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1 extravagant
adjective1) (wasteful) verschwenderisch; aufwendig [Lebensstil]; teuer [Geschmack]2) (immoderate) übertrieben [Benehmen, Lob, Eifer, Begeisterung usw.]3) (beyond bounds of reason) abwegig [Theorie, Frage, Einfall]* * *[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) verschwenderisch2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) übertrieben•- academic.ru/86844/extravagantly">extravagantly- extravagance* * *ex·trava·gant[ɪkˈstrævəgənt]1. (flamboyant) person, style extravagant2. (luxurious) meal, vegetation üppigto lead an \extravagant life ein Leben im Luxus führen\extravagant lifestyle aufwändiger Lebensstilto have \extravagant tastes einen teuren Geschmack haben3. (wasteful) verschwenderisch* * *[ɪk'strvəgənt]adjto be extravagant with electricity — verschwenderisch mit Strom umgehen, Strom verschwenden
your extravagant spending habits — deine Angewohnheit, das Geld mit vollen Händen auszugeben
cooking a whole chicken may seem extravagant — es scheint vielleicht übertrieben, ein ganzes Huhn zu kochen
it isn't really extravagant to rent a car —
2) (= lavish) gift, luxury teuer, extravagant; price überhöht; lifestyle aufwendig, aufwändig, luxuriös; party, entertainment aufwendig, aufwändig; designs, style, dress ausgefallen, extravagant3) (= flamboyant) person extravagant; behaviour, gesture, praise, contempt, claim, promise übertrieben; (= absurd) idea, theory abwegigto be extravagant in one's praise of sb/sth —
* * *extravagant adj (adv extravagantly)1. verschwenderisch2. übermäßig, übertrieben, -spannt, verstiegen, extravagant3. ausschweifend, zügellos* * *adjective1) (wasteful) verschwenderisch; aufwendig [Lebensstil]; teuer [Geschmack]2) (immoderate) übertrieben [Benehmen, Lob, Eifer, Begeisterung usw.]3) (beyond bounds of reason) abwegig [Theorie, Frage, Einfall]* * *adj.verschwenderisch adj.überspannt adj. -
2 extravagant
ik'strævəɡənt1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) derrochador, despilfarrador2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) extravagante, exagerado•- extravagance
extravagant adj derrochadortr[ɪk'strævəgənt]1 (wasteful - person) derrochador,-ra, despilfarrador,-ra; (- thing) ineficaz, ineficiente2 (extreme) extravagante, exagerado,-a, estrafalario,-a3 (luxurious) lujoso,-a, suntuoso,-aextravagant [ɪk'strævɪgənt, ɛk-] adj1) excessive: excesivo, extravagante2) wasteful: despilfarrador, derrochador, gastador3) exorbitant: costoso, exorbitanteadj.• derrochador adj.• estrafalario, -a adj.• excesivo, -a adj.• exorbitante adj.• extravagante adj.• extraño, -a adj.• gastador adj.• muy lujoso adj.ɪk'strævəgəntb) <claim/notions> insólito; <praise/compliments> exagerado, desmesurado; <behavior/dress/gesture> extravagante[ɪks'trævǝɡǝnt]ADJ1) (=wasteful, lavish) [person] derrochador, despilfarrador; [taste] caro; [lifestyle] de muchos lujos; [gift] caro; [price] exorbitante, desorbitadoI'd love to go but isn't it a bit extravagant? — me encantaría ir pero ¿no te parece un poco caro?, me encantaría ir pero ¿no te parece una extravagancia?
to be extravagant with electricity/one's money — derrochar electricidad/el dinero
2) (=exaggerated) [praise] excesivo; [claim, opinion] extraordinario; [behaviour, person, design] extravagante; [gesture] exageradoto be extravagant in one's praise of sth/sb — excederse elogiando a algo/algn
3) (=odd) raro, extravagante* * *[ɪk'strævəgənt]b) <claim/notions> insólito; <praise/compliments> exagerado, desmesurado; <behavior/dress/gesture> extravagante -
3 Page, Charles Grafton
[br]b. 25 January 1812 Salem, Massachusetts, USAd. 5 May 1868 Washington, DC, USA[br]American scientist and inventor of electric motors.[br]Page graduated from Harvard in 1832 and subsequently attended Boston Medical School. He began to practise in Salem and also engaged in experimental research in electricity, discovering the improvement effected by substituting bundles of iron wire for solid bars in induction coils. He also created a device which he termed a Dynamic Multiplier, the prototype of the auto-transformer. Following a period in medical practice in Virginia, in 1841 he became one of the first two principal examiners in the United States Patent Office. He also held the Chair of Chemistry and Pharmacy at Columbian College, later George Washington University, between 1844 and 1849.A prolific inventor, Page completed several large electric motors in which reciprocating action was converted to rotary motion, and invested an extravagant sum of public money in a foredoomed effort to develop a 10-ton electric locomotive powered by primary batteries. This was unsuccessfully demonstrated in April 1851 on the Washington-Baltimore railway and seriously damaged his reputation. Page approached Thomas Davenport with an offer of partnership, but Davenport refused.After leaving the Patent Office in 1852 he became a patentee himself and advocated the reform of the patent procedures. Page returned to the Patent Office in 1861, and later persuaded Congress to pass a special Act permitting him to patent the induction coil. This was the cause, after his death, of protracted and widely publicized litigation.[br]Bibliography1867, History of Induction: The American Claim to the Induction Coil and itsElectrostatic Developments, Washington, DC.Further ReadingR.C.Post, 1976, Physics, Patents and Politics, New York (a biography which treats Page as a focal point for studying the American patent system).——1976, "Stray sparks from the induction coil: the Volta prize and the Page patent", Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical Engineers 64: 1,279–86 (a short account).W.J.King, 1962, The Development of Electrical Technology in the 19th Century, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Paper 28.GW -
4 wasteful
adjective1) (extravagant) verschwenderisch* * ** * *waste·ful[ˈweɪs(t)fəl]adj verschwenderischit's very \wasteful of electricity to have so many lights on at once es ist eine große Stromverschwendung, so viele Lampen gleichzeitig brennen zu lassen* * *['weIstfUl]adjverschwenderisch; method, process aufwendig, aufwändig, unwirtschaftlich; expenditure unnützleaving all the lights on is a wasteful habit — es ist Verschwendung, überall Licht brennen zu lassen
this project is wasteful of our resources — dieses Projekt ist eine unnütze Vergeudung unserer Ressourcen
* * *wasteful adj (adv wastefully)1. kostspielig, unwirtschaftlich, verschwenderisch2. verschwenderisch (of mit):be wasteful of verschwenderisch umgehen mit, etwas verschwenden; → academic.ru/25798/exploitation">exploitation 13. sinnlos* * *adjective1) (extravagant) verschwenderisch2) (causing waste) unwirtschaftlich* * *adj.verheerend adj. -
5 economical
i:kə'nomikəladjective (thrifty; not extravagant: This car is very economical on petrol.) económico, ahorradoreconomical adj barato / económicotr[ekə'nɒmɪkəl, iːkə'nɒmɪkəl]2 (frugal, careful, not wasteful) económico,-a, ahorrador,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be economical with something economizar en algoeconomical [.i:kə'nɑmɪkəl,.ɛkə-] adj: económico♦ economically advadj.• barato, -a adj.• económico, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.'ekə'nɑːmɪkəl, 'iːk-, ˌiːkə'nɒmɪkəl, ˌek-adjective económico[ˌiːkǝ'nɒmɪkǝl]ADJ [person, method, car] económicoto be economical with the truth — no decir toda la verdad, no ser muy pródigo con la verdad
* * *['ekə'nɑːmɪkəl, 'iːk-, ˌiːkə'nɒmɪkəl, ˌek-]adjective económico
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