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[ɪk'strævəgəns]1) U spreg. (prodigality) prodigalità f. (eccessiva), sperpero m.2) (luxury) lusso m.3) U (of behaviour, claim) stravaganza f., eccesso m.* * *noun His wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance.) prodigalità, sperpero* * *extravagance /ɪkˈstrævəgəns/, extravagancy /ɪkˈstrævɪgənsɪ/n.1 [u] prodigalità; sperpero; spese esagerate; dispendio eccessivo ( di risorse, ecc.): His children's extravagance ruined him, la prodigalità dei suoi figli lo ha mandato in rovina2 cosa esageratamente cara o causa di spreco; acquisto dispendioso; abitudine dispendiosa; lusso; follia: Sailing is my only extravagance, la barca a vela è l'unico lusso che mi concedo3 [cu] esagerazione; eccesso; esorbitanzaFALSI AMICI: extravagance non significa stravaganza nel senso di comportamento bizzarro o bizzarria.* * *[ɪk'strævəgəns]1) U spreg. (prodigality) prodigalità f. (eccessiva), sperpero m.2) (luxury) lusso m.3) U (of behaviour, claim) stravaganza f., eccesso m.
См. также в других словарях:
Extravagancy — Ex*trav a*gan*cy, n.; pl. {Extravagancies}. Extravagance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extravagancy — index overstatement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
extravagancy — extravagant ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. 2) costing a great deal. 3) exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate: extravagant claims. DERIVATIVES extravagance noun extravagancy noun extravagantly adverb … English terms dictionary
extravagancy — noun (plural cies) Date: 1625 extravagance … New Collegiate Dictionary
extravagancy — /ik strav euh geuhn see/, n., pl. extravagancies. extravagance. [1615 25; EXTRAVAG(ANT) + ANCY] * * * … Universalium
extravagancy — noun a) The characteristic of being extravagant. b) A thing that is extravagant … Wiktionary
extravagancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate: embarrassment, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagance, extravagantness, overabundance, plethora, superabundance, superfluity,… … English dictionary for students
extravagancy — n. profligacy, extravagance, lavishness, excess, immoderation … English contemporary dictionary
extravagancy — ex·trav·a·gan·cy … English syllables
extravagancy — ex•trav•a•gan•cy [[t]ɪkˈstræv ə gən si[/t]] n. pl. cies extravagance … From formal English to slang
extravagancy — /əkˈstrævəgənsi/ (say uhk stravuhguhnsee), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun (plural extravagancies) extravagance …
