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'prodiɡəl(spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.) pródigo- prodigality
- the prodigal son
tr['prɒdɪgəl]1 pródigo,-aprodigal ['prɑdɪgəl] adjspendthrift: pródigo, despilfarrador, derrochadorprodigal n: pródigo m, -ga f; derrochador m, -dora fadj.• pródigo, -a adj.n.• carcoma s.f.• gastador, -ora s.m.,f.• pródigo s.m.'prɑːdɪgəla) ( wasteful) pródigo, despilfarradorto be prodigal WITH o (frml) OF something — ser* pródigo con algo, despilfarrar algo
the prodigal son — ( Bib) el hijo pródigo
b) ( lavish) (frml) pródigo['prɒdɪɡǝl]to be prodigal with o of something — ser* pródigo en algo
1.ADJ pródigoprodigal of — frm pródigo con
2.N despilfarrador(a) m / f* * *['prɑːdɪgəl]a) ( wasteful) pródigo, despilfarradorto be prodigal WITH o (frml) OF something — ser* pródigo con algo, despilfarrar algo
the prodigal son — ( Bib) el hijo pródigo
b) ( lavish) (frml) pródigoto be prodigal with o of something — ser* pródigo en algo
См. также в других словарях:
Prodigality — Prod i*gal i*ty, n. [F. prodigalit[ e], L. prodigalitas. See {Prodigal}.] Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; opposed to {frugality}, {economy}, and {parsimony}. The prodigality of his wit.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prodigality — index delinquency (misconduct), inconsideration, largess (generosity), misapplication, neglect, waste … Law dictionary
prodigality — mid 14c., from O.Fr. prodigalité (13c.), from M.L. prodigalitas, from prodigus (see PRODIGAL (Cf. prodigal)) … Etymology dictionary
Prodigality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prodigality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prodigality prodigality prodigence| Sgm: N 1 unthriftiness unthriftiness waste Sgm: N 1 profusion profusion profuseness Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
prodigality — prodigal ► ADJECTIVE 1) wastefully extravagant. 2) lavish. ► NOUN 1) a prodigal person. 2) (also prodigal son) a person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but returns repentant. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the parable in the Gospel of Luke,… … English terms dictionary
prodigality — noun see prodigal I … New Collegiate Dictionary
prodigality — /prod i gal i tee/, n., pl. prodigalities for 2, 3. 1. the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending. 2. an instance of it. 3. lavish abundance. [1300 50; ME prodigalite < L prodigalitas wastefulness, equiv. to… … Universalium
prodigality — noun a) wasteful extravagance b) lavish generosity … Wiktionary
prodigality — Synonyms and related words: abundance, affluence, aggrandizement, amorality, ample sufficiency, ampleness, amplification, amplitude, avalanche, backsliding, ballyhoo, big talk, blowing up, bonanza, bounteousness, bountifulness, bountiousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
prodigality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profligacy, waste; profusion, profuseness; extravagance, squandering; excess, lavishness; liberality. See sufficiency. Ant., economy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Affluence] Syn. money, profusion,… … English dictionary for students
prodigality — prod·i·gal·i·ty || ‚prÉ‘dɪ gælÉ™tɪ /‚prÉ’ n. wastefulness, quality of being over extravagant in spending money; generosity, giving lavishly; plenitude, abundance … English contemporary dictionary