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нахлебник

м.р.

  1. уст.

    boarder; paying guest

  2. разг.; презр. (приживальщик)

    hanger-on, sponger, parasite

AmericanEnglish (Ru-En)

нахлебник

м

sponger, hanger-on

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Мы ведь и в собственном организме пытаемся побороть вредных нахлебников — я имею в виду бактерии.
We also try to combat parasites in our own bodies in the form of bacteria.
Gaarder, Jostein / Sophie's WorldГордер, Юстейн / Мир Софии
Мир Софии
Гордер, Юстейн
Sophie's World
Gaarder, Jostein
© 1994 by Paulette Møller
© 1991 by H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Oslo
Прозябаю в нахлебниках и жду нового старта.
Here I sit vegetating like some useless hanger-on and waiting for a new start.
Akunin, Boris / Turkish GambitАкунин, Борис / Турецкий Гамбит
Турецкий Гамбит
Акунин, Борис
© Copyright Борис Акунин
Turkish Gambit
Akunin, Boris
© Boris Akunin 1998
© Andrew Bromfield, translation

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нахлебник1/3
Masculine nounboarder;paying guest

User translations

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  1. 1.

    freeloader

    translation added by Holy Moly
    Gold ru-en
    2

Collocations

быть нахлебником у кого-л
eat salt with smb
быть нахлебником
sponge

Word forms

нахлебник

существительное, одушевлённое, мужской род
Ед. ч.Мн. ч.
Именительныйнахлебникнахлебники
Родительныйнахлебниканахлебников
Дательныйнахлебникунахлебникам
Винительныйнахлебниканахлебников
Творительныйнахлебникомнахлебниками
Предложныйнахлебникенахлебниках