(colloquial)
    rebuscar

    To search for and collect something, often with difficulty or from various sources.

    Buscar y recolectar algo, a menudo con dificultad o de diversas fuentes.

Example Sentences

casual

“He's always trying to scrounge a cigarette from someone.”

Siempre está intentando conseguir un cigarrillo de alguien.

casual

“Can you scrounge up some extra chairs for the party?”

¿Puedes rebuscar algunas sillas extra para la fiesta?

formal

“They had to scrounge for food during the famine.”

Tuvieron que buscar comida durante la hambruna.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

pedirbuscarrebuscar

In English:

begcadgespongefreeloadborrow

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

comprarganar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensescrounged
present participlescrounging
agent nounscrounger

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

scrounge aroundphrasal_verb

To search in various places for something, often something that is difficult to find.

scrounge off someonephrasal_verb

To get food, money, or other things from someone without paying or working for them.