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cadge in Spanish

cadge in Spanish is gorronear, mangonear, mendigar — cadge means to tie something up or fix it firmly in place.

cadge in Spanish

gorronear
verb
(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
mangonear
verb
(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
mendigar
verb
(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
suplicar
verb
(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.

What does "cadge" mean?

  1. verb To tie something up or fix it firmly in place.
  2. verb To get something from someone through clever talk or persuasion.
    "They moved about the bar incessantly, cadging cigarettes and drinks, with something behind their eyes at once terribly vulnerable and terribly hard."
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cadge in a sentence

  • They moved about the bar incessantly, cadging cigarettes and drinks, with something behind their eyes at once terribly vulnerable and terribly hard.

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What is "cadge" in Spanish?
"cadge" in Spanish is gorronear, mangonear, mendigar. cadge means: To tie something up or fix it firmly in place.
Are there other ways to say "cadge" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "cadge": gorronear, mangonear, mendigar, suplicar.
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