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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
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