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1 profligate
(a) (dissolute) débauché, dévergondé;∎ to behave in a profligate manner se comporter en débauché;∎ a profligate way of life une vie dissolue ou de débauche∎ the profligate use of natural resources le gaspillage des ressources naturelles;∎ she's profligate with her riches elle gaspille ses richesses;∎ he's got profligate tastes il a des goûts dispendieux2 noun(a) (dissolute person) débauché(e) m,f, libertin(e) m,f(b) (spendthrift) dépensier(ère) m,f -
2 profligate
1 ( extravagant) [government, body] extrêmement prodigue ; [spending] excessif/-ive ; profligate use of taxpayers' money le gaspillage de l'argent des contribuables ;2 ( dissolute) débauché. -
3 profligate
profligate [ˈprɒflɪgɪt]( = wasteful) prodigue* * *['prɒflɪgət]adjective sout1) ( extravagant) [government, body] extrêmement prodigue; [spending] excessif/-ive2) ( dissolute) débauché -
4 extravagant
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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Profligate — Prof li*gate, a. [L. profligatus, p. p. of profligare to strike or dash to the ground, to destroy; pro before + a word akin to fligere to strike. See {Afflict}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Overthrown; beaten; conquered. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The foe is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
profligate — [adj1] immoral, corrupt abandoned, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, iniquitous, lax, lewd, libertine, licentious, loose, promiscuous, reprobate, shameless, unprincipled, vicious, vitiated, wanton, wicked, wild; concept 545… … New thesaurus
Profligate — Prof li*gate, n. An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. Such a profligate as Antony. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
profligate# — profligate adj dissolute, reprobate, *abandoned Analogous words: debauched, corrupted, depraved, debased, perverted (see under DEBASE): degenerate, corrupt, *vicious: ioose, relaxed, slack, lax profligate n *spendthrift, prodigal, wastrel, waster … New Dictionary of Synonyms
profligate / prolific — Profligate is to be wasteful and extravagant: Esmeralda is so profligate that she spent the entire million dollars she won in the lottery in one year. Prolific means abundant, fruitful, producing much : John Grisham is a prolific writer … Confused words
profligate / prolific — Profligate is to be wasteful and extravagant: Esmeralda is so profligate that she spent the entire million dollars she won in the lottery in one year. Prolific means abundant, fruitful, producing much : John Grisham is a prolific writer … Confused words
profligate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) recklessly extravagant or wasteful. 2) licentious; dissolute. ► NOUN ▪ a profligate person. DERIVATIVES profligacy noun. ORIGIN Latin profligatus dissolute , from profligare overthrow, ruin … English terms dictionary
profligate — [präf′li git] adj. [L profligatus, pp. of profligare, to strike to the ground, rout, ruin < pro , forward (see PRO 2) + fligere, to drive, dash (see INFLICT)] 1. immoral and shameless 2. extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant n. a… … English World dictionary
Profligate — Prof li*gate, v. t. To drive away; to overcome. Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] Harvey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
profligate — I (corrupt) adjective abandoned to vice, base, corrupted, debauched, degenerate, depraved, disgraceful, disreputable, dissipated, dissipative, dissolute, evil, evil minded, fallen, flagitious, foul, heinous, immoral, indecent, infamous,… … Law dictionary
profligate — (adj.) 1520s, overthrown (implied in profligation), from L. profligatus destroyed, dissolute, pp. of profligare to cast down, defeat, ruin, from pro down, forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + fligere to strike (see AFFLICT (Cf. afflict … Etymology dictionary