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1 extravagance
n. extravagans, slöseri, överdåd* * *noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) extravagans -
2 exaggerated extravagance
överdriven extravagans, överdrivet slöseri -
3 bankrupt
adj. bankrutt, i konkurs, konkursmässig--------n. konkursmässig (utan pengar) person--------v. gå i konkurs* * *1. adjective(unable to pay one's debts: He has been declared bankrupt.) bankrutt, i konkurs, konkursmässig2. noun(a person who is unable to pay his debts.) person som gjort konkurs3. verb(to make bankrupt: His wife's extravagance soon bankrupted him.) göra bankrutt -
4 encourage
v. uppmuntra* * *1) (to give support, confidence or hope to: The general tried to encourage the troops: You should not encourage him in his extravagance; I felt encouraged by his praise.) stödja, gynna, uppmuntra2) (to urge (a person) to do something: You must encourage him to try again.) uppmuntra, sporra, egga•- encouragingly
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5 extravagant
adj. extravagant, slösaktig, överdådig; dyr; överdriven* * *[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) extravagant, slösaktig2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) överdriven, omåttlig•- extravagance
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extravagance — [ ɛkstravagɑ̃s ] n. f. • fin XVe ; de extravagant 1 ♦ État d une personne qui n a pas le sens commun. ⇒ déraison, insanité, folie. ♢ Caractère de ce qui est extravagant. ⇒ absurdité, bizarrerie. « Que son aîné fût amoureux expliquait l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Extravagance — Ex*trav a*gance, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See {Extravagant}, and cf. {Extravaganza}.] 1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extravagance — Extravagance. s. f. v. Bizarrerie, folie. Il n y a pas moyen de le guerir de son extravagance. j ay pitié de son extravagance. il ne dit que des extravagances. sa conduite est pleine d extravagance … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
extravagance — 1640s, from Fr. extravagance, from L.L. extravagantem (see EXTRAVAGANT (Cf. extravagant)). Specifically of wasteful spending from 1727. Extravagancy is attested from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
extravagance — index exaggeration, hyperbole, misapplication, overstatement, rodomontade, waste Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
extravagance — фр. [экстравага/нс], англ. [икстра/вигэнс] Extravaganz нем. [экстравага/нц] экстравагантность, причудливость … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
extravagance — [n] indulgence; waste absurdity, amenity, dissipation, exaggeration, excess, exorbitance, expenditure, folly, frill, icing on the cake*, immoderation, improvidence, lavishness, luxury, outrageousness, overdoing, overindulgence, overspending,… … New thesaurus
extravagance — n. pl. extravagancies [ek strav′ə gəns, ikstrav′ə gəns] n. [Fr: see EXTRAVAGANT] 1. a going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess 2. a spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; … English World dictionary
extravagance — (èk stra va gan s ) s. f. 1° État de celui qui est extravagant. • On fait quelquefois grâce à l impertinence en faveur de l extravagance, RETZ Mém. t. II, liv. III, p. 245, dans POUGENS. • On dira que nos mystiques savent bien comme nous… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
extravagance — [[t]ɪkstræ̱vəgəns[/t]] extravagances 1) N UNCOUNT Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford. ...gross mismanagement and financial extravagance... When the company went under, tales of his extravagance… … English dictionary
EXTRAVAGANCE — s. f. Bizarrerie, folie. Il n y a pas moyen de le guérir de son extravagance. J ai pitié de son extravagance. Il signifie aussi, Action extravagante, discours extravagant. Il a fait une grande extravagance. Il a dit mille extravagances. Il nous … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
