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extravagant [ɪk'strævəgənt](a) (wasteful, profligate → person) dépensier, prodigue; (→ tastes) de luxe, dispendieux; (→ lifestyle) dispendieux;∎ that was much too extravagant of you tu as fait des folies;∎ I think you're being a bit extravagant, having the central heating on all the time je trouve que c'est du gaspillage de laisser le chauffage central allumé en permanence comme tu le fais;∎ to be extravagant with one's money être gaspilleur ou dépensier, gaspiller son argent(b) (exaggerated → idea, opinion) extravagant; (→ claim, comparison) exagéré; (→ behaviour, prices) extravagant, excessif; (→ praise) outré;∎ to make extravagant claims avoir des prétentions exagérées;∎ extravagant claims have been made for the drug certaines propriétés ont été attribuées abusivement à ce médicament;∎ his extravagant prose style le style excessif de sa proseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > extravagant
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2 extravagant
مُتَطَرِّف \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. extreme: (of opinions) unreasonably strong; guided by violent feelings rather than by calm reason: He’s rather extreme in his political beliefs. revolutionary: concerning complete or violent change: a revolutionary idea. -
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مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
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extravagance [εkstʀavagɑ̃s]feminine noun( = caractère) extravagance* * *ɛkstʀavagɑ̃s1) ( de personne) eccentricity2) (de projet, comportement, mode, d'idées) extravagance3) ( acte) extravagance* * *ɛkstʀavaɡɑ̃s nf1) (= attitude) extravagance no pl2) (= acte) extravagant behaviour no pl (= idée) wild idea* * *extravagance nf1 ( de personne) eccentricity;2 (de projet, comportement, mode, d'idées) extravagance; tomber dans l'extravagance to be excessive, to go over the top○;3 ( de prix) exorbitant nature;4 ( acte) extravagance; faire/dire des extravagances to do/say extravagant things.[ɛkstravagɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [outrance - d'une attitude, d'une personne, d'une réponse] extravagance ; [ - d'une demande, de dépenses] extravagance, unreasonableness ; [ - d'une tenue] extravagance, eccentricity2. [acte] extravagance[parole] foolish thing (to say)faire des extravagances to behave extravagantly, to do eccentric things -
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f originality* * *originalità s.f.1 originality: quello scrittore manca d'originalità, that writer lacks originality; l'originalità di un'idea, the originality of an idea2 ( novità) novelty: il prodotto ha avuto molto successo per la sua originalità, the product was very successful because of its novelty3 ( stranezza) oddness, queerness, strangeness; ( eccentricità) eccentricity: l'originalità dei suoi modi, the oddness of his behaviour4 ( stravaganza) extravagance: le originalità della moda, the extravagances of fashion; ne ho abbastanza delle tue originalità, I have had enough of your extravagant behaviour.* * *[oridʒinali'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (autenticità) originality, authenticity2) (inventiva) originality3) (bizzarria) originality, oddness* * *originalità/oridʒinali'ta/f.inv.1 (autenticità) originality, authenticity2 (inventiva) originality; privo di originalità, senza originalità unoriginal3 (bizzarria) originality, oddness. -
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f.1 eccentricity.2 extravagance, eccentricity, oddity, oddness.3 extravagant act, quirk, eccentricity, extravaganza.* * *1 extravagance, eccentricity* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [de persona, aspecto, ropa] extravagance, outlandishness2) (=capricho) whimtiene sus extravagancias — he has his oddities o peculiarities
* * *su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses
* * *= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.Ex. Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.Ex. The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex. In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.----* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* * *su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses
* * *= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* * *1 (acto) outrageous thing (to do)se puede esperar cualquier extravagancia de él he's capable of doing some outrageous o very strange things2 (cualidad) extravagancesu extravagancia en el vestir the outlandish o extravagant o outrageous way he dresses* * *
extravagancia sustantivo femenino ( acto) outrageous thing (to do);
( cualidad) extravagance
extravagancia sustantivo femenino extravagance
' extravagancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chifladura
- decir
- humorada
English:
extravagance
* * *1. [excentricidad] eccentricity2. [rareza] outlandishness* * *f eccentric behavior o Brbehaviour;una de sus extravagancias one of his eccentricities* * *: extravagance, outlandishness, flamboyance -
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adverbextravagant [ausstatten, sich kleiden]; verschwenderisch [benutzen, verbrauchen]; luxuriös, aufwendig [leben]; überschwänglich [loben]* * *adverb extravagant* * *ex·trava·gant·ly[ɪkˈstrævəgəntli]the table was laid out \extravagantly der Tisch war reich gedecktto be dressed \extravagantly extravagant gekleidet seinto be furnished \extravagantly teuer eingerichtet seinto live \extravagantly ein aufwändiges Leben führen2. (wastefully) verschwenderischhe spends his money \extravagantly er gibt sein Geld mit vollen Händen aus3. (lavishly) aufwändig, mit großem Aufwand* * *[Ik'strvəgəntlɪ]advhis extravagantly eccentric behaviour — sein extravagantes or übertriebenes Verhalten
3) (= flamboyantly) dress, behave extravagant* * *adverbextravagant [ausstatten, sich kleiden]; verschwenderisch [benutzen, verbrauchen]; luxuriös, aufwendig [leben]; überschwänglich [loben]* * *adv.überspannt adv. -
8 متطبق
مُتَطَبِّق \ stratiform = stratus, bedding. \ See Also طِباقيّ \ مُتَطَرِّف \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. extreme: (of opinions) unreasonably strong; guided by violent feelings rather than by calm reason: He’s rather extreme in his political beliefs. revolutionary: concerning complete or violent change: a revolutionary idea. -
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مُتَطَرِّف \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. extreme: (of opinions) unreasonably strong; guided by violent feelings rather than by calm reason: He’s rather extreme in his political beliefs. revolutionary: concerning complete or violent change: a revolutionary idea. -
10 revolutionary
مُتَطَرِّف \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. extreme: (of opinions) unreasonably strong; guided by violent feelings rather than by calm reason: He’s rather extreme in his political beliefs. revolutionary: concerning complete or violent change: a revolutionary idea. -
11 متهور
مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
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مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
13 rash
مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
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مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
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مُتَهَوِّر \ extravagant: (of ideas, behaviour, expression of feeling, etc.) beyond what is reasonable: He makes very extravagant claims for his new machine. impetuous: speaking or acting too hastily. rash: unwisely hasty; taking careless risks; (of actions) risky: a rash promise; a rash attempt to climb a cliff. reckless: wildly careless of danger or harmful results: reckless driving; reckless spending of money. slapdash: hasty and careless. -
16 wild
1. adjective1) wild lebend [Tier]; wild wachsend [Pflanze]3) (unrestrained) wild; ungezügelt; wild, wüst [Bursche, Unordnung, Durcheinander]run wild — [Pferd, Hund:] frei herumlaufen; [Kind:] herumtoben; [Pflanzen:] wuchern
4) (stormy) stürmisch; tobend [Wellen]5) rasend [Wut, Zorn, Eifersucht, Beifall]; unbändig [Freude, Wut, Zorn, Schmerz]; wild [Erregung, Zorn, Geschrei]; panisch [Angst]; irr [Blick]be/become wild [with something] — [vor etwas (Dat.)] außer sich (Dat.) sein/außer sich (Akk.) geraten
send or drive somebody wild — jemanden rasend vor Erregung machen
6) (coll.): (very keen)be wild about somebody/something — wild auf jemanden/etwas sein
I'm not wild about it — ich bin nicht wild darauf (ugs.)
7) (coll.): (angry) wütendbe wild with or at somebody — eine Wut auf jemanden haben
8) (reckless) ungezielt [Schuss, Schlag]; unbedacht [Verhalten, Versprechen, Gerede]; aus der Luft gegriffen [Anschuldigungen, Behauptungen]; maßlos [Übertreibung]; irrwitzig [Plan, Idee, Versuch, Hoffnung]2. nounthe wild[s] — die Wildnis
see an animal in the wild — ein Tier in freier Wildbahn sehen
in the wilds — (coll.) in der Pampa (ugs.)
* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) wild2) ((of land) not cultivated.) verwildert3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) wild6) (rash: a wild hope.) unsinnig7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) wild8) (very angry.) rasend•- academic.ru/93772/wildly">wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *[waɪld]I. adjlions and tigers are \wild animals Tiger und Löwen leben in freier Wildbahn\wild horse Wildpferd nt2. (uncultivated) country, landscape rau, wild\wild flowers wild wachsende Blumento lead a \wild life ein zügelloses Leben führena wave of \wild fury overcame her sie wurde von unbändiger Wut gepackthe had this \wild look in his eye er hatte diesen verstörten Blick\wild hair/hairstyle wirres Haar/wirre Frisur\wild party wilde [o ausgelassene] Party\wild talk wirres Gerede\wild applause stürmischer [o tosender] Applausin \wild rage in blinder Wutto go \wild with excitement in helle Aufregung geraten▪ to be \wild with [or at] sb/sth auf jdn/etw wütend seinto be \wild with fury vor Wut [ganz] außer sich dat seinto drive sb \wild jdn rasend machen [o fam in Rage bringen]to go \wild aus der Haut fahren fam▪ to be \wild about sb/sth auf jdn/etw ganz wild [o versessen] seintheir estimate of the likely cost was pretty \wild sie hatten wilde Vorstellungen von den voraussichtlichen Kostenbeyond one's \wildest dreams mehr als je erträumtthey had been successful beyond their \wildest dreams sie waren erfolgreicher, als sie es sich je erträumt hattennever in one's \wildest dreams auch in seinen kühnsten Träumen nichtto make a \wild guess wild drauflosraten fama \wild plan [or scheme] ein unausgegorener Plan\wild throw Fehlwurf m10. (extreme) stark, heftig\wild variations enorme Unterschiedethis music is really \wild, man diese Musik ist echt geil, Mann13.▶ \wild horses couldn't [or wouldn't] make me do sth keine zehn Pferde könnten mich dazu bringen, etw zu tun famto grow \wild wild wachsento run \wild child, person sich dat selbst überlassen sein; animals frei herumlaufen; garden verwildern; plants ins Kraut schießenIII. n1. (natural environment)▪ the \wild die Wildnisin the \wilds of Africa im tiefsten Afrikato survive in the \wild in freier Wildbahn überlebenin the \wilds of Edmonton im hintersten Edmonton* * *[waɪld]1. adj (+er)1) (= not domesticated, not civilized) wild; people unzivilisiert; garden, wood verwildert; flowers wild wachsendwild animals — Tiere pl in freier Wildbahn
the wild animals of Northern Europe — Tiere pl Nordeuropas, die Tierwelt Nordeuropas
2) (= stormy) weather, wind, sea rau, stürmisch3) (= excited, frantic, unruly, riotous) wild (with vor +dat); (= disordered) hair wirr, unordentlich; joy, desire unbändig5) (inf= very keen)
to be wild about sb/sth — auf jdn/etw wild or scharf (inf) or versessen seinto be wild to do sth (esp US) — wild or scharf (inf) or versessen darauf sein, etw zu tun
6) (= rash, extravagant) verrückt; promise unüberlegt; exaggeration maßlos, wild; allegation wild; fluctuations stark; expectations, imagination, fancies kühnwild throw — Fehlwurf m
wild shot — Fehlschuss m
it was just/he took a wild guess — es war/er hatte nur so (wild) drauflosgeraten
2. advto let one's imagination run wild — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen
the roses/the children have run wild — die Rosen/die Kinder sind verwildert
he lets his kids run wild (pej) — er lässt seine Kinder auf der Straße aufwachsen
in the country the kids can run wild — auf dem Land kann man die Kinder einfach laufen or herumspringen lassen
3. nWildnis fin the wild — in der Wildnis, in freier Wildbahn
* * *wild [waıld]A adj (adv wildly)1. ZOOL wild:a) ungezähmt, in Freiheit lebend, frei lebendb) gefährlich2. BOT wild (wachsend):3. wild:a) verwildert, wildromantischb) verlassen (Gegend etc)4. wild, unzivilisiert (Stämme etc)5. wild, stürmisch (Küste etc)6. wild, wütend, heftig (Streit, Sturm etc)7. irr, verstört, wild (Blick)8. wild:the horse got wild das Pferd scheute9. wild:a) rasend, außer sich ( beide:with vor dat)wild pain rasender Schmerz;wild rage rasende Wut;be wild with enthusiasm vor Begeisterung rasen;wild with fear wahnsinnig vor Angst sein;10. a) wild, nicht zu bändigen(d), ungezügelt (Kinder, Leidenschaft etc)b) frenetisch (Applaus)11. wild, ausgelassen, unbändig (Fröhlichkeit etc)12. umga) wild, toll, verrücktb) ausschweifend:wild years tolle oder bewegte Jahre;wild youth stürmische Jugend;wild orgies wilde Orgien14. hirnverbrannt umg, unsinnig, abenteuerlich (Plan etc)15. plan-, ziellos, aufs Geratewohl:a wild blow ein ungezielter Schlag;a wild guess eine grobe Schätzung;at a wild guess grob geschätzt;make a wild guess grob schätzen;a wild shot ein Schuss ins Blaue16. wüst, wild (Durcheinander etc):wild hair wirres Haara) BOT ins Kraut schießen,b) verwildern (Garten etc; a. fig Kinder etc);shoot wild ins Blaue schießen, blind drauflosschießen;a) (wild) drauflosreden,b) sinnloses Zeug redenC s meist pl Wildnis f:* * *1. adjective1) wild lebend [Tier]; wild wachsend [Pflanze]3) (unrestrained) wild; ungezügelt; wild, wüst [Bursche, Unordnung, Durcheinander]run wild — [Pferd, Hund:] frei herumlaufen; [Kind:] herumtoben; [Pflanzen:] wuchern
4) (stormy) stürmisch; tobend [Wellen]5) rasend [Wut, Zorn, Eifersucht, Beifall]; unbändig [Freude, Wut, Zorn, Schmerz]; wild [Erregung, Zorn, Geschrei]; panisch [Angst]; irr [Blick]be/become wild [with something] — [vor etwas (Dat.)] außer sich (Dat.) sein/außer sich (Akk.) geraten
send or drive somebody wild — jemanden rasend vor Erregung machen
6) (coll.): (very keen)be wild about somebody/something — wild auf jemanden/etwas sein
7) (coll.): (angry) wütendbe wild with or at somebody — eine Wut auf jemanden haben
8) (reckless) ungezielt [Schuss, Schlag]; unbedacht [Verhalten, Versprechen, Gerede]; aus der Luft gegriffen [Anschuldigungen, Behauptungen]; maßlos [Übertreibung]; irrwitzig [Plan, Idee, Versuch, Hoffnung]2. nounthe wild[s] — die Wildnis
in the wilds — (coll.) in der Pampa (ugs.)
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1. n ряд2. n воен. шеренгаto break the ranks — выходить из строя; расходиться
rank off — выступать в поход; уходить шеренгами, строем
3. n воен. армия; военная служба4. n воен. рядовой и сержантский составrank and file — рядовой состав; рядовые; солдаты
5. n воен. порядок; стройное расположение6. n воен. звание; чин; достоинство; должность, служебное положение; рангthe rank of admiral — звание адмирала ; адмиральский чин
minister of State with Cabinet rank — государственный министр, член кабинета
7. n воен. категория, разряд, класс8. n воен. высокое положение9. n воен. мат. ранг10. n воен. стоянка таксиcab rank — стоянка такси, экипажей
11. n воен. горизонтальная линия12. v строить в шеренгу; выстраивать в ряд13. v строиться в шеренгу; выстраиваться в ряд14. v проходить шеренгамиto rank past — дефилировать; проходить торжественным маршем
15. v мат. ранжировать, располагать в порядке возрастания или убыванияhis name will be ranked with the great names of history — его имя будет причислено к величайшим именам в истории
to rank second to none — занимать первое место, не иметь себе равных
to rank as a citizen — иметь статус гражданина, пользоваться правами гражданства
Keats will always rank with the greatest English poets — Китс всегда будет считаться одним из величайших английских поэтов
the rank and file actors are tutored and parroted by author or by stage-manager — рядовых актёров натаскивает автор или режиссёр
16. v амер. занимать более высокое положение; быть старшимrank with — иметь то же значение; что и; занимать то же место
17. v амер. занимать высокое положениеyour behaviour is not congruous with your social rank — ваше поведение не вяжется с вашим общественным положением
18. a буйный, пышный, роскошный; чрезмерно разросшийся19. a заросший20. a с. -х. тучный, плодородный21. a прогорклый, испорченный, тухлый, зловонныйrank smell — зловоние, вонь
to grow rank — прогоркнуть, протухнуть, испортиться
22. a эмоц. -усил. отвратительный, гнусный23. a эмоц. -усил. явный, сущий; отъявленныйrank nonsense — явная чепуха; сущий вздор
24. a эмоц. -усил. грубый, циничный, похабныйСинонимический ряд:1. egregious (adj.) arrant; capital; egregious; flagrant; glaring; gross2. heavy (adj.) dense; grown; heavy; lush; overabundant; overgrown; profuse; thick3. luxuriant (adj.) abundant; exuberant; luxuriant; over-abundant; tall; vigorous; vigourous4. malodorous (adj.) fetid; frowsy; funky; fusty; gamy; high; malodorous; mephitic; mouldy; musty; nidorous; noisome; offensive; olid; pungent; putrid; rancid; reeking; reeky; repellent; repulsive; rotten; smelly; stale; stenchful; stenchy; stinking; stinky; strong; whiffy5. obscene (adj.) barnyard; coarse; corrupt; crude; crusty; dirty; fescennine; filthy; foul; indecent; nasty; obscene; paw; profane; raunchy; rocky; scatological; scurrilous; smutty; vulgar6. rampant (adj.) rampant7. utter (adj.) absolute; all-fired; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; confounded; consummate; crashing; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; durn; entire; excessive; extravagant; sheer; utter8. eminence (noun) dignity; distinction; eminence; nobility; pedigree; reputation9. membership (noun) body; membership; rank and file10. order (noun) alignment; arrangement; array; bracket; calibre; class; degree; estate; grade; order; seniority11. row (noun) column; echelon; file; line; queue; range; row; series; string; tier12. status (noun) cachet; capacity; character; consequence; division; footing; level; place; position; prestige; quality; situation; standing; state; station; stature; status13. group (verb) align; arrange; array; assort; class; classify; dispose; distribute; evaluate; grade; group; line up; marshal; order; organise; range; rate; sort; systematise14. precede (verb) outrank; precede15. rate (verb) categorise; class; classify; grade; pigeon-hole; place; rateАнтонимический ряд:barren; disconnection; disorder; disorganize; hiatus; intermission; meanness; solution -
18 extravagance
extravagance [ɪk'strævəgəns](a) (wasteful spending) folles dépenses fpl, prodigalités fpl;∎ she accused the government of extravagance elle a accusé le gouvernement de dilapider le trésor public;∎ the extravagance of his tastes ses goûts dispendieux ou de luxe(b) (extravagant purchase) folie f;∎ to allow oneself little extravagances se permettre des petites folies(c) (exaggerated nature → of behaviour, comparison) extravagance fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > extravagance
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Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl Of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden Of Hughenden — ▪ prime minister of United Kingdom Introduction byname Dizzy born December 21, 1804, London, England died April 19, 1881, London British statesman (Parliament) and novelist who was twice prime minister (1868, 1874–80) and who provided the… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
List of Father Ted characters — The four main characters of Father Ted. Middle rear: Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), left: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O Hanlon), front: Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly), right: Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn). Father Ted was a cult comedy… … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Dan Leno — Leno in 1895 Dan Leno (20 December 1860 31 October 1904), born George Wild Galvin, was an English comedian and actor, famous for appearing in music hall and dozens of comic plays, pantomimes, Victorian burlesques and musical comedies during the… … Wikipedia
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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron — Infobox Writer name = Lord Byron caption = birthdate = birth date|1788|1|22|df=y birthplace = London, England deathdate = death date and age|1824|4|19|1788|1|22|df=y deathplace = Messolonghi, Greece occupation = Poet, revolutionary influences =… … Wikipedia
Kublai Khan — /kooh bluy kahn / 1216 94, khan c1260 94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan). Also, Kubilai Khan /kooh bi luy /, Kubla Khan. * * * born 1215 died 1294 Grandson of Genghis Khan who conquered China and established the … Universalium
