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expensively [ɪk'pensɪvlɪ](educated, trained, redecorated) à grands frais; (furnished) luxueusement;∎ to be expensively dressed porter des vêtements chers;∎ if we could all try to live less expensively si nous essayions tous de vivre à moindres frais;∎ try not to have it done too expensively essaie de ne pas le faire faire à trop grands fraisUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > expensively
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expensively adv [live, eat] luxueusement ; expensively furnished luxueusement meublé ; to be expensively dressed porter des toilettes chères. -
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grand [grænd]1. adjectiveb. ( = ambitious) [scheme, design] ambitieux2. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système judiciaire américain, le grand jury est le jury d'accusation, qui décide si une personne devra comparaître devant le jury de jugement (« trial jury » ou « petit jury »), qui statuera sur son éventuelle culpabilité.Composé de 12 à 23 personnes, le grand jury se réunit à huis clos ; il a le droit de citer des témoins à comparaître.* * *[grænd] 1.noun GB mille livres fpl sterling; US mille dollars mpl2.1) ( impressive) [building, ceremony] grandiose; [park] magnifiqueon the grand scale — ( expensively) sur un grand pied
2) ( self-important)3) (colloq) ( fine)‘is everything all right?’ - ‘it's grand thanks’ — ‘tout va bien?’ - ‘très bien merci’
См. также в других словарях:
expensively — UK US /ɪkˈspensɪvli/ adverb ► for a lot of money: »The present system delivers services poorly and expensively. expensively priced/produced/dressed »It is hard to sell expensively priced clean technology vehicles in countries with no emissions… … Financial and business terms
expensively — adv. Expensively is used with these adjectives: ↑educated, ↑furnished Expensively is used with these verbs: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
expensively — expensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ costing a lot of money. DERIVATIVES expensively adverb expensiveness noun … English terms dictionary
expensively — adverb in an expensive manner an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her • Ant: ↑cheaply • Derived from adjective: ↑expensive … Useful english dictionary
Expensively — Expensive Ex*pen sive, a. 1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family. [1913 Webster] War is expensive, and peace desirable. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Free in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expensively — adverb see expensive … New Collegiate Dictionary
expensively — See expensive. * * * … Universalium
expensively — adverb In an expensive manner … Wiktionary
expensively — adv. costly, exorbitantly … English contemporary dictionary
expensively — ex·pen·sive·ly … English syllables
expensively — See: expensive … English dictionary